Pink salmon fillets IQF 11-13, 13+
size 200-500g
skin-on or skinless
Origin Russia or Alaska
Pink salmonportions IQF 11-13, 13+
size 100-140g.
skin-on or skinless
Origin Russia or Alaska
Common Name: Pink Salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Market Name(s): Humpback salmon, Gorbusch
Pink salmon has a light, delicate flavor great for roasting or grilling, or topping with your favorite sauce.
Pink salmon is the smallest wild Pacific salmon and its flesh is pale pink. This salmon is mild-flavored, softer than most salmon, has a small flake and contains a relatively low amount of oil. Look for pink salmon with firm meat that has minimal scale loss and no vertical bars of watermarks that indicate the fish has neared fresh water. Pink salmon is graded 2-4, 4-6, 6-9, and 9 up. Pink salmon is mostly sold frozen or canned and is increasingly sold in value-added products like salmon burgers and marinated steaks. A very small quantity is sold fresh, headed and gutted from July through August as is high quality whole pink salmon caught by trollers and frozen at sea.
Common Name:Chum Salmon
Scientific Name:Oncorhynchus keta
Market Name(s):Keta salmon, Dog salmon, Chub, Calico salmon
Chum salmon: With a mild flavor and firm pink flesh, keta salmon are a great choice for grilling or roasting. Chum salmon can be the best value on the market when the skin is bright and the meat deep red, according to some buyers. Since most chum salmon spawns near river mouths, they have lower oil content than sockeye, Chinook, or coho. Chum salmon has a mild taste, is low in sodium, and is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, niacin, vitamin B12, and selenium. Chum is graded 2-4, 4-6, 6-9, and 9 up and is readily available fresh and frozen, both H&G and fillets, but may also be canned or smoked. Like other kinds of salmon, chum quality differs greatly depending on the run. Buyers recommend learning about specific runs and their characteristics in order to identify the best salmon. The eggs are sold as ikura in Japan, where they have a high value.
