Originally Posted by
Orlando Vic
I'm going to play the contrarian here. As much as I like wild Alaska salmon, particularly sockeyes, this is just a big marketing gimmick, not unlike the beaujolais nouveau hysteria generated by France. Don't misunderstand me. I love the salmon and I love beaujolais. I just don't like paying premium prices for the very first of the season.
Originally Posted by
ldsant
Actually, Copper River Salmon is a different type of salmon with a different flavor to it (much richer imo).
Without specifying if you're talking about Kings or Reds, this is kind of a weird subject.
Copper river fish tend to have more fat stored than some other fish of the same species because the spawning grounds are farther upstream than in other places; however on that basis the Yukon fishery is the clear winner, since some of the Yukon fish go a long way - over a thousand miles, maybe two in some cases.
But go into the Costco (in a month or two) and ask for Yukon Kings or Reds and you'll likely get a funny look, and the reason is that the Yukon fishery's marketing efforts pale by comparison to the campaigns run by the Copper River/PWS marketing association.
I cooked up a CR Red filet yesterday and it was excellent. But NOT worth the premium price being paid, much of which is going straight to the marketing association, and more power to them.