Your 'go to’ Seafood Choice
Sep 27, 2020, 2:43 am
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Interesting observations....
I could not disagree more about North Atlantic fish being better than Pacific. Atlantic salmon in particular is almost inedible IMO. The only Atlantic fish I truly love is haddock, and frozen is perfectly fine, IF we are lucky enough to find it on the west coast.
Pacific or Alaskan halibut does indeed freeze well for even longer than 6 months.
Sole always looks wonderful and tempting at the fish counter, but is too soft and bland when cooked.
I could not disagree more about North Atlantic fish being better than Pacific. Atlantic salmon in particular is almost inedible IMO. The only Atlantic fish I truly love is haddock, and frozen is perfectly fine, IF we are lucky enough to find it on the west coast.
Pacific or Alaskan halibut does indeed freeze well for even longer than 6 months.
Sole always looks wonderful and tempting at the fish counter, but is too soft and bland when cooked.
Sep 27, 2020, 11:13 am
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Sep 27, 2020, 11:36 am
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Sep 27, 2020, 12:18 pm
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Any chance we could move beyond juvenile generalisations about fish coming out of oceans that are thousands of miles wide and contain many species, qualities of fish etc.?
For someone to say that there are practically no good fish coming out of the Atlantic Ocean, for example, is so patently absurd as to be laughable.
For someone to say that there are practically no good fish coming out of the Atlantic Ocean, for example, is so patently absurd as to be laughable.
Sep 27, 2020, 1:25 pm
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Any chance we could move beyond juvenile generalisations about fish coming out of oceans that are thousands of miles wide and contain many species, qualities of fish etc.?
For someone to say that there are practically no good fish coming out of the Atlantic Ocean, for example, is so patently absurd as to be laughable.
For someone to say that there are practically no good fish coming out of the Atlantic Ocean, for example, is so patently absurd as to be laughable.
Sep 27, 2020, 1:56 pm
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My point was a couple of the posts were sweeping generalisations and don’t add to the discussion.
Sep 27, 2020, 2:31 pm
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Oct 1, 2020, 11:51 pm
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Frozen wild fish didn’t seem that much of a savings in cost, per safeway... I’m sure Costco could cost less.
If Gus’ supermarket is $12.99/lb to $15.99/lb for wild, I would expect Safeway frozen wild to be more like half the price (less than $9.99/12-Oz) and not similar price.
If Gus’ supermarket is $12.99/lb to $15.99/lb for wild, I would expect Safeway frozen wild to be more like half the price (less than $9.99/12-Oz) and not similar price.
Oct 2, 2020, 12:40 am
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Frozen wild fish didn’t seem that much of a savings in cost, per safeway... I’m sure Costco could cost less.
If Gus’ supermarket is $12.99/lb to $15.99/lb for wild, I would expect Safeway frozen wild to be more like half the price (less than $9.99/12-Oz) and not similar price.
If Gus’ supermarket is $12.99/lb to $15.99/lb for wild, I would expect Safeway frozen wild to be more like half the price (less than $9.99/12-Oz) and not similar price.
Oct 2, 2020, 1:57 am
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Are there any good actual fish markets in the Bay Area? When I lived there (during college, and for 2 years after), I was a slave to Safeway salmon (slightly more interesting options on occasion), but if had more time/money back then, I probably would have gone out of the way to find a better source. On Cape Cod, our fish markets are amazing, and Portland, OR isn't so bad. Jacksonville, FL fish markets kind of suck, but are better than Publix.
Oct 2, 2020, 2:44 am
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I’m sure there are but during this pandemic, I’m not searching anything non-essential. I’m happy to get fresh wild fish at my nearby supermarket and to shop the other items at Safeway. I have a very limited routine of shopping for groceries. I really thought frozen wild fish would be $6-8/lb frozen if I was paying $12.99/lb for fresh. I’ll still check out Costco when I get there - the bad air quality prevented me from going today. Blah.
Oct 2, 2020, 2:55 am
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Thanks for the info. This brings up an idea. I don't think this thread warrants a wikipost of fish markets around the world, but since it's possible to do better than grocery stores pretty much everywhere, I suggest that any of you guys are in City X, simply ask us for recs. For example, Pittsburgh is not a place you would envision having good fish off hand, but there is a large Catholic population there, which demands fish on Fridays, so you can count on fresh deliveries from New England every Thursday night...just not to supermarkets.
Oct 2, 2020, 7:47 am
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They've only got better since COVID tbh. The prices are great and they're offering a lot of stuff that was formerly saved for "export". Things like striped bass and even bluefin are constants. I fish quite a lot and fill the freezer with stuff lower on the food chain than what they sell (Mackerel, small bluefish, etc) but I patronize our stores regularly. Great service and they steam and crack any lobster you buy free of charge. We've been doing lunches with a few stuffies, seafood cakes, and handful of raw clams.