1.
Match the common name of a salmon species on
the left with its alternative name(s) on the right (Some have more than one
match).
1.
Pink
|
a.
Chinook
|
2.
Red
|
b.
Coho
|
3.
Silver
|
c.
Dog
|
4.
King
|
d.
Humpies or Humpbacks
|
5.
Chum
|
e.
Sockeyes
|
f.
Steelhead
|
|
g.
Blackmouth
|
|
h.
Spring
salmon
|
|
i.
Tyee
|
|
2. Which
of the choices above right (letters) is a trick option because it is not really
a salmon but a trout, despite its sales name, Atlantic salmon?
3. Which
species can potentially live the longest?
Which has the shortest lifespan?
4. Which
two species are the most common?
5. Which two have the
highest oil content (omega 3s), and are therefore best suited to grilling, smoking, and freezing?
6. Which have the
lowest oil content and therefore may lose texture when frozen and may
dry out when cooked the wrong way?
7.
Which
ones have the darkest, red-orange meat (while the others can be beige-pink)?
8.
Although
the species run (migrate upstream) at different times in different parts of
Alaska (and elsewhere), which of the numbered options tends to run the
earliest? The latest?
11. Which species is distinctive by its vertical stripes and deeply cut tail fin?
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How did you
do? For the answers and more information, enjoy the next blog
entry, "Salmon Facts for Tourists, Cooks, and Restaurant-goers."