Customer Reviews

Chicken of the Sea Pacific Smoked Salmon Pouch, 3-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 12)

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I've tried three brands of smoked salmon.
Chicken of the Sea smoked salmon in the 3oz package is by far my favorite.
I pour the liquid from the pouch onto dried cat food, the the cats love it.
Rinsing the smoked salmon in the pouch removes the salt taste in my experience.

Good at room temperature, nibbled from the pouch and on sandwiches, but I also use it for omelette's and salads.
Am here because I got tired of asking store managers to please stock more & decided to buy online in bulk.

It keeps fresh in the pouch a long time btw. I've found pouches misplaced for years and it still tasted just fine.

I love salmon, and this has a good taste, a bit too salty, but I'll be using all of it. One thing I wanted to mention is the smell. It's STRONG. The first couple of times I ate it for lunch, I threw the empty packet in the trash under the sink. By dinner, my husband thought something had died in the kitchen! We were both looking for a dead mouse (sorry, but it was that bad) till I realized it was the salmon packet. Now I take them out immediately. Luckily it tastes a lot better than it smells.

I'm the type that likes spicy and salty food, but this one is way too salty. It's so overpowering that you can't taste the fish.

I have used this Chicken of the Sea smoked salmon for my pasta dish and I found it to be satisfactory. It is not to my gourmet standard but it is decent food. The salmon is drier than the refrigerated smoked salmon you get at the local grocery store. Whether it is saltier than the one at grocery store could have been affected by the fact it is drier than normal. My suggestion for the use of this salmon is that it should be used for adding to pasta or to a dish. I think it is a little bit too dry for sandwich or for bagel and lox.

I think it is good to keep a stash of this for emergency food as it can be kept at room temperature and I plan to use it for camping.

Here is my recipe for the salmon dish I made last night. I cooked pasta according to instruction and drained. Added Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the drained pasta. Added two packages of the Chicken of the Sea Smoked Salmon and then add freshly ground lemon pepper spices and grated Parmesan Cheese. For healthier kick, I did add oat germ to the dish. It adds similar texture to the Parmesan cheese with a little oatey nutty flavor. The great benefit is that I added extra fiber and extra cholesterol lowering kick to the dish. Salmon is great source of Omega 3 which helps with the lowering of Triglycerides and Cholesterol.

Fish is smoked nicely and is high quality. Excellent for making the Alaskan salmon spread recipe I got in Fairbanks.

THE GOOD:
The salmon is a decent sized piece of salmon, heat smoked, and salted. Every package I've eaten has been tender and flavorful. The salmon can serve as something in dips, roll-ups, with cream cheese and crackers or cucumber slices . . . and it can be the center attraction in a green vegetable salad or warmed and served with potatoes or rice.

THE PROBLEMATIC:
Several reviewers mention the salty flavor. In my experience, the salt is very strong in the liquid inside the pouch but not so strong in the salmon itself. I've used the liquid in salad dressing and dips, but unless you like it salty, don't use all the liquid. Comparing the sodium content of the smoked and non-smoked products (you have to adjust the listed amounts because for some reason the nutrition listings use 2 oz. serving for one and 3 oz. serving for the other) reveals that the difference is approximately 46 grams--or 1/5th more--for the smoked; perhaps the smoky aspect makes the salt taste stronger.

In any even, I hope you try it and--most importantly--enjoy it!

As other reviewers have stated, this product is way too salty. Maybe that's a requirement for the unrefrigerated packaging to help preserve the salmon. Maybe it's because most all processed and packaged food contains way too much salt these days. If you like smoked salmon stick to the packs in your grocers meat coolers. Maybe this would be better if rinsed in cold water before consuming.

This is a good item for a light meal. There are many varieties of smoked salmon. This one does not have an overpowering smoke flavor (which some people do not like). It tends to be a best buy compared to similar products, and is sometimes available in the seafood section in supermarkets. It is a good source of Omega 3. It comes in an easy to tear open package, but be forewarned that packages contain some amount of oil, and it is necessary to use care in opening the package.

I'm updating my review. I mistook this salmon package for another. This one actually tastes horrible. The taste does not taste smokey... it tastes and feels like rubber. I wouldn't rebuy this product.

This smoked salmon is very mild in smokiness. Perfect as an ingredient where you do not want an overwhelming taste, such as mousse. Not ideal to serve alone as part of an appetizer as you would most smoked salmon. Convienient packaging. Great price.