Salmon from Montreal Chinatown + question

Postby tristar » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:04 am

I see what looks like a nice piece of what appears to be wild salmon, the colour is paler than farmed and the fat content as can be expected is lower.

Andre how do you differentiate Atlantic and Pacific salmon based on a picture of the musculature?

Looks really tasty to me Hoggy.
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Postby grisell » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:43 am

tristar wrote:[---]

Andre how do you differentiate Atlantic and Pacific salmon based on a picture of the musculature?

Looks really tasty to me Hoggy.


Oh, I can see the difference, I assure you. 8)

I do agree that it looks delicious. I may be misunderstood. It wasn't meant as criticism. What I wanted to point out was that it's easy to get fooled since there are about a dozen different species of salmon. This doesn't necessarily mean that Hoggy's smoked salmon is bad, on the contrary, just that one generally has to be careful when buying fish that is called salmon.
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Postby Hoggy » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:30 am

Don't get mis-guided by the structure of the meat, OR the color. I have many different lights inside, they don't give all the same color, basically it still has the color of the first picture, but more dull because of the pellicle layer.
This is NOT a complete filet, it is ONLY the tail part, the fish itself was much bigger, and for the fat content, you see that more clearly on the first picture as well.

Anyway, I will try it out today, and let you know.

I'm certain though that they must be much better than the junk they sell here on discount, labeled 'Canada'. Maybe you export the stuff you don't want to eat yourselves?


Guess so Andre......you know how it goes.......when there is demand, there is a market.... :wink: :wink:
I can say that, as I am not a Canadian.

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Postby Hoggy » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:39 am

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Looks like you cracked it Hoggy, where do I need to send that bottle of Talisker to?


Guess your offer does not stand any more with a fake salmon ? :oops: :oops:
Anyway...don't send it, it would come in too late, and I would need to send it back. :o

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Postby Hoggy » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:01 pm

It tastes excellent.
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Postby tristar » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:16 pm

grisell wrote:Oh, I can see the difference, I assure you. 8)


Please share this particular knowledge or skill, that is what this site is all about, I for one would be happy to learn a new skill! It can't be "rocket science" or should that be "particle physics". :wink:
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Postby saucisson » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:33 pm

Nice work Hoggy... 8) It looks excellent...

It's a pink fish, it obviously picks up smoke well and tastes nice...

Who cares what it is called... :lol:
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Postby dorsets21 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:57 pm

sorry to be bore but the best fish for the job is river or sea salmon the one you have is farmed
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Postby saucisson » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:02 pm

I'm sure you are correct, but you can only work with the material at hand...
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Postby Hoggy » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:04 pm

sorry to be bore but the best fish for the job is river or sea salmon the one you have is farmed


Guess you are right.....no need to be sorry
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Postby wheels » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:07 pm

saucisson wrote:I'm sure you are correct, but you can only work with the material at hand...


Too true, Hoggy can afford to eat this salmon every-day at the price he paid!

He could still do some wild fish for high days, holidays, and Moderator's visits though. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby saucisson » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:07 pm

Maybe dorsets can send Hoggy some wild ones to work on... :D
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Postby dorsets21 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:12 pm

sorry canadas closed for the season first buy rod and fish will come
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Postby wheels » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:19 pm

Is there the same massive price difference in Canada between wild and farmed fish as there is here?

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Postby dorsets21 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:35 pm

:D most of the time you have to know someone to get wild fresh salmon ,because the fish mongers here in canada don,t know bugger all about were the fish comes from, and yes their is a big price difference if you can get it 8) 8)
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