River King
Salmon & Smoked Salmon
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Yukon River Salmon is a world class delicacy now available in the U.S.
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 To sustain their
incredible swim from the Bering Sea through 2,000 miles to the Yukon
River, nature provides these heart healthy wonders with plenty of
Omega3.
These mature wild king salmon are at the prime of their life cycle as they enter the Yukon River.
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After an almost 30 year
absence in the American market, the prized gourmet Yukon River Salmon
a limited supply is now available.
The state of Alaska Department of Fish and Game only allows a few days with limited hours for fishing Yukon River Salmon.
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Of the five species of Pacific salmon, kings are the largest and most
prized.
Pacific coast natives called them chinook or tyees, names which are also
bestowed on great men or leaders. Some kings weigh as much as 100 pounds. Born
in gravel-bed nests from central California to Alaska, the fish migrate
downstream, spend one to four years in the open Pacific, and then return to
their birth grounds to spawn and die. Once they re-enter fresh water, they
no longer eat, relying on their stores of body fat and oil. As for how to cook the fish, true wild salmon lovers prefer grilling with olive oil and sea salt, skin side first, and then a quick turn on the flesh side near the end. Mr. Yoshimura said he likes to poach his Yukon king in water with ginger, a sprinkling of dried onions, and seaweed or Japanese kelp. "Then you eat what's left over cold, for breakfast, or in a salad," he said. "And that's really good."
(For past decades, the Yukon River Salmon harvest has been sent to the Japanese market.)
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Careful
Handling is Key Native
fishermen catch these wild king salmon. The Yukon River salmon are
immediatley put on ice and then flown to our Penninsula Processing
Plant in Soldotna. Order Yukon River King Salmon direct from our processing Plant in Alaska. |
(left), Great-Alaska-Seafood's Peninsula Processing Plant foreman with a tote of Yukon King Salmon Fillets. These fillets are prepared the old-fashioned way, with a sharp knife wielded by a skilled filleter. This way each fish is inspected to insure quality -- they are hand-trimmed so you get only the very finest Yukon River Salmon possible. The
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