Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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First time I had some Yukon Chum last year and I am with FT! especially smoked
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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I will take a Yukon Chum over a sockeye any day. But hard to find them in a store. Have to hit YJ's smoke house
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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I believe he is talking about yukonJeff.
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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lol The kings here are good but very rich, they grill excellent without sticking. We have two runs of chums the early summer run that goes with the kings,and a late summer fall run of bigger fatter fish that go farther up river, We call them fall Chums. Very nice fish ,have a higher oil content than king salmon in other parts of the state. I fished in BB and ate a lot of reds,too dry IMO, although the dry fish and strips were pretty and tasted pretty good.I get a lost one or two every summer fishing chums and try one for nostalgic reasons,and ususaly goes to the dogs Most here will take a chum home for dinner over a king , just too oily for every day eating,, but also make good oily dry fish and strips. Great for winter. Ps we are going to get to sell the incidental catch of Kings this year so should be available this summer, Wont be cheap for sure.
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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I think that more important than the species, is the run it comes from, and where it is caught. A fall chum in the lower Yukon is not the same as one that is caught in the Chena. An ocean caught chum is better than a Copper River red at Chitna or up the Gulkana. A Stikine king or red isn't the same as a Bristol Bay king or red. And like YJ said, a fall chum is way better than a summer chum.
Also what goes into it is how you are going to prepare it. Some fish take to smoking or drying better than others, and then others are better on the grill than they are baked or blackened in the pan.
But without a doubt, stay away from the Atlantic Salmon. It is farmed, and is about as good as eating farmed tilapia. Just gross all the way around.
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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04/04/18 12:47 PM
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I believe he is talking about yukonJeff. Yep
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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Well, the very best salmon is always the first fresh one of the season….And here that means either king or sockeye. I had some sockeye dry fish strips in Pilot Point one June, they had been made in Chignik or Chignik Lagoon….anyway it was amazing, best fish I've ever had.
…but then I've never had any fall dog from YJ's smokehouse either! LOL
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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04/06/18 02:07 AM
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Winter king is my favorite, but don't fillet it on the boat before it goes into rigor. I made that mistake a few times and wondered why those shriveled fillets tasted like a pink. They were plenty cold, snow on the deck. Next would be steelhead or WILD Atlantic salmon. Very similar, but Atlantics are very rare now after what fish farming has done to the bays the rivers empty into. Reds are excellent especially a big bright Kenai or Chignik red. Reds are easily overcooked and are best eaten raw after being frozen first, then dipped in soy wasabi and eaten at room temperature. I have never had a yukon chum but people I trust speak highly of them. I like a bright ocean chum better than a silver, and then comes a pink which is fine when bright and fresh. A big, bright Dolly out of saltwater is very good eating as well. Never eat farmed fish.
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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Ps we are going to get to sell the incidental catch of Kings this year so should be available this summer, Wont be cheap for sure.
You sure about that? Fish Board hasn't met yet. I know there was some opposition. mt
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Re: Difference in taste between Salmon species
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04/07/18 10:59 AM
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Grilled king bellies are unbeatable. Just for general eating I prefer silvers (coho) they have good flavor and a good amount of oil. Even though I commercial fish for sockeye they aren't my favorite, very good color and nice to look at but too dry imo.
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