Headless Wild King Salmon (Chinook)

Each pack contains one whole wild king salmon  Try wrapping it in foil and baking in the oven whole A 5kg fish would make a hearty centerpiece for around 20 people Whereas the Atlantic Ocean has just one species of salmon, the Pacific has seven. However, only one is on a par with Atlantic salmon - this one, the king or chinook. Inevitably, it's the rarest of the seven (although stocks are healthy) and most definitely, the largest by far and also the tastiest, with its high fat content (about 11%) giving the flakes a rich "wild" taste profile. And reassuringly expensive, the quayside price of an average king salmon is ten times that of a sockeye (mind you - they are three times bigger). North America's own demand for America's finest salmon leaves very little available for export - we count ourselves lucky to have secured this stock, which came from British Columbia. If you don't...