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They Are LYING To You About SALMON

They Are LYING To You About SALMON The menu says “wild salmon.” The DNA says farmed. So what are you actually paying for? Salmon has earned a reputation as a nutritional superstar. But does that make it superior to beef and liver? Does beautiful pink flesh prove quality? And is wild salmon always better than farmed? In this episode of Food Under the Microscope, I examine the evidence behind salmon’s reputation—and explicitly call out the documented deception of farmed salmon being sold as wild. We follow salmon’s story from 11,500-year-old archaeological evidence in Alaska to the first Pacific Coast salmon cannery, Norwegian fish farming, and the surprising export campaign that helped popularize salmon sushi in Japan. You’ll discover: - What DNA testing revealed about Seattle sushi-re…