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Sockeye Salmon $20/lb WTF????

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WholeFoods always above all for fresh seafood and most meats. You know the quality, they know where this comes from and the taste cannot be beat. Usually more expensive but ohhh so worth it.
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bonterra wrote: Has anybody else noticed the sockeye salmon sides are really small this season?

More expensive because there aren't many fish and they're smaller than usual?

It's harder not to overcook such thin fillets, by the time both sides are seared they're done.
Yup, I went to get some at Longo's and passed on them, very unattractive pieces. While I love it and its delicious at the price vs. filet quality was not worth it. If I wanted a skimpy filet I would just buy some cheap sole. Plus someone did a massacre job pulling the bones the flesh was all torn up like a chicken was pecking at it.
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JACKIE26 wrote: Yup, I went to get some at Longo's and passed on them, very unattractive pieces. While I love it and its delicious at the price vs. filet quality was not worth it. If I wanted a skimpy filet I would just buy some cheap sole. Plus someone did a massacre job pulling the bones the flesh was all torn up like a chicken was pecking at it.
Lol!! Superstore did a good job of getting the bones out. No pieces that looked pecked.
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It was $58/kg 2 weeks ago at Costco when I bought the first one this year. Then it went down to $38/kg this week.
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Aritzia wrote: It was $58/kg 2 weeks ago at Costco when I bought the first one this year. Then it went down to $38/kg this week.
Quite a fluctuation. Thanks for posting. I didn't check Costco this week because I had a PC Points offer so bought at RCSS.
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Cheaper to eat salmon at AYCE sushi than buying from supermarket...
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Prices already dropping. Not sure about the quality but Metro this week Sockeye at $15.
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cRaZyRaVr wrote: Prices already dropping. Not sure about the quality but Metro this week Sockeye at $15.
The fillets at the local Metro are also very thin. Deep beautiful colour, look very fresh.
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jayt90 wrote: Superstore has offered me (and many others) 20% off on a single purchase of fresh seafood through PC points. I may use this on sockeye this week.
Off topic but a good discount, if you got the 2000 pts. Bonus Offer on Tuesday for frozen Wagyu burgers, it stacks with the flyer/in-store offer of 2500 points to give you 4500 points on your purchase.

These burgers are pretty good, but so rich that they taste a bit like sausage.
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$6 a pound here in BC now
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Just picked up a fillet for the bbq tonight at Costco... $32.89KG, I paid $18 for what I got.
That's my 2cents worth
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Keelie wrote: Just picked up a fillet for the bbq tonight at Costco... $32.89KG, I paid $18 for what I got.
$33.68 kg. here.
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Big sale on at Save-On-Foods in Vancouver area, fresh (never frozen) sockeye fillets for $20/kg ($9/lb). That's an unbeatable price.
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That's actually pretty cheap. In Florida, where I lived for the past three years I saw it go up nearly $35-39 / lbs.
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Ottawa Costco selling whole sockeye salmon for $18/kg and filets for $30somehing/kg
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Price of live fish in tanks at Asian grocery markets are up about 30-40%.

So sad.
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I picked up a whole Sockeye last week at Costco for $16/kg. Made two really nice fillets. It is pretty easy to fillet the fish and it was almost 50% cheaper than the prepared sides at Costco.
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Fortinos had a sale this weekend selling @ $14.99/lb.
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$99/kg at Costco Moncton for Copper River sockeye. I was $55/kg not long ago. Not sure if it was a mispriced or not.
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sebs wrote: $99/kg at Costco Moncton for Copper River sockeye. I was $55/kg not long ago. Not sure if it was a mispriced or not.
Not a mis-price. I've seen that jump in price at end of season in other years.

Comparing the quality, I find BC Sockeye is the tastiest this year. So delicious and $32 something a kg.. I'm going to be so sad when fresh sockeye salmon season is over.

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