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Why don't the farmed salmon producers just not dye the salmon flesh if it's just some pointless asceticism?
by undersuit 7y ago
Why don't the farmed salmon producers just not dye the salmon flesh if it's just some pointless asceticism?
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- elil17 7y agoColor is an important part of what makes food appetizing. If all good was grey eating would be less enjoyable If anything, food coloring is underused. A pinch of turmeric, while not particularly flavorful, can really liven up a dish by giving it some color
- darkpuma 7y agoGray is a color as good as any other.
- foldingmoney 7y agoSince when is turmeric not flavourful though?
- tptacek 7y agoPeople seem to have no trouble paying top dollar for halibut, which is also white.
- harryh 7y agoI think you might be confusing the word asceticism with aestheticism.
- cam_l 7y agoWait, is the colour difference just due to lack of exercise?
- scruple 7y agoSalmon is a whitefish. The pink/red color of their (wild caught) flesh is due to their diet at sea. Specifically, shrimp eat algae which has a pigment that gives their shells and flesh a pinkish color and Salmon eat shrimp.
- cam_l 7y agoSorry, this was just a joke at the expense of the op. The op who asked the question obviously didn't read the article as the fact that farmed salmon is dyed was literally the first line. The second is why it was pink in nature. Ascetism, aestheticism, athleticism..
- scruple 7y agoOuch... Whoosh!
- undersuit 7y agoI did not notice that the former was invoked by the comment I was responding too, but I did assume it was the latter.
- fisherjeff 7y agoSimple: Aesthetics are just about the only input we have when comparing similar items at the store. If you see a bright red, salmon-colored piece of salmon next to a grey one, the price difference would probably have to be significant to overcome that disparity. Same thing with produce – there’s no good reason to dip anything in wax, but all else being more or less equal, people will almost always pick the shiny apple over the dull one.