Alaska Smokehouse 16 oz Natural Smoked Salmon 2 Pack

This smoked salmon comes in a sealed, metalized pouch. There are two pouches in the pretty cardboard box. Each pouch needs to be refrigerated when opened, but the unopened (second) pouch keeps at room temperature. Each pouch contains nearly a whole fish. It is filleted and boneless, but it still looks like a fish. The skin is on one side. I like the skin and it is totally edible. If you don't want the skin, it is easy to peel off. Thus, you can serve the fish flesh side up, or skin side up, depending on how you want it to appear. The fish is smoked and flakey. It is NOT like some smoked salmon or lox sold in grocery stores -- which comes in thin, bright "salmon colored" slices. This fish is not sliced, but flakes very easily, a bit like a high quality canned tuna. I find it great for sandwiches, but you have to smoosh it down on the bread with a fork or it will be too thick. You can put it in salads or an omelette, but you will have flakey pieces, not solid slices. The fish has a wonderful smokey aroma and taste. It is also fishy in both smell and taste, but a "nice fishy," not the unpleasant fishy smell that most people think of when you tell them something smells "fishy." This is clearly a more natural "fish like" product that the more processed smoked salmon or lox usually sold in deli's. I thought the quality, texture and flavor were outstanding, and I an pretty picky about my fish and seafood. So, I rate if five stars on all counts. But you should understand the product you are getting.

Well this was a nice treat. Seemed a tad bit salty, other than that .........all good.Great, classy gift.DL

I have been to Alaska and have had good smoked salmon. .Ordered it from there for years. But lost address. All I can find now is of lower quliity. I cannot recommend this as a high qullity product.

Something is very wrong with this smoked salmon.It is so salty. It smells and tastes fishy. You simply cannot eat it; the flavor is so bad.Though it is wild Alaskan salmon, and nothing artificial or chemical is used, it tastes completely chemical.The smoke flavor is overpowering, and it tastes fake. It's not but it tastes that way.I've had smoked salmon from Alaska and many other places, and this, I'm sorry to say, the worst.We cannot eat it. We did contact customer service and they did refund our money, but theytold us how wonderful their product was -- they are unaware of what is going on.

I've bought a few packages of smoked salmon with this identical package design. This was the most strong smelling and tasting salmon ever. I served it at our annual Christmas Eve party and had to spray room deodorizer in an attempt to mask the smell before guests arrived. Yuck.

I ordered this for my brother for Christmas. I have not had a lot of smoked salmon, but he loves it, so I was going in w/ little experience.The first associate I spoke with very graciously explained the differences between wet and dry smoked salmon---all news to me---and how his product was prepared and packaged. I ordered it and yes, it was a huge hit with my brother. He said it was excellent.In the meantime, I had mistakenly placed a second order in ordering other things from Amazon. My fault. I notified Amazon, and notified Alaska Smokehouse, and was immediately sent confirmation that the second order had been deleted. However, I did receive the second oder of smoked salmon, although it never showed up on my credit card statement.I called Alaska Smokehouse to ask how to return the second order and they graciously said to keep the salmon, and please enjoy it as a thank you for being a customer.The same brother had a birthday in January, so I sent the second order to him along w/ the story and he was impressed and delighted. He said at Christmas he had to share, but this time around his salmon was a "protected species"!Great product, great service....what more could one ask for????

A little too much water in the packet with the fish. Other than that the fish has very good flavor.

We visited Ketchikan, Alaska briefly on a cruise last year. That is where this salmon is smoked and prepared and where I first tasted it. Love the taste and that it is done in the old native way. Very heart healthy. I eat a small piece most mornings at breakfast. Packed in a gold foil envelope that is good, unopened, for several years. Should be refrigerated after opening. A large order will get you free shipping, and since it lasts for such a long time, storage is no problem. Good value if purchased in a large quantity.