Wild Salmon - Brits

selina884

Where do you buy your salmon from?

Im looking to start consuming wild salmon only but I appreciate its very highly priced.

Are there any cheap stores out there?

Would prefer fresh as opposed to frozen.

jeepinshawn

I catch mine in the rivers.

selina884

jeepinshawn wrote: »

I catch mine in the rivers.

very jealous

strebor337

Trader Joe's usually has some good stuff at reasonable prices.

StealthHealth

strebor337 wrote: »

Trader Joe's usually has some good stuff at reasonable prices.

Are there any Trader Joe stores the the UK?

strebor337

Hmm, probably not. Sorry.

StealthHealth

Price wise I've not found better wild caught than Aldi's (Frozen I'm afraid). Currently £3.39 for 515g (usually 4 portions).

But, frozen salmon is nowhere near as good as chilled and when fried or grilled tends to be drier (it's comparable to fresh when steamed though).

I would be very interested if anyone has similar priced fresh.

minniestar55

I like Aldi lightly smoked salmon, also Costco have good salmon.

fr33sia12

I get frozen wild Alaskan salmon from Tesco, 6 fillets for £5. I steam it from frozen and it's always moist and tasty.

selina884

This is the issue. Its almost ALWAYS frozen and fresh is just ridiculously expensive.



I usually buy chilled (not wild) salmon from Lidl

fr33sia12

selina884 wrote: »

This is the issue. Its almost ALWAYS frozen and fresh is just ridiculously expensive.



I usually buy chilled (not wild) salmon from Lidl

What's wrong with frozen?

lemurcat12

Unless you live really close to a source or fish for it yourself, it's typically frozen. Even the "fresh" was previously frozen. I don't see anything wrong with that, but then it's the only way I'd get it where I am (not the UK).

StealthHealth

fr33sia12 wrote: »

selina884 wrote: »

This is the issue. Its almost ALWAYS frozen and fresh is just ridiculously expensive.



I usually buy chilled (not wild) salmon from Lidl

What's wrong with frozen?

My opinion:

StealthHealth wrote: »

But, frozen salmon is nowhere near as good as chilled and when fried or grilled tends to be drier (it's comparable to fresh when steamed though).

Edit: Probably should be... "frozen salmon is nowhere near as good as chilled because when fried or grilled it tends to be drier (it's comparable to fresh when steamed though)."

selina884

fr33sia12 wrote: »

selina884 wrote: »

This is the issue. Its almost ALWAYS frozen and fresh is just ridiculously expensive.



I usually buy chilled (not wild) salmon from Lidl

What's wrong with frozen?

Taste is awful otherwise I wouldnt have any issues consuming it as its the cheapest option.

selina884

StealthHealth wrote: »

fr33sia12 wrote: »

selina884 wrote: »

This is the issue. Its almost ALWAYS frozen and fresh is just ridiculously expensive.



I usually buy chilled (not wild) salmon from Lidl

What's wrong with frozen?

My opinion:

StealthHealth wrote: »

But, frozen salmon is nowhere near as good as chilled and when fried or grilled tends to be drier (it's comparable to fresh when steamed though).

Edit: Probably should be... "frozen salmon is nowhere near as good as chilled because when fried or grilled it tends to be drier (it's comparable to fresh when steamed though)."

Agreed - thats it really.
Comes down to taste.