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"drinkstore Stoneybatter":15k5uevr wrote:

"kenmc":15k5uevr wrote: There's a difference between "made from 100% quality pear juice" and "made 100% from quality pear juice".
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I've been caught by the marketing mumbo jumbo a few times, bought some 'Wild Atlantic Salmon' once.
Yes the Atlantic is wild, the salmon ain't though.
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They are clever bastards, them marketeers.[/quote:15k5uevr]

Incidently, wrights in howth got into trouble before selling farmed salmon as wild salmon!! tastewise is there any/much of a difference?

&amp;quot;Saruman&amp;quot;:3verc3qk wrote: I have heard there is a big difference but really that needs a blind taste test <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

Farmed salmon would not have the same muscle mass for instance as wild salmon.[/quote:3verc3qk]

different colour too normally.

&amp;quot;EoinMag&amp;quot;:b01agwo1 wrote: different colour too normally.[/quote:b01agwo1]

Nothing a bit of food colouring can't fix.

&amp;quot;Saruman&amp;quot;:sv7uu9bd wrote: Farmed salmon would not have the same muscle mass for instance as wild salmon.[/quote:sv7uu9bd]
Depends on the farming methods. The Salmon can kept in pens in strong currents.

&amp;quot;brian_c&amp;quot;:sv7uu9bd wrote:

&amp;quot;EoinMag&amp;quot;:sv7uu9bd wrote: different colour too normally.[/quote:sv7uu9bd]

Nothing a bit of food colouring can't fix.[/quote:sv7uu9bd]
Yeah, they actually add dye to the food.