The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

(Nandana) #1

That’s right. The white gunk that gets squeezed out of the
layers of salmon flesh, oozy and unattractive like a popped
pimple (what’s up with the blemish similes today?). It’s not
just that it’s something you don’t want to eat, it’s also a
pretty surefire indication that the salmon has been
overcooked beyond repair.
Luckily, the first two problems can be solved relatively
easily.


A CLOSER LOOK


How many of you have been intimate with a salmon fillet?
Raise your hands.
I thought so. Well, it’s time you made the leap. When was
the last time you looked closely at the cross section of a
salmon fillet—I mean really closely?

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