John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

Are salmon iteroparous?

Unlike Pacific species of salmon, S. Salar is iteroparous, which means it can survive spawning and return to sea to repeat the process again in another year -such individuals can grow to extremely large sizes, although they are rare. The different life stages of the fish are known by many different names in English: alevin, …

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Do salmon have teeth?

Salmon are really big predatory fish and as such, they have plenty of sharp teeth. While dwelling in saltwater, their teeth are deeply embedded in their fleshly lips, but as they enter freshwater territory, their bodies slowly deteriorate and the full size of their teeth is being exposed. The backbone is a series of interlocked …

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How do salmon hunt?

Salmon, like other fish species, use suction feeding to attack their prey and proceed to suck them in their mouths. Following this predatory event, the salmon would then bite its live prey and further proceed to swallow. Suction feeding in salmon is facilitated by a complex interaction between the bones and muscles of the head, …

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What do salmon symbolize?

Salmon is is a symbol of blessings and nourishment, as well as a drive of determination that will not surrender or give up, these are both beautiful and long enduring symbols that the Salmon has come to teach. What does the salmon symbolize in the Leo zodiac? The symbolism of the salmon represents sheer determination …

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How do salmon navigate?

Researchers confirmed the existence of magnetite crystals in Chinook salmon The crystals allow the salmon to sense magnetic pulses from the Earth They use these pulses as a biological GPS signal to keep track of where they are. How do salmon navigate their way home? For all these reasons, we can see why salmon navigate …

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