Musashi wrote:
> "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in message
> . ..
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>>"Musashi" > wrote in message
>>news:1%ibh.6247
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>>>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.

They stock one of the local lakes in my town with Rainbows and sometimes salmon.
I tried fishing it one year and not even a bite. I do much better with sal****er
fishing.. plus you can't eat lake trouts as sushi.

--
Dan