The Daily Telegraph: Closest yet to wild Atlantic Salmon

24. Aug 2011

In an article, The Daily Telegraph describes how Faroese salmon producer HiddenFjord goes to every length to ensure the quality of their Var Salmon. This combined with the good natural conditions for salmon production in the Faroe Islands and the welfare and environment friendly legislation imposed in 2003 have resulted in superior quality and taste for salmon from the Faroe Islands.

The newspaper describes the taste of Var Salmon from the Faroe Islands as the closest yet to the taste of wild Atlantic Salmon.

Read the full article here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/8691401/Wild-salmon-from-the-Faroe-Islands.html

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