What Types Of Fresh and Frozen Salmon Can You Eat Raw? Walmart? Whole Foods?

I thought there is a law that says all fish destined for sushi or eaten raw are supposed to be frozen first to kill the potential parasites.

Great video, guys. Btw, even though a fish was farm-raised with parasite-free feed, that doesn't necessarily mean that the fish is safe and parasite-free. Because, what happened to the fish AFTER it was caught, and gutted, filleted, packaged, and further handled throughout the entire distribution and supply chain, could have affected the retail condition of the fish. So, I would assume that unless you caught the fish yourself in the wild, you should treat the fish as if it may very well be full of parasites and other issues. That's why it may make sense to go through the whole salt and rice vinegar submersion of the fish...pat dry...then freeze for a few days to kill any parasites. Then defrost to eat raw as sushi.

So which fish is from which?

Thank you for this. I cook a lot and love making sushi and have only used smoked salmon at home for fear of illness but as of late I have been eye-balling the salmon at Costco mainly the steelhead I will happily purchase some today.

There is no such thing as sushi-grade fish as there is no governing body that grades fish, it was a marketing term used years ago to help sell fish for the sushi craze. With most fish that carry parasites you want to freeze the fish first before consuming.

'Freezing (-4°F (-20°C) or below (internal or external) for 7 days or 31°F( 35°C) or below (internal) for 15 hours) of fish intended for raw consumption kills parasites.

What I would like to see is discussion of the fish food pellets fed to the salmon. A comparison. Note other videos
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Thank you for this video. I have been an extreme sushi fanatic for close to 10 years. I have even gone so far as to buy certain packaged fish that says “sushi grade. As I love sushi so much, it has gotten quite expensive and knowing that I can choose my own fish and not have to drive all the way to one of the two fishmonger is in my town to do so is wonderful. Thank you so much for this.

Anyone who eats raw fish that hasn’t been flash frozen is an absolute moron.

i don't understand why you are reviewing wholesale Salmon from (true world) that no normal person can buy or would know how to prepare it....just a waste of time! You should have just done Salmon that you can buy locally at any grocery store or Costco!

Scottish is the best flavor, more fat in the meat. If bought fresh, freeze for 7 days to assure that all parasites and parasite eggs are killed.

awesome! how would one go about confirming that the "feed was parasite-free" for farmed salmon? does it usually say on the package? is it based on which country it's farmed in? etc.

Chile salmon. No way.

I’m sorry. Idk if I missed it or what but are they saying you shouldn’t eat wild caught salmon raw?

I think the white guy is the one paying for things. In most of these videos his ignorance tells us what he doesn’t understand about food. Hiro is modest and lets him talk but Hiro is the expert. These prices are way cheap. Everyone knows the smell is what tells you if it’s fresh. Farm raised is more suspect to me depending on the quality of the feed which varies between companies. Walmart fish is often frozen so I don’t know what the he means saying “fresh never frozen” at Walmart?

I fucking hate the camera guy.

Even if you cook things. Bacteria has been there and they have made waste products before being killed by heat. Poisons are not treated with heat; Otherwise, you could cook rotten food and not worry about it.

Only considering colour; Not bacterial load or parasites. Shameful excuse for a restaurant.

2023: Lol @ 7 dollars a pound

Hi Hiro, where did you buy the Scottish Salmon? I live in Cape Coral and am I looking for a good fish store. Thank you!

Last time I tried sashimi I couldn't stomach it. It came back out when I got home. My dad had alcohol with it and I had coke. But he was ok.

just clicked to see a man eat raw walmart salmon

Farm raised is not a good idea because of what they feed the fish

Great video. I’d be doing this test with no soy sauce and cleansing my pallet between each variety to not mask the fish’s true taste.

Anyone have a list so I don’t need to watch the clip?

Costco good?

Did you guys have to freeze the salmon before eating???

still dont know which fish was the winner all over the place labels when you eat

There are crooked fish mongers who upon cutting the fish first pack in the container cinnamon bark chips or powder then leaves before laying fish then leaves more cinnamon then covered with some type of leaves then fish repeated until plastic tubs are filled then out in refrigerator at least 24 hours. They then rinse dry and pack in selling packages. This will give those who gave a sensitive nose and tongue the ability to smell agd taste a cinnamon taste. This type of fish can be deceiving people to use unsafe fish for raw consumption.

Although any salmon frozen for at least 7 days in a home freezer will kill the parasites if any exist it will change the texture of the fish after thawing. The FDA says any wild caught fish to eat raw is safe if frozen 7 days in a home freezer. Yet in order to reach any 4 to 5 star restaurant you will need to gave fresh, never frozen farm raised, parasite killing feed and be fresh caught in order to meet that standard.

You need to see about Costco.

hello, curious on what knives you're using?!

Todos los pescado en usa se tienen que congelar antes de vender entonces ninguno es fresco… es una estupida ley

Unless you put it under the microscope, I would freeze any raw fish before eating. Worms don’t smell.

i couldn't understand what he said, now my girlfriend is dead. thanks mumbler.

You’re very good educated about salmon and aware about FDA. Thanks for your advise tips.

Very informative. Just wish that you guys had actual descriptive labels for each option being that there’s many different options. Nevertheless, thank you !

My father used to buy me a salmon sashimi when I was a kid. I remember I usually ate it just with rice and soy sauce. Back then it was so cheap and we could afford it once every other week. I haven't taste it again in a long time. I wish one day I could enjoy it again like used to.

Cutting fish on a wooden cutting board…. Bacteria factory.
That said he’s the expert. And can he handle a knife, wow!

My family and I relocated from Hawaii to Washington State about twenty years ago. It's extremely difficult for me to eat raw fish here at times compared to Hawaii because the idea of "fresh" seems to have a completely different meaning here in the states. My greatest concern here is the process of handling between the time the fish was caught until it reaches my dinner table. That time-frame is the danger zone and is honestly more important to me as opposed to the possibility of parasitic presence, exept for extreme cases. There are different types of fish farming here. Closed-cell farming which is done at a private location is one thing, but they also farm salmon here in the sound which exposes the fish to many bad things in a concentrated manner.

Price is never better than quality and assurance.

Steelhead is disguisting!

Its really funny because i had a great experience with the Walmart one recently, but decided to try an expensive, fresher fish for my birthday from a local large store that had a major seafood section in their store. I paid around 10.30/lb and it was easily the worst salmon id had in my life. Literally zero smell or flavor. Very very bizarre. I'm gonna try walmart again and see which experience was the fluke, but i wish Alaskan Salmon was even an option where i live.

I would never buy fish packed like that,real salmon comes from the copper river

I was told to freeze salmon for 48 to 72 hrs and that is long enough to kill anything that would be harmful .

This video is most helpful. I always thought that I can only get sushi grade salmon, apparently only fresh quality salmon is sufficient for sashimi. Yum

I came for sushi lesson. Stayed for some bros just enjoying some sashimi. ❤️ also let ‘em talk >:

They inject color into these fish sometimes

I will eat all of it raw. I do not care.

Idk why every asiats has to mumble.... I don't understand him a shit sometimes... sad :(