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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This time of year, you're better off buying frozen. Anything in the fresh case will actually be "previously frozen" anyway, so you might as well thaw it yourself on your own schedule (they're not catching wild salmon now).  [/quote]
Salmon are frozen immediately on the boat as they are caught.  Even when you buy "fresh" salmon in July, they were technically "previously frozen."

I grew up in Alaska and am a snob about not eating farmed salmon.  I buy my wild salmon at Whole Foods and Costco.   :mrgreen:

If salmon is in the fresh case (and looks nice), I buy it there.  For some reason, it tastes better to me.  Maybe it's just psychological, but I think the fish thaws differently in the store vs. when I thaw it at home.  I do buy the frozen single-pack servings sometimes.[/quote]

Not sure I completely agree.  I also grew up in Alaska and worked in  the salmon fishing industry for many years (I'm the PP you quoted).  During the salmon season, salmon in the fresh cases can either be fresh (never frozen) or previously frozen and thawed.  You have to read the labels carefully or ask.  But I wouldn't assume that all salmon is necessarily frozen.  It may matter which specific region it's from, eg Bristol Bay usually freezes at sea but some other fisheries can ship fresh.

I completely agree with you about farmed salmon, though, I won't touch the stuff :).  [/quote]

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