Chicken of the Sea Traditional Pink Salmon, 14.75-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

Yum so good. Really hits the spot. It arrived as expected, no surprises, no issues. Quality and taste is as anticipated. I love love love salmon, but don't often buy it fresh due to lack of ability, lack of it looking good, sometimes price, and more often the store I usually go to doesn't carry it. Also, sometimes I just want it on a whim and dont want to have to plan ahead for it. Canned salmon is delicious to me. So while I am not serving this up like a plank of salmon, it works so well when I have the craving for this delicious fish. Good direct from can. Has just enough salt to give it a lovely enhanced flavor. Not too much drain off. I either use the broth in the dish I am preparing, or I will give it to my dogs or cats to enjoy. I often eat it without much doctoring up. I have made patties and loafs, but sometimes I just break it up over salad or rice, as a side to some eggs and toast, as sandwich filling. Good hot or cold. For my review, I made a simple salmon and rice dish. Can use any rice, but I had added a packet of Tasty Bites Organic Sticky Rice to one of my beloved electric hot pots along with a full can of this salmon, some of the juice, then let it cook for a few minutes. Then I added some left over vegetables (great stir fry blend from $tree) and some whole baby corn a drizzle of Kadoya sesame oil and a couple packets of soy sauce *. I had some seasoned salt (also from $tree), garlic powder , and sunflower seeds that I sprinkled on top. Lightly mixed, plated, and ate up. YUM. Super simple, and pretty much all pantry items. I use fresh and such when I can, but it is sure nice to make a nice meal from just opening a few cans. Could turn it into a broth bowl with some added water and use remainder of "juice" or other broth and seasonings. Figured I would link to all that I use once I realized I bought most of it from Amazon. Shop around for best price. I dont use a lot of soy sauce, and I am rather enamored with buying a box of packets that I can pull from as needed. Tastes better than bottled to me.

Just as you'd buy in the supermarket but the bundled cans are often ones that have dents. No spoilage - cosmetic.

Trader Joes pink Salmon is seasonal. So when they stopped carrying it for a few months this summer i looked for other options. Did not want to pay $4+ dollars at the store so found these in muti-packs online. The TJ's pink salmon seems more solid. This Chicken of the Sea variety is slighly more mushy. Taste wises it is good. I've tasted it but I don't usually eat this. I prefer Sockeye or King Salmon. The canned pink is for my dog. I add a few tablespoons of this with her kibbles (Salmon and potatoes) to make it moist. What can I say I love my pup! Next year I will stock up on the TJs salmon by May/June. A little about Salmon and Omega 3's: I think all wild salmon choices are good choices, Some cost more, others taste better, some have lower calories, others have more protein, and last but not least some have more Omega-3. The Omega 6 content and ratios sometimes shown are both insignifcant and negligible as a salmon selection criteria. So don't pay to much attention to these ratios. Let me explain why: I do agree higher Omega-3 and lower Omega-6 is considered healthier. The average American diet is estimated to have a ratio of 1 to 15 Omega-3 to Omega-6 . Researchers have found a ratio of 1 to 4 has some significant health benefits. Some even have suggested a ratio of 1 to 1 Omega-3 to omega-6. Every type of wild salmon far surpass this 1 to 4 ratio; even with the lox with 75% of its Omega-3s denatured by the smoking process. So again don't worry about Omega 3 to omega 6 ratios when it comes to salmon (which has abundance of Omega 3s and small amounts of Omega 6s) As far as Omega-3 Wild King Salmon is the best at 1.7gms for a 3oz serving. Wild King Salmon is also the highest in calories and the highest in cost compared to the other salmons, e.g. Sockeye, Coho, Pink, Chum. These other salmons have 30-50% less Omega-3, 30-50% fewer calories, and cost less. The way I figure you'll have to eat a larger portion of these other salmon tupes to get an equivalent amount of Omega-3 compared to the superior Wild King Salmon. By then the calorie and cost factors end up being a wash. I personally prefer a smaller tastier portion of Wild King Salmon instead of double the portion of any of the others. My second favorite as far as taste would be sockeye or Coho. Fresh wild salmon is best, followed by frozen, and then followed by canned. Farmed would be my last choice. Out of all the farmed salmons - Atlantic is the best. Most farmed salmons have inferior Omega-3 profiles compared to their wild cousins. Farmed Atlantic Salmon is an exception it has large amounts of Omega-3s. Even with that in mind, I try to stay away from farmed salmon or all farmed fish for that matter. There are other compleiing reasons to do so like lower nutrient levels, i.e., Vitamin D and higher PCBs (polychlorinated byphenyls) found in the farmed varietals.

This product is good for what I need. If you don't mind the bones or a little skin then this is a less expensive alternative. This is cooked down so the bones disintegrate easily. I make my dogs food twice a month and put 2 cans through the food processor and add to the mixture.

THIS BRAND WAS NOT A VERY HIGH QUALITY OF FISH IN A CAN . HOWEVER IT WAS A GOOD PRICE FOR THE QUANTITY AND TIMELY FOR MY STORAGE. SEASONED WELL AND STIR FRIED (IN OLIVE OIL) WITH ONIONS OVER COUS, COUS BLACK AND GREEN OLIVE IS A PALATABLE PLUS PLUS.