Salmon cheeks

I usually cook salmon heads whole and pull the cooked cheeks out…a few weeks ago we had a lot of fish and I didn’t NEED the heads, but didn’t wanna waste em so just cut the cheeks out and marinated them in some Japanese BBQ sauce and grilled them along with the ribs.

A few days ago I decided to cut the cheeks out of the fish I got Saturday fishing with Jesse Lerma and ate them raw. Ridiculously tasty with a slight crunch kinda like a fresh rock scallop. Small compared to a lot of fish, but really delicious. Will definitely be doing the same with future salmon heads. 

Anyone know why the cheeks are white and the rest of the meat isn’t?

 

Sincerely,

Jim

A few folks smarter than me have weighed in on why they are white (even when raw) and not pink like the rest of the salmon.

 

When I saw your Instagram post I was wondering why the cheeks were white! Interesting stuff!

That's pretty cool just like why some lings are blue.

That's pretty cool just like why some lings are blue.

Those blue Lings are always shocking! 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4288522/Fisherman-cuts-lingcod-blue-flesh.html

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Thanks for the post Jim.  I will try the Salmon cheeks Sashimi style next time when I caught them.

JR Wrote:

<snipped> . . .  Japanese BBQ sauce

Bachan's - or?

JR Wrote:

<snipped> . . .  Japanese BBQ sauce

Bachan's - or?

   

Yep! So good!


 

Salmon cheeks are indeed tasty morsels. For those of you eating them raw, note that the FDA guideline is to freeze below 0°F for one week for parasite destruction. Big Jim is parasite-proof, so he doesn’t need to worry about this.

That's pretty cool just like why some lings are blue.

Those blue Lings are always shocking! 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4288522/Fisherman-cuts-lingcod-blue-flesh.html

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Dude, you been blueing peoples minds for years with that video! 

Johnny_WTF, Anytown, United States, 5 years ago

That just blue my mind.....

Very Nice. Seriously onolicious.