Cate > wrote:
>sf > wrote in news:tecc00lev7jdeft9io6l9vil7932s8u515@
>4ax.com:
>
>> Picking nits here... Let's assume they are both "fresh".
>> Wild vs. farmed is the general drift of this thread.
>
>You're right: I should've said 'it's fresh caught (locally or near-locally)
>or nothing.'

Distance is no longer an issue. I go to the local asian
supermarket and see a dozen kinds of fish that could only
have come from Asian shoals that look fresh and don't
stink up the place.

Handling is more important, as excess pressure will cure
the fish and rough treatment will bruise it. This is
the problem with most wild salmon available in Arizona.
The farmed product often looks like it was sliced off the
fish as it swam by.

So one thing the salmon fisheries need to fix is their
processing and delivery methods. Although they probably
stupidly cut back on expense for that end of the business
once their profits were cut by the competition.

--Blair
"You can't save your way out
of a recession."

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:12:37 +0100, MEow
> wrote:

> While frolicking around in rec.food.cooking, Cate of Your Company
> said:
>
> >If it's being sold at a seafood counter, ask the staff there. If they don't
> >know, caveat emptor.
> >
> Good point, or maybe I'd have more chance of them knowing if I could
> find a fish-shop, though I've never seen one in Sweden, but I've only
> lived here for a year and a half, so seeking for one might help.
> There's plenty fish-shops in Denmark, but I've never seen one single
> Fish-shop in Sweden. OTOH, I've never seen a counter for fresh fish in
> a Danish supermarket, so that might explain things... Oh, I digress.

Oh, my aching head! If I had bet any money on the topic, I
would have bet that those countries were awash in fish
markets or at least fish counters in the supermarkets.

Yeow!



Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:52:55 GMT, "Darryl L. Pierce"
> wrote:

> S.Dunlap wrote:
>
> >> > Take a look at the "legal" limits. I don't think a sane person would
> >> > want to expose themselves to this much risk.
> >> > It is your life, after all, so enjoy your tainted fish and meats.
> >> > Do a Google search...almost any can.
> >>
> >> Hell, maybe we'll even bake them on aluminum sheets too. Live life on the
> >> edge!
> >
> > And serve them with achiote - steamed of course and with a tofu dip!
>
> Would have a cigarette afterwards be going too far?

LOL!


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While frolicking around in rec.food.cooking, sf of Barbara Llorente
said:

>Oh, my aching head! If I had bet any money on the topic, I
>would have bet that those countries were awash in fish
>markets or at least fish counters in the supermarkets.
>
You can easily buy fresh fish in both those countries, but it seems
that in Denmark they're only sold in special fish-shops, and in Sweden
they're only sold at fish-counters in the supermarket. There *are*
fish markets in both countries, but, AFAIK, that's only if you need to
buy huge quantities. In Denmark there's many fish-shops, and in Sweden
almost every supermarket has a fish counter. I hope that clarifies
things.
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:08:09 +0100, MEow
> wrote:

> While frolicking around in rec.food.cooking, sf of Barbara Llorente
> said:
>
> >Oh, my aching head! If I had bet any money on the topic, I
> >would have bet that those countries were awash in fish
> >markets or at least fish counters in the supermarkets.
> >
> You can easily buy fresh fish in both those countries, but it seems
> that in Denmark they're only sold in special fish-shops, and in Sweden
> they're only sold at fish-counters in the supermarket. There *are*
> fish markets in both countries, but, AFAIK, that's only if you need to
> buy huge quantities. In Denmark there's many fish-shops, and in Sweden
> almost every supermarket has a fish counter. I hope that clarifies
> things.

Aha, linguistic differences abound. Your fish shop is my
fish market... which is different from the fish wholesaler.


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On 13 Jan 2004 04:01:50 GMT, Cate >
wrote:

(paula) wrote in
. com:
>
>> the crap they are fed is so
>> bad that an average of six salmon pieces per year is enough to give
>> the average person cancer.
>
>Puh-leeze. Do you have any idea just how much grocery store fish is from
>farms? By your count, most of the non-coastal US should be dead from cancer
>by now.
>
>Cate

what an intriguing idea!

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:58:01 GMT, "Darryl L. Pierce"
> wrote:

>Dee Randall wrote:
>
>> "This is total crap! Salmon are fed fish protein "
>>
>> I thought mad cow came about by feeding cows to cows; now you're saying
>> salmon are fed fish????
>
>What else would they eat? Cats and rabbits aren't known for their underwater
>excursions.

well, cats are, sorta. mostly in pillowcases.

your pal,
blake

><snip>How do I know if the salmon I buy is wild? <snip>
>
if it's flopping madly on the supermarket floor, that's a good sign.

your pal,
blake