Friday, February 5, 2021

Another adventure with salmon

Today’s new-to-me food is from a large supermarket. And it costs about six times as much as the dollar store salmon filet I had Sunday. But, hey, it’s for the advancement of gustatory research and all that.

I had heard of salmon jerky but it never seemed appetizing enough to try. I knew dried fish had been a staple for much of human existence, but there must have been a reason it became less popular once other options became available. (Hurray for refrigeration!) I imagine Epic Provisions had done some market research and learned salmon jerky wasn’t as tempting as salmon bites. Hey, it tempted me.

I opened the package and, well, it smelled like fish. In a good way. And the first taste was sort of… neutral. It wasn’t offensive but it wasn’t delicious. As I chewed (it requires some serious chewing, like most jerky) the flavor moved up a little on the positive end of the scale. Okay. I tried another piece. And another. I had soon eaten half the package. Whoa, I guess I liked the stuff. Or I was hungrier than I thought.

4 comments:

  1. Which aisle was it found? Snacks? Seafood dept.? I'd try it.

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  2. Just don't go chewing on your newly inserted crown or you'll be agonizing again in the dentist chair...!

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  3. Hmm. Next time I cook salmon, I'll have to try using coconut oil.

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