“We’ve tended to drift away from anything with flavor. The rise of chicken leads consumers in the direction of flavor neutrality.” The other day, I spent about 30 minutes scrutinizing the canned fish aisle. I walked away with these questions: Why is most “Tuna in Water” actually “Tuna in Soy Broth”? How is “Tuna in Soy Broth” cheaper than tuna that’s actually in water? Is “Dolphin-safe” really dolphin safe? Where is the salmon? This article answers the last question at least. A couple more excerpts, the first of which references the current fight over Bristol Bay. “When you’re buying canned salmon, more money will go in the pockets of the fisherman we want to support,” says Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. “When you buy canned tuna, you’re potentially contributing to habitat destruction,” Greenberg says. “When you buy canned salmon, you’re kind of contributing to habitat preservation.” Read the article that may just get me through the winter (now that the Copper River aren’t running).

“We’ve tended to drift away from anything with flavor. The rise of chicken leads consumers in the direction of flavor neutrality.”

The other day, I spent about 30 minutes scrutinizing the canned fish aisle. I walked away with these questions:

  1. Why is most “Tuna in Water” actually “Tuna in Soy Broth”?
  2. How is “Tuna in Soy Broth” cheaper than tuna that’s actually in water?
  3. Is “Dolphin-safe” really dolphin safe?
  4. Where is the salmon?

This article answers the last question at least.

A couple more excerpts, the first of which references the current fight over Bristol Bay.

“When you’re buying canned salmon, more money will go in the pockets of the fisherman we want to support,” says Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.

“When you buy canned tuna, you’re potentially contributing to habitat destruction,” Greenberg says. “When you buy canned salmon, you’re kind of contributing to habitat preservation.”

Read the article that may just get me through the winter (now that the Copper River aren’t running).

“We’ve tended to drift away from anything with flavor. The rise of chicken leads consumers in the direction of flavor neutrality.” The other day, I spent about 30 minutes scrutinizing the canned fish aisle. I walked away with these questions: Why is most “Tuna in Water” actually “Tuna in Soy Broth”? How is “Tuna in Soy Broth” cheaper than tuna that’s actually in water? Is “Dolphin-safe” really dolphin safe? Where is the salmon? This article answers the last question at least. A couple more excerpts, the first of which references the current fight over Bristol Bay. “When you’re buying canned salmon, more money will go in the pockets of the fisherman we want to support,” says Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. “When you buy canned tuna, you’re potentially contributing to habitat destruction,” Greenberg says. “When you buy canned salmon, you’re kind of contributing to habitat preservation.” Read the article that may just get me through the winter (now that the Copper River aren’t running).

“We’ve tended to drift away from anything with flavor. The rise of chicken leads consumers in the direction of flavor neutrality.”

The other day, I spent about 30 minutes scrutinizing the canned fish aisle. I walked away with these questions:

  1. Why is most “Tuna in Water” actually “Tuna in Soy Broth”?
  2. How is “Tuna in Soy Broth” cheaper than tuna that’s actually in water?
  3. Is “Dolphin-safe” really dolphin safe?
  4. Where is the salmon?

This article answers the last question at least.

A couple more excerpts, the first of which references the current fight over Bristol Bay.

“When you’re buying canned salmon, more money will go in the pockets of the fisherman we want to support,” says Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.

“When you buy canned tuna, you’re potentially contributing to habitat destruction,” Greenberg says. “When you buy canned salmon, you’re kind of contributing to habitat preservation.”

Read the article that may just get me through the winter (now that the Copper River aren’t running).

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