Bright & Juicy? Think Again!
Hello bloggies! :)
(sorry there’s been quite the hiatus, i’ve been redesigning my site — check back soon!)
mmmm, ever wonder why your sushi grade salmon looks so — orange??
and why there’s such perfect lines of fat?
looks succulent and such, but so sad that colour has been added, and almost too good to be true.
why have we accepted these new forms of food as signs of “deliciousness” ?
i guess we are like flies to the light, we’re attracted to bright colours and flashy things, i will even admit to that, and marketers and food purveyors really have it down… as in, they hone in on such things to sell us these products.
as always, i’m obsessed with finding out why, and getting the facts –
here are articles on:
Farm raised Salmon Vs. Wild Salmon
Because with increasing concerns on over fishing, high murcury content, and ocean pollution, (check out the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – basically a big ball of garbage stuck between currents – can you even imagine? eww)
makes me sad because i really love chilean sea bass too. it’s so fatty and succulent, and yummy. but it is a bottom feeder, and i don’t like that habbitats at the bottom of the ocean are being ruined in order to meet the high demands of catching these fish. Also, it’s become endagered and it’s not a sustainable way to eat.
here’s the PC version of an article on it –
from the U.S department of Commerce
and here’s another disscussion on Chilean Sea Bass better known as the Patagonian toothfish from the San Francisco Chronicle
i’ve been thinking twice about where i get my fish from now, since it’s been “tendy” to “go green” — and i think the great big blue is being forgotten when people choose to eat fish over meat now.
Yes, it is important to get your omegas in your system, and to feed your self with fish for iodine and thyroid health – esp for women,
so all i’m saying is –be mindful of where and when you buy fish, at what market, from which global conglomerate supermarket, and wonder, what the fish is eating too. (rumours have it that farm raised shrimp and salmon are fed corn nowadays, just like our meat… how strange and politically that makes so much sense.)
Tags: Fish, Ocean Pollution, Over fishing
