Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss · Fish
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Paler, leaner and milder than salmon, trout is a fine-flaked freshwater fish, mostly farmed rainbow trout. Trout amandine, fried in butter with almonds, owes its fame to the fish's clean, faintly nutty sweetness.
Picking a good onedrag
Just in: bright-eyed, springy, clean and mildOff: sunken eyes, mushy, sour or ammonia smell
Counter freshEveryday bestCook to 63 C/145 F. Pregnant, older, kids or low immunity? Cook even smoked (Listeria).
Eyes and gills, whole fishEyes flattening; gills still red
The cut fleshMoist, less gloss, clean edges
The pressSprings back, just a beat slower
Smell at the fleshNeutral, the fresh note fading