FOOD NEWS
Trader Joe's Seafood You Should Buy And Others To Avoid Completely
BY Emily Hunt
Buy: Smoked Salmon
Thinly sliced and extremely tender, TJ's Everything but the Bagel Seasoned Smoked Salmon can be enjoyed solo, but it makes a great addition to various meals, too.
Plus, even though the fish's flavor is pretty gentle, it doesn't get lost among the seasoning. However, its smoky flavor is something many would deem too subtle and underwhelming.
Buy: Fish Nuggets
Made from Alaska Pollock, TJ's Battered Fish Nuggets are tasty, flaky, and crispy but not too seafood-y in flavor. You can eat them solo as well as in fish dishes.
Buy: Salmon Pinwheels
With crisp outsides and soft, flaky insides, the Salmon Pinwheels are rolled up with an herby spinach and feta filling and sold in pairs, costing $11.99/pound.
Avoid: Coconut Shrimp
The Coconut Shrimp is flavorful, but the thick breading doesn't crisp all the way through, yielding a gummy inside that the tough, rubbery shrimp can't redeem.
Buy: Battered Halibut
The gluten-free Battered Halibut fillets are about the size of a chicken finger. In fact, they taste almost identical to chicken fingers if eaten with ketchup.
Unlike the coconut shrimp, the halibut boasts a thin enough batter to crisp completely through when cooked. The inside has a delicate flavor and a nice, mildly salty sea quality.