My Vintage Tea Party
Ramblings and Reviews From a Lover of Tea and All Things Vintage
Whenever I go to a tea room that offers finger sandwiches, I'm always pleased when they have smoked salmon. Sushi and fish that's prepared in a similar manner is my weakness and if someone put a tray of it in front of me, I could eat myself into a coma. So, I decided one day recently that I would go on a quest to find some reasonably priced smoked salmon and make my own open faced sandwiches for tea time. My search took me to world market, where I found some for only $3.99 (you can see what kind it is in the picture). Now, the image of smoked salmon I had in my head was this (image courtesy of Pinterest): I was expecting nice little slices of brightly colored salmon that could be easily placed on bread. But that's not what I got. I opened the packet and a small, canned tuna-colored salmon steak plopped out. I also failed to realize how much fish juice would be in the packed, because I stupidly tipped it toward me to look inside and poured juice all over the kitchen counter and floor. My cat must have smelled it from the bedroom, because she came moseying in soon after. I have to admit though, I've never actually bought smoked salmon before so my expectations may have been incredibly misguided.
Expectations aside, I tried a small piece before I attempted to slice some to put on my bread and I must say that it was very, very tasty. It had a mild smoky flavor and was not dry in the least-- which is something I can't stand when it comes to fish. Dry fish is useless in my opinion. It was also the perfect portion for four small open faced sandwiches made with my favorite millet chia bread (and just a tad of mayonnaise if you're curious as to what else I added to it). If you don't like a noticeable "fishy" taste or smell, though, I don't believe this salmon is for you. Me, I love it. My boyfriend calls me a cat all the time. I'm still partial to the thinly sliced smoked salmon they usually serve at tea rooms, but the good taste made up for that this time. I will probably try World Market's brand next time even though it is slightly more expensive, but I'm holding out hope that I can find some somewhere that's exactly what I'm looking for.
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Greetings, readers! My name is Jordie, and I am a tea obsessed, history loving young lady who just happened to be born about 60 years too late. Archives
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