View Single Post
  #8 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
[email protected] bushberry@earthlink.net is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3
Default Copper River Salmon

On May 23, 6:27 am, Peter A > wrote:
> In article . com>,
> says...
>
> > Well, it's here- for 24.99 a pound! It is beautiful stuff, but I just
> > can't justify it (yet)! Thankfully, the price should drop in the next
> > few weeks. Have any of you tried it, and do you think it's worth the
> > price?

>
> It's certainly great stuff, but with two caveats. First, the salmon sold
> under that name are almost all sockeye salmon, and while sockeye is
> certainly good it is not considered the best species of Pacific salmon
> (that honor goes to the king or spring salmon). Second, the name "Copper
> River" has gotten a lot of marketing and publicity so you pay extra for
> that, you can get equally good salmon from elsewhere at less cost.
>
> On the other hand, the people who are pushing the Copper River name have
> a reason to provide only good products, otherwise the name brand would
> lose its value.
>
> --
> Peter Aitken


Hey Peter
Copper River salmon include all 5 species. KIng, Sockeye, Coho ( as
well as Pinks and Dogs which tend more to PWS to spawn )