Anonymous wrote:Costs too much at restaurants for them to attract customers by serving it completely plain.

I love cafes who let you pay $10 or whatever extra for salmon to be added to a salad. It’s always a simple roasted piece of filet. Simple and delicious addition to a Caesar salad. I don’t want a glazed, marinated, or any other sweet, sour, herby, or spicy-tasting salmon.

I will only eat GOOD salmon raw with soy sauce. It needs nothing else!
OK salmon should be seared a little on the outside and a touch of dijonnaise-type sauce.
Definitely doesn't need any sort of sweet glaze or spicy rub. It's so flavorful.

I love the marinated spiced salmon at Costco—we have that a lot. I also like fresh salmon done with a maple mustard glaze. So good. Sometimes I get the fresh wild Norwegian and just sear it on the outside so it’s still mostly raw and just thin slice it — that is really good with some of the peri peri mayonnaise drizzled on top. I also did a big wild Alaskan filet baked with butter, green onion and fresh thyme on top — I thought that would be too boring but it was actually pretty good.
I generally do like fish with a little flavor added. But you can still taste the flavor of the fish.

Anonymous wrote:Good salmon filets cost as much as prime beef filets at WF. I won’t turn salmon down when it’s made with all sorts of exotic preparations, but am I the only one that prefers it simply baked with salt, pepper, and drizzle of olive oil? It’s such a great flavor on its own, it doesn’t need anything — like a prime beef filet mignon.

You genuinely can’t fathom that different people might have different tastes?

Costs too much at restaurants for them to attract customers by serving it completely plain.

I agree, OP! My husband grills an awesome salmon seasoned just with olive oil, salt and pepper. I won’t order at a restaurant ever as his is the bar to beat

Why do so many people think everyone has to have the same taste as they do? Some people like their meats simply seasoned. Other people enjoy a glaze or sauce, even on high quality proteins. It’s not a one size fits all thing.

We buy the salmon filets at Costco. It's just an herb butter "glaze." I remove the dill for DW. The bigger crime is overcooking.

Anonymous wrote:I 100% agree but most people aren't buying the good stuff.

Most upper middle class families are…buying the bags of frozen salmon? I really have no idea.

I like it with a glaze or rub. I love ethnic food and could never be happy with simple “seasonings” like salt and pepper.

I prefer it with a spice rub. Never been a big fish person though so I’m making it more palatable. I also cook it more than is needed. I only buy wild caught fish but I just get what’s at my Whole Foods, I don’t go anywhere special.

Prior to having kids I could eat plain salmon but my tastes completely changed following the pregnancy food aversions.

In other words, reasons. I’m sure everyone has theirs.

They're the same people who ruin lobster with fancy processing. Just steam it, and eat it. Maybe lemon. That's it.

I 100% agree but most people aren't buying the good stuff.

Not everyone agrees with you. Don’t you know that?!

Good salmon filets cost as much as prime beef filets at WF. I won’t turn salmon down when it’s made with all sorts of exotic preparations, but am I the only one that prefers it simply baked with salt, pepper, and drizzle of olive oil? It’s such a great flavor on its own, it doesn’t need anything — like a prime beef filet mignon.