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The weird thing about salmon (and other fish farms) is that the fish they produce aren't necessarily more tasty than the fish they consume. I live in Denmark, w

The weird thing about salmon (and other fish farms) is that the fish they produce aren't necessarily more tasty than the fish they consume. I live in Denmark, we have some really delicious small fish but they are hard to sell, so they are generally used to feed fish farms instead. With the soybeans mentioned earlier I at least get why it's fed to livestock that are then fed to people. I'm not going to say it's the right thing to do but at least there is a difference between soy and pork. With fish it's literally taking one delicious fish and putting it into another (objectively less delicious) fish. So weird.

thriftwy 2y ago
You can eat salmon in sushi rolls or just cut it into pieces and put on the bread. With other fish, you typically have to fry them first, which is a complex affair. The result is also much less predictable. There are also bones and fish skin which doesn't contribute to overall experience positively. I can eat salmon several times a week whereas cooking fish would be an once per month affair best case. Perhaps once a week if I didn't have to work for a living.
- profsummergig 2y ago
  Is the salmon pre-cooked? Or is it eaten raw?
  - kortilla 2y ago
    Raw. It’s frozen at a low temp for a long enough time to make it safe to eat. Look up “sushi fda freezing regulations” for more info.
- Quothling 2y ago
  I know this will vary a lot based on where you live, but here in Denmark you can get sushi with a lot of our local smaller fish. Mackerel, herring and smelt are quite popular. I think a lot of it is because "sustainability" as a "brand" is just good market value here, but it's also just as good as salmon or tuna. Very few places actually use farmed salmon, though I'm not sure the Alaskan salmon are really that much better than Norwegian farmed salmon from a sustainability point of view.
- Al-Khwarizmi 2y ago
  This must be cultural because for me it's much easier to buy e.g. some mackerels and fry them than to make sushi. In fact, in my family grilling fish is literally one of the things we do when it's near dinner time and we haven't anything prepared (go to supermarket, buy some fish, grill it, eat). While sushi is something I haven't even tried to make because it seems to take a lot of time and effort (I do love to order it when I eat out).

thriftwy 2y ago

You can eat salmon in sushi rolls or just cut it into pieces and put on the bread. With other fish, you typically have to fry them first, which is a complex affair. The result is also much less predictable. There are also bones and fish skin which doesn't contribute to overall experience positively. I can eat salmon several times a week whereas cooking fish would be an once per month affair best case. Perhaps once a week if I didn't have to work for a living.

profsummergig 2y ago
Is the salmon pre-cooked? Or is it eaten raw?
- kortilla 2y ago
  Raw. It’s frozen at a low temp for a long enough time to make it safe to eat. Look up “sushi fda freezing regulations” for more info.
Quothling 2y ago
I know this will vary a lot based on where you live, but here in Denmark you can get sushi with a lot of our local smaller fish. Mackerel, herring and smelt are quite popular. I think a lot of it is because "sustainability" as a "brand" is just good market value here, but it's also just as good as salmon or tuna. Very few places actually use farmed salmon, though I'm not sure the Alaskan salmon are really that much better than Norwegian farmed salmon from a sustainability point of view.
Al-Khwarizmi 2y ago
This must be cultural because for me it's much easier to buy e.g. some mackerels and fry them than to make sushi. In fact, in my family grilling fish is literally one of the things we do when it's near dinner time and we haven't anything prepared (go to supermarket, buy some fish, grill it, eat). While sushi is something I haven't even tried to make because it seems to take a lot of time and effort (I do love to order it when I eat out).