Is there a rule of thumb for what is best? I have king, silver, and red in freezer. All from a friend that came back from Alaska. All wild. King caught in bay. Silver and red caught in river.
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I like all salmon myself. My friend's sister lives in Alaska, she claims king salmon is the best. -
Coho is really good.Comment
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Our vote is always wild caught King.Comment
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I agree with wild caught King, but wish the season was longer so we could get it in the stores more.Comment
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Wild caught King and Sockeye are my personal faves. BUT any wild caught salmon is top notch. You’re just splitting hairs over which species is better.Comment
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I love salmon, and get most of mine from www.alaskagoldbrand.com (a fisherman's co-op) or Costco. I've tried king, coho, keto, sockeye and red. I like them all, have a tiny preference for king and coho, but the differences are really pretty subtle IMHO.Comment
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King is 👑 at my table. Used to catch then on Monterey Bay and put on the Weber whole that night, OMG that was good!Comment
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1. Red (Sockeye) tend to be the most highly regarded. Sockeye have the strongest "salmon" flavor of the three and tend to be the most fatty.
2. Silver (Coho) are the mildest tasting and least fatty of the three.
3. King (Chinook) aren't quite as flavorful as Sockeye but are also quite fatty.
Reds and Kings, being so fatty, stand up well to grilling, smoking, etc. Silvers, being less oily than the other two, are a bit trickier to grill but are considered best for folks to might prefer a milder flavor.
If all are of equal freshness/quality, then how you choose to rank them is purely personal taste. In my experience, I prefer Reds ... followed by Kings ... followed by Silvers. All are excellent ...Comment
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Sockeye (red) is my favorite. Highest amount of fat and intense salmon flavor. Chinook (king) are great too, it's just that there is always a price premium on them. Line caught and fresh, I would even eat a pink if alder smoked.Comment
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Sockeye
As an aside, we've had Atlantic Salmon from Bluehouse. Raised from egg to market in tanks in South Florida. Quite good (not as good as sockeye), but good and its a fish farming concept worth supporting IMHO.Comment
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Unfortunately, the best salmon is no longer available. A few years back, there was an issue with Coho salmon out west, they were not thriving. Fish and Game tried a breeding program, first with a Wallleye pike then with a Muskellenge for toughness.
They ended up with a Kowalski, it was tough as hell but couldn't swim
I fully understand it I get banned for this
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King or Sockeye
But for me the real treat is copper river kingComment
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Atlantic Salmon... from Norway
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Occasionally my Costco has Norwegian farmed salmon, also Norwegian smoked salmon, and they are stellar. One just needs to be careful with reading the labels. -
Yessire HawkerXP that is fishfarms. I prefer wild salmo salar aka Atlantic salmon. But Seatrout (salmo trutta trutta) is also a favorite..
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Farm raised Atlantic salmon doesn't do a thing for me, but having "tasted" it I can understand why people load it up with all manner of toppings so they have something to taste.
I'm with the folks above who've noted the various wild caught species, with the exception of Keta. It is very low in fat and protein (by comparison) which is not to my taste either for flavor or texture..........I might not be alone in that as it's usually close to half the price of sockeye and way below King.Comment
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