Is salmon cool for Christmas?
For me, salmon is a strange choice for Christmas. Gone are the days when only the wealthy could afford to eat those rich, succulent pink flakes. Large scale fish farming has made salmon available to everyone at a most competitive price and many of us eat it every week, in some format. A few years ago there were concerns raised over farming practices and the resultant environmental effects but since then we have seen the introduction of organically farmed, Freedom Foods certified, Global GAP certified and Best Aquaculture Practice options which has widened the choice for the more discerning shopper. To be fair, there is nothing overly wrong with a generic farmed salmon, but for me the peace of mind that the farmed fish I’m eating comes with a little more tractability is worth that tiny extra cost. My choice is always the wonderful Loch Duart salmon.