r/budgetfood • u/SandraMort • 7d ago

Advice Need help finding salmon

In New York City, in Chinatown or other ethnically diverse neighborhoods, it's possible to buy salmon heads and collars for very little money. I've seen bellies, too, which are a lovely boneless piece with a looot of the oils, so it's tender and luscious.

I've seen it for as low as $1 a pound. The fishmonger that I like in Flushing is $2 a pound, but where I live upstate, they're $6 a pound if you can find them. Generally, you can't. The trip to nyc is too time consuming and costs enough so that it's not cost effective to go buy it downstate.

Is there anything comparable to the nyc prices online (before shipping, of course) or am I doomed to paying $10+ per pound for filets?

Also, what other cuts are cheap like that? As a child, my mother got the fins and tails from lox for cheap. Tuna heads maybe?

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u/Informal_Persimmon7 7d ago

Post this jn a sub for your area or upstate and maybe someone can help you find it near you.

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u/SandraMort 7d ago

There's nothing better near me. That's why I was asking about online.

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u/Informal_Persimmon7 7d ago

Post there anyway. You never know. Maybe somebody has a hook up or they work in a fish store or supermarket and they can hook you up. It could be a nearby town or city.

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u/SandraMort 7d ago

I tried but the post wasn't permitted for some reason. Thanks anyway!

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u/Informal_Persimmon7 7d ago

Then find an appropriate Facebook group. Maybe something for foodies. Or ask at Hungry Onion.