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SMART SHOPPING: Wild Versus Farmed Salmon

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In season, we’ve always preferred the more pronounced flavor of wild-caught salmon to that of farmed Atlantic salmon, traditionally the main farm-raised variety in this country. But with more wild and farmed species now available, we decided to reevaluate. We tasted three kinds of wild Pacific salmon and two farmed. While we love the stronger flavor of wild-caught fish, if you’re going to spend the extra money, make sure it looks and smells fresh, and realize that high quality is available only from late spring through the end of summer.