Red vs White spring

[Hookin'up]

Some may have seen this others may not
for those of you dissing the mighty white spring as table fair

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/salmon-why-redder-is-no-longer-better/article14059780/

 

[lordofthesprings]

white springs are a prize you dont give them away to friends hahha

 

[Pippen]

Best salmon I have eaten is a marbled from Thrasher in May caught that day.

 

[burnsy22]

Best salmon I have eaten is a marbled from Thrasher caught that day.

Agreed...Caught a 20lb ish marbled this year and BBQ'd that night....It was spectacular.

 

[jeffywestcoast]

I kept only nine spring salmon this year and of that four were white four were marbled and only one was red. I alway though the reds tasted better but this year i had some amazing white springs and i too now believe they taste less fishy and have a richer flavour.. Interesting read. The one that tasted the best though was the one white spring i caught and netted fishing by myself

 

[KatieB]

white springs are a prize you dont give them away to friends hahha

Took 2 buddies fishing out of Pedder Bay last week. 2 springs both were white. I only caught a nice hatchery coho which i was really happy to get, and gave the other fish away to my buddies as they don't get out much. At the cleaning table I found out both were white meat which I haven't seen in a long time. Wanted to smoke both of them up but had already given them away.

 

[Fish Assassin]

I would swap you whites and marbles for reds. Problem is last time I did that I found out the forum member staying at Seabeam didn't care for his fish like I do.

 

[cohochinook]

If you're giving away White Spring, you don't know how to cook Salmon. They're delicious and give a different flavour to eating Salmon. I enjoy red, white and marbled. When I say White, I don't mean a white Spring that has hung off the mouth of the Cap for a period of time.

 

[twogone]

I caught my first white spring this May and my family (not huge fans of salmon) said it was the best they have ever eaten and suggested I should try to get more. I was quite happy to comply. I'll never smoke another white spring again; they are much too good eaten fresh.

 

[2xeagle16]

I have caught several white springs in 20 years of fishing at Sooke. Nice looking springs, but they taste horrible - smoked, canned, fried, baked, whatever! Just personnel choice off course, but I don't of anyone that prefers white over red spring.

 

[Bows Up]

Love 'em both but given a choice, I'd take a white. For one thing my blackberry sauce looks way better on them.

 

[Mavrik]

I believe whites have higher fat, thus better bbq and eat. Reds better to store/smoke. Nothing beats a fresh white spring on the bbq.

 

[Kildonan]

INothing beats a fresh white spring on the bbq.

Amen to that, brother.

Bbq'd some up recently that I marinaded in this stuff my wife picked up at Costco called "Dave's Gourmet Korean BBQ marinade." That was good stuff. Some of me guests were heard saying it was the best salmon they have ever eaten.

I like both red and white but whites seem to stay more moist when cooking which is to my liking.

 

[Rum Buddies]

well the author of that article refers to red spring as tasting "fishy", which is rediculous. If her salmon tastes fishy there's something wrong.

Taste wise I don't think the average person can tell a difference but looks wise the red salmon is more appealing. Any chef will tell you that we eat with our eyes, so give me a bright red fillet over a white one any day - it looks better to me.

 

[Gear'n'beer!]

I dunno, halibut looks pretty appealing to me

 

[Hookin'up]

The color theory doesnt go to far at my house as my wife and daughters preferr the white
they say it looks more like cod or hali.
my wife was born and raised in the yukon and whitefish was a comon dinner item
not sure if it stems back to that for her
and I agree on the "fishy" taste mentioned above
fresh fish doesnt taste fishy old fish does

 

[Portsider]

Whites have more oil...the king of kings!

 

[eaglemaniac]

Nothing smokes up better then white salmon. eman

 

[scott craven]

well the author of that article refers to red spring as tasting "fishy", which is rediculous. If her salmon tastes fishy there's something wrong.

Taste wise I don't think the average person can tell a difference but looks wise the red salmon is more appealing. Any chef will tell you that we eat with our eyes, so give me a bright red fillet over a white one any day - it looks better to me.

Yup, I'm with you on that Poppa.

 

[fshnfnatic]

Whites over reds any day. Used to take a few home with me when I commercial trolled back in the 80's.We would only
get $1 a pound for them compared to $3-$4 a pound for the reds,so I'd buy a couple of hogs off the skipper and get
my girlfriend to pick them up for me when I came into port. The absolute best for the smoker.