Smoked salmon

[vickster]

I'm in charge of getting smoked salmon for the traditional Christmas Day eve meal (lemon, black pepper, brown bread). To feed three, I don't need a whole side!!
...any recommendations of which to buy - really needs to be from a supermarket, not looking to buy online.
Can easily access Sainsburys, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, M&S. (edit, also Asda)
Online reviews seem to be very mixed!
Thanks in advance

 

[Markymark]

I'm in charge of getting smoked salmon for the traditional Christmas Day eve meal (lemon, black pepper, brown bread). To feed three, I don't need a whole side!!
...any recommendations of which to buy - really needs to be from a supermarket, not looking to buy online.
Can easily access Sainsburys, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, M&S.
Online reviews seem to be very mixed!
Thanks in advance

A good fishmongers as they should let you try it.

 

[FishFright]

Any Jewish deli's in your area ? All the nicest smoke salmon I've tasted have been from them. The supermarket stuff is fine and much of a muchness .

 

[Chris S]

I seem to remember watching a recent TV program were Aldi came out top in a blind taste test.

 

[vickster]

A good fishmongers as they should let you try it.

There aren't really any around here

 

[vickster]

Any Jewish deli's in your area ? All the nicest smoke salmon I've tasted have been from them. The supermarket stuff is fine and much of a muchness .

Unfortunately not, I'm south not north

 

[vickster]

I seem to remember watching a recent TV program were Aldi came out top in a blind taste test.

Not close by and I must confess that I don't enjoy Aldi (or Lidl) as a shopping experience

 

[Tim Hall]

I had some mild oak smoked fron Waitrose the other day. It wasn't particularly special. They had some poncey stuff fron Heston (Blumenthal, not M4 services) smoked over Lapsang Souchong, which sounds exactly what Heston would do. The Sainsbury taste the difference stuff was ok, if I recall correctly.

 

[Markymark]

There aren't really any around here

Just looked on google maps in the area under your profile pic and there's a few around?

 

[Pale Rider]

I buy smoked salmon occasionally.

Mixed experiences from supermarkets, some of it tastes very salty possibly to make it last even longer in the packet.

I've also had some which is too oily for my taste.

Which doesn't help Vickster, unless buying a couple of different ones and using the best would work in terns of being able to use up the second choice.

 

[vickster]

Just looked on google maps in the area under your profile pic and there's a few around?

Around but not close, eg Twickenham which is 10 miles away. Wimbledon village might have somewhere to bankrupt me I guess!

 

[vickster]

I buy smoked salmon occasionally.

Mixed experiences from supermarkets, some of it tastes very salty possibly to make it last even longer in the packet.

I've also had some which is too oily for my taste.

Which doesn't help Vickster, unless buying a couple of different ones and using the best would work in terns of being able to use up the second choice.

I could buy a few and eat myself between now and the 23rd...

 

[Markymark]

Around but not close, eg Twickenham which is 10 miles away. Wimbledon village might have somewhere to bankrupt me I guess!

Croydon has some? Or you could move north of the river like any sensible person?

 

[raleighnut]

I could buy a few and eat myself between now and the 23rd...

A variation on the Toast/Lemon/Black Pepper is a dollop of 'Philadelphia' Cheese on the (cold) toast as well with the Salmon on top, that's my 'Christmas Brekkie'.

 

[Pale Rider]

And in the time honoured forum spirit of not answering the question:

Have you thought about serving cold salmon fillet?

More reliable than smoked, and I think just as tasty.