My rant on salmon

[Mike in Denver]

This would come vaguely under nutrition. My point in advance: Read labels, and don’t be embarrassed if you buy produce from the gourmet or organic sources.

I like raw and smoked salmon. I usually buy from Wild Oats, a specialty grocer that sells mostly organic vegetables, meat, poultry, and fish. Wild Oats gets good Atlantic wild salmon. They trim it and during the trimming, accumulate a good amount of bit and pieces. They go through these, select the better pieces, and sell them for about $2.50 per 4 oz. It is delicious.

Today, I couldn’t make it to Wild Oats, and picked up some stuff in Safeway, one of the three big chains. Without paying much attention, I bought a small (4 oz) sealed package of salmon. The first thing I noticed, as I began what I hoped would be a nice lunch (salmon, Vermont cheddar cheese, olives, onions, and crusty bread) was that the salmon was not pink, but red. The second thing I noticed was that it was vile. I ate, maybe 1 oz., and tossed the remainder.

Digging the label out of the trash and reading, here is what I found:

INGREDIENTS: SALMON, SALT, CORN SYRUP OR SUGAR, SPICES, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE, F D & C YELLOW #5, YELLOW #6, RED #40, BLUE # 1.

Wow! I hope I live through the night.

Moral: Take care of yourselves, White brothers and sisters. Pay attention! Attention means attention! This could, in the long run, mean the difference between health and illness.

All the best,

Enkidu

[FranzJoseph]

Stick to Lake Erie Perch. The stuff's more expensive than steak nowadays, and the water of the gods is still a bit polluted, but it's great fish. Lake Michigan's perch is okay, but avoid any fish caught in Lake Superior. You'll glow in the dark if you eat that stuff.

The wife's also a salmon freak. She makes salmon cakes from scratch, which she says is from an old Polish recipe. I doubt that part but after all these years, WTF?

Happy to hear you are retired and can devote more time to the cause. Fishing, I think I mean. My sister's two years older than me and found a bomb in her retirement package: She's got to pick up almost $700 per month of her medical coverage out of pocket. She was a teacher and they ain't getting all that much as it is.

Since my retirement package will include a job, it won't matter. :)

[Antiochus Epiphanes]

Stick to Lake Erie Perch. The stuff's more expensive than steak nowadays, and the water of the gods is still a bit polluted, but it's great fish. Lake Michigan's perch is okay, but avoid any fish caught in Lake Superior. You'll glow in the dark if you eat that stuff.
....... :)

Yeah Lake Michigan perch is very cheap around here, and good.

Take that salmon back to the vendor and tell them it sucked and you want your money back or a good replacement. If you pitched it already just take your receipt. Stores need that kind of feedback and appreciate it, I find.

[JoeSixPack]

INGREDIENTS: SALMON, SALT, CORN SYRUP OR SUGAR, SPICES, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE, F D & C YELLOW #5, YELLOW #6, RED #40, BLUE # 1.

Those preservatives and colors are unnecessary and are the best way to rot out your intestines. :mad:

Hey, it could have been worse. They could have put MSG in it! :eek:

White men, make sure you read the label!