"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in message
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> "Musashi" > wrote in message
> news:1%ibh.6247
>
> > I find the meats at Whole Foods excellent, as well as the Bell
> > & Evans
> > chickens they sell.
> > As to the fish section, they make an effort but I could do
> > better.
> > I find their variety is good but the freshness is mediocre.
>
> IMHO, their salmon is often pretty good but I am suspicious
> because they are prone to the usual supermarket dodge of cutting
> off the heads of trout "for convenience" (makes it impossible to
> check freshness by looking at the eyes!) I am generally
> compelled to buy trout at what is the most expensive store in
> town: Balducci's.
>

I find Whole Foods' Salmon better than Supermarkets, and well labeled
with a variety (they will mark it Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, etc)
but not quite "top notch". I give them credit for having a "whole fish"
section
though, as well as carrying imports like mediterranean seabass, which is
identical
in appearance to Japanese seabass (suzuki).
I'll have to check out Balduccis.
Buying Trout at stores is never a "fun" thing for me because you really have
no
choice but farm raised rainbows. Although once in a while I'll see steelhead
filets
(raises my suspicions) and Arctic Char. In the case of trout, I prefer the
ones I
catch.
Musashi