In article >,
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.
One of the joys of living in Seattle is the ability to get good salmon
almost year-round. Copper River was the only "name" salmon we could get
when we lived in Greensboro, so we didn't have much to compare it to
then. (Except for farmed Atlantic salmon.) Last summer I think we had
some Yukon River salmon. We also can get wild caught Bruce Gore salmon.
Normally Central Market in Shoreline carries that variety frozen.
Cindy
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