Question: Where do YOU think Atlantic wild salmon comes from?

Re: Question: Where do YOU think Atlantic wild salmon comes from?

• dyerwise member

  

  August 2016

  I don't know... I've never really thought about it, probably because I am not a huge seafood fan, however, my dog has a skin allergy and the vet recommended his food have salmon in it... so in my mind, all salmon live here:
  
  
  
  

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• ei34 member

  

  August 2016

  I'm going to go with the Atlantic Ocean?  (I apologize in advance if this is a Jessica Simpson "chicken of the sea" answer.)

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• MissKittyDanger member

  

  August 2016

  eileenrob said:

  I'm going to go with the Atlantic Ocean?  (I apologize in advance if this is a Jessica Simpson "chicken of the sea" answer.)

  I would assume the same!

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• lyndausvi mod

  

  August 2016

  eileenrob said:

  I'm going to go with the Atlantic Ocean?  (I apologize in advance if this is a Jessica Simpson "chicken of the sea" answer.)

  Way to use logic.   
  
  A server told some members that our Atlantic wild salmon came from the fresh water river that runs through the club's property.   In CO.    The member wasn't impressed.
  
  Now I do not expect everyone to know where all fish comes from.  But I thought it was common knowledge that salmon doesn't come from the mountains of CO as some of them need saltwater.     I guess I was wrong. 
  
  Although I shouldn't have been surprised.  She also asked if the Alaskan halibut comes from Alaska.           I'm guessing she doesn't know the Prince Edward Island mussels come from Prince Edward Island either.    

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• WinstonsGirl member

  

  August 2016

  I don't eat salmon, but I would also assume the Atlantic??  But, as a server, I think you should also have some general understanding of the food your restaurant is serving, especially in a higher end restaurant, or have the ability to say you're not sure but you'll go find out

  
  

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• thisismynickname2 member

  

  August 2016

  WinstonsGirl said:

  I don't eat salmon, but I would also assume the Atlantic??  But, as a server, I think you should also have some general understanding of the food your restaurant is serving, especially in a higher end restaurant, or have the ability to say you're not sure but you'll go find out

  I totally agree with this. When I travel to the coasts I like to eat seafood, assuming it's a bit more fresh (I hope) than what I get in the Midwest. Went to a nice restaurant in FLL and asked where the scallops were from. The server bent over backwards to find out for me, which I appreciated. lyndausvi said:

  
  

  
  A server told some members that our Atlantic wild salmon came from the fresh water river that runs through the club's property.   In CO.    The member wasn't impressed.
  
  

  I'm rather dying to know how you learned of this issue. Did the member complain?

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• ShesSoCold mod

  

  August 2016

  The Pacific, obviously.

  
  

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• lyndausvi mod

  

  August 2016 edited August 2016

  WinstonsGirl said:

  I don't eat salmon, but I would also assume the Atlantic??  But, as a server, I think you should also have some general understanding of the food your restaurant is serving, especially in a higher end restaurant, or have the ability to say you're not sure but you'll go find out

  you are correct.
  
  Not only that, the server was born and raised here.  No reason she shouldn't know that salmon is not in the local rivers.   (the schools have required classes on the eco-system of the area).
  
  Although, when I lived in the islands people would ask if our salmon were local.  IDK, with salmon being as popular as it is, I'm surprised people do not know where they are generally found.  
  
  I would be really blown away if someone doesn't know tuna is not found in a 3 feet deep fresh water river in Colorado.  Sadly, I'm sure someone does.
   
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• lyndausvi mod

  

  August 2016

  thisismynickname said:

  WinstonsGirl said:

  I don't eat salmon, but I would also assume the Atlantic??  But, as a server, I think you should also have some general understanding of the food your restaurant is serving, especially in a higher end restaurant, or have the ability to say you're not sure but you'll go find out

  I totally agree with this. When I travel to the coasts I like to eat seafood, assuming it's a bit more fresh (I hope) than what I get in the Midwest. Went to a nice restaurant in FLL and asked where the scallops were from. The server bent over backwards to find out for me, which I appreciated. lyndausvi said:

  
  

  
  A server told some members that our Atlantic wild salmon came from the fresh water river that runs through the club's property.   In CO.    The member wasn't impressed.
  
  

  I'm rather dying to know how you learned of this issue. Did the member complain?

  The member told my husband (the chef).  And not as much of a complaint as he wonders why we hire people to serve food who doesn't know that salmon doesn't come from rivers in Colorado.     
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
  

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• ernursej member

  

  August 2016

  Servers not knowing the menu drives me bananas. Especially with the specials of the day or rotating soups. I ask and hate when they say the don't know and will have to check. Isn't that part of the job to find out that information at the beginning of the shift?

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• MrsMack10612 member

  

  August 2016

  Logic dictates, ya know, the Atlantic.  But I am going to show my ass in that I didn't know salmon came from the Atlantic (oh the shame).  I think salmon, I always think Alaska and Pacific Northwest.
  
  

   

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• lyndausvi mod

  

  August 2016

  MrsMack10612 said:

  Logic dictates, ya know, the Atlantic.  But I am going to show my ass in that I didn't know salmon came from the Atlantic (oh the shame).  I think salmon, I always think Alaska and Pacific Northwest.
  
  

  And that is logical.  They can be found in cold water tributaries in the Pacific and northern atlantic.   
  
  
  but I'm guessing that if you saw Atlantic wild salmon on the menu you would not think a river in Colorado.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
  

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• SP29 member

  

  August 2016

  Oh geez....
  
  
  

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• MrsMack10612 member

  

  August 2016

  lyndausvi said:

  MrsMack10612 said:

  Logic dictates, ya know, the Atlantic.  But I am going to show my ass in that I didn't know salmon came from the Atlantic (oh the shame).  I think salmon, I always think Alaska and Pacific Northwest.
  
  

  And that is logical.  They can be found in cold water tributaries in the Pacific and northern atlantic.   
  
  
  but I'm guessing that if you saw Atlantic wild salmon on the menu you would not think a river in Colorado.
  
  Stupid Box:
  
  Absolutely.  

   

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