Wild Alaskan Smoked Sockeye Salmon - 6oz

Great tasting and always delicious

I would think of this more as a good canned salmon, rather than smoked salmon. Maybe I was spoiled growing up, but I have a pretty firm vision of what smoked salmon should taste like, its texture, moisture, etc. This isn't anything like that. It's dry because they cook it in the container, like canned salmon or tuna, and it doesn't have that soft, flaky texture that fresh smoked salmon has. Everyone can get mediocre smoked salmon in their grocery store now, so this stuff would be most useful when camping away from civilization. The vacuum pack is nice, but they do surround it with an additional two layers of large and unnecessary packaging, along with some inserts with marketing propaganda. This is another frustration, as a Pacific NW company should be a little more aware of its footprint and the desires of its main demographics. Many of us care if there's that much waste for such a tiny piece of fish. If you go into this without assumptions or prior experience with good smoked salmon, this product is by no means bad. I ate it, and shared a little with my cats, who would not leave me alone until I did. They gave it two paws up. I think the product was too dry for "picking," but would make a nice sandwich with some mayo, capers, and green onion.

This was some yummy salmon when I first opened it but the next day it tasted fishy. If you buy it be sure to eat it the same day you open it.

This is a chemical smoking and not a normal heat and smoke process. The salmon is cooked in the bag. This means all the natural juices are still in the bag. If your using this to make a dip or something else it is fantastic. If your expecting the normal semi-dry product that comes from normal smoking, you will be disappointed. I LOVE smoked salmon and ate the entire package once I opened it. My only complaint is that the quantity is VERY small. Face it, 6 ounces is nothing, especially when a third to half of the weight is liquid!!!! If I'm only going to get 6 ounces of fish, I want actually 6 ounces of SMOKED fish and not 3 ounces of fish and three ounces of liquid.

I shared this with my favorite Afghan colonel while deployed. You can't put a price on a smile and this brought a HUGE smile on nazif's face when I shared it with him. This was delicious but it didn't look very good when I opened it