Pink salmon: calorie and good.

Gorbushu is referred to the species of migratory fish from the salmon family. The quality of its meat, it is slightly inferior to most of its Pacific brethren. Pink salmon, the caloric content of which is very high, caught in different places of the Far East coast, turns out to be of different fat content. For example, a fish caught in the Amur is somewhat fatter than western Kamchatka. The fat content in all species of pink salmon is greatly reduced during the mating season, on average from 10% to 2.2%.

Salted caviar salmon is highly valued in the market. It occupies one of the leading places in the total amount of harvested salmon caviar. By appearance it is somewhat shallower than the ketovaya.

Pink salmon, the caloricity and usefulness of which are quite high, is a part of valuable commercial fish. Its meat can be fried, stewed, salted, canned. From pink salmon, they make wonderful soups. Caviar of this fish is widely used in cooking.

Some inexperienced cooks and culinary experts often complain that the pink salmon, the caloric content of which is proved by scientists, is still somewhat "dryish". And indeed it is. Millet of pink salmon, in particular, subjected to deep freezing, is really lean. But the whole salmon is like that. However, one should know that practically all the fat in the body of salmon is located in strictly defined places: on the abdomen and in the fins. This structure of the fish leads to incidents - a piece of toasted filet turns dry, and smoked salmon, which is much more caloric, turns out to be fat and juicy enough. These are the features of the structure of her body.

How to choose the right pink salmon? For this, in the first place, you should simply forget about the existence of fish that has not been in the refrigerator. Only the inhabitants of the Far East can afford fresh pink salmon in the places where it is caught. In the CIS, pink salmon is sold exclusively in frozen form. However, the choice of its meat is quite large. In addition to the normal gibleted carcass, you can buy a steak, a loin, and both on the skin, and without it, balyk (dorsal part), tesha (abdominal). Such wealth contributes to the diversity in the preparation of fish dishes.

Let's first talk about buying the fish as a whole. In the market it can be found in the form of a whole unbuttoned carcass with a head. Its price, unlike the sold semi-finished products, is low enough, but ... Do not forget that when processing about 37% of the carcass will be sent to waste.

A whole gourd salmon without giblets, with or without a head, also has some price differences. True, this time they are very insignificant. So this time you should focus on the dish, for the preparation of which you buy fish. If you are planning to bake it, stuff it or cook an ear - you should buy fish with a head. Caloric content of boiled pink salmon is practically the same as fried or smoked. But if you are planning to disassemble it into pieces for salting, you will not need a head.

Choose fish carefully. Despite the fact that the pink salmon, the calorie content of which is not that high, inexpensive fish, nevertheless, it will be very insulting if you spend time and energy preparing it, before you serve it you will notice that it, for example, is bitter. This happens, as a rule, either with the old fish, or with the one that was stored in violation of the freezing regime. Unfortunately, unscrupulous sellers often add it to high-grade fish. So when buying carefully look at your future purchase.

First of all, you should look into the belly of pink salmon. It must necessarily be pink, but in no case yellowish. If you buy nepotroshenuyu or frozen fish and do not have the opportunity to look inside - examine her head, tail and body as a whole. The "winded" tail indicates that the fish was subject to preliminary thawing.

When buying fish, pay attention to its gills. If they have a greenish color or are covered with mucus - therefore, the fish is stale and should not be bought. The presence of cloudy eyes in this case can not be considered an indicator, since all frozen fish are cloudy.

Pink salmon is a nutritious and healthy fish. Enter it into your diet more often.