Tinned Red Salmon Recipe: 59 Photos
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FAQ
Canned salmon is already cooked - just drain the liquid and it's ready to eat or add to your favourite dish. You can remove the skin if you like. Don't throw out the soft, calcium-rich bones! Mash them with a fork and you won't even notice them.
Canned salmon is every bit as nutritious as fresh salmon. It contains a variety of key nutrients, including protein, calcium, vitamins B & D, and healthy omega-3 fatty acids which promotes a healthy brain. By now, the health benefits of salmon are well-known.
Different weights and different flavours. You can taste a difference too, because Red Salmon tend to have a richer, fuller flavour and a firmer texture, whilst Pink Salmon have a milder flavour and a softer texture.
You can pretty much use canned salmon anywhere you'd use cooked salmon, though admittedly it works better in recipes where the salmon is flaked rather than enjoyed whole. Treat it like tuna, and make a tuna salad with salmon (or add cheese, à la a tuna melt?).
Why is red salmon more expensive than pink salmon? Supply and demand and a historic bias for red salmon account for the cost differential. We have done blind taste tests, and when people don't know which fish they are eating, statistically they report a slight preference for pink over red.