Body size

Salmon is larger than rainbow trout, salmon is usually above 1 m, and rainbow trout is much smaller than salmon.

Fish price

The market price of rainbow trout is about 30 yuan/kg, but the price of Norwegian salmon is very high, ranging from 80 to 100 yuan/kg. If you buy sashimi at a lower price, it is probably rainbow trout or stale salmon.

Meat quality difference

Because Norwegian salmon is a marine fish living in the Atlantic Ocean, its fat content is relatively high, so the white fat lines are relatively wide and obvious. Rainbow trout is a freshwater fish, so its fat content is low, and its fat lines are thin and fuzzy. There is also the thickness of fish slices. Norwegian salmon meat is soft and tender, usually cut to a thickness of about 0.7~ 1cm, and this thickness is already relatively thick. However, the meat of rainbow trout is hard, and it will be more difficult to bite if it is cut so thick. Salmon fish is bright in color, while rainbow trout fish is dull in color.

Fish taste

High-quality salmon meat is delicate and tender, so it can be cut very thick, the meat is firm and full, the fish oil is rich and elastic, the taste is very smooth and smooth, and the salmon fish has a special aroma. Rainbow trout is hard and does not have this feature.

kind

Salmon is a marine fish that grows in the sea, while rainbow trout is a freshwater fish in China. So the variety is completely different.