Reviewing Fishwife x Fly By Jing Salmon

Tinned Fish Talk Ep. 7 🎣 Fishwife x Fly By Jing Smoked Salmon $13
6/10 ⭐ Unique but overhyped.
Taste 7️⃣ The chili crisp is the star of the show here. I love how fragrant and warm the flavors are in this tin. The smoke flavor is pretty strong with lots of brown sugar for a spicy-smoky-sugary-barbecue-y vibe. One caveat to this is that I found it much saltier than most other smoked salmon. The salmon flavor is also a little lost among the other competing flavors and spices.
Texture 6️⃣ I feel pretty personally conflicted about the texture of the salmon. Hot smoked salmon is certainly going to be drier than sardines, but I found the smaller chunks of salmon to be particularly dry and almost tough like jerky. I did enjoy that they keep the skin on, but I overall not my favorite.
Price 5️⃣ $13 for 90g felt way too steep to me given the taste and texture weren’t my favorites. For context, the equivalent unit price of this is like paying $60+ per pound of smoked salmon. That’s more than double the price of my local farmers’ market smokery for hot smoked salmon. If you have a fridge, I’d save my money and get hot smoked salmon at a local grocery store and my own chili crisp. An upside is that this seems approachable and fun for people who are hesitant about tinned fish, so may be a good gift item. I personally wouldn’t buy it again at this price.
I also reached back out to the brand for details on the country of origin and the canner but was left on read. It’s not unusual for a cannery to pack several brands or private label products (I love Trader Joe’s and Tiny Fish Co). This is a unique product but I’d hate for people to spend extra money on solely branding for their other products. So do with that info what you will…

[@Gerle71]

Excellent review, thank you! Great serving ideas, both for the fish itself and for the oil/chili crisp!

[@braydenyonts3758]

I think this can is one of the few tins I can eat straight up. Best ever.

[@harrydresden2061]

Great video

[@nati6749]

Look so tasty!

[@its.Mylova1018]

I have a question did you use rice Vinegar on the outside of the spoon if not what did you use?

[@daywithmei]

it’s seasoned rice vinegar