Wild BC Salmon Star Performance
Vancouver, BC: Vancouver top chefs and seafood
experts joined the BC Salmon Marketing Council at the Wild BC
Salmon booth at this year “Bs EAT! Vancouver Show at BC
Place Stadium on May 23rd to May 25th to showcase the newest
wild BC salmon recipes and promote the natural diversity of
the wild BC salmon species. Robert Clark (Executive Chef of
Vancouver's C Restaurant, Raincity Grill and Nu Restaurant),
Karen Barnaby (Executive Chef of Vancouver's Fish House in Stanley
Park and cookbook author) and Ron Shewchuk (International barbecue
champion and cookbook author) were joined by other seafood experts
to answer questions about the resource and provide cooking tips,
including: Grant Snell, General Manager of the BC Salmon Marketing
Council; fisherman Rick Burns of the Pacific Provider; and,
Kosta The Fishmonger Zogaris of The Salmon Shop in North Vancouver's
Lonsdale Quay Public Market.
Almost
2,000 portions of three wild BC salmon creations were savoured
by show visitors who waited patiently at scheduled times during
the show for the opportunity to taste the creations, speak with
the experts, and even have their wild BC salmon recipe booklet
autographed by the special guest chefs. The featured recipes
included: Wild BC Pink Salmon Baked with Tartar Sauce by Robert
Clark; Wild BC Chum Salmon with Soy Wasabi Glaze by Karen Barnaby;
and, Cedar Planked Wild BC Spring Salmon with Whiskey-Maple
Glaze by Ron Shewchuk.
Classic
Smokehouse (2003) Inc. from Vancouver again provided almost
5,000 samples of their very popular premium smoked wild BC salmon
products including Maple Smoked Wild BC Spring Salmon, Tandoori
Smoked Wild BC Spring Salmon and Wild BC Salmon Pepperoni.
“We
were delighted and honoured to have our seafood experts and
chefs Robert Clark, Karen Barnaby and Ron Shewchuk join us at
the EAT! Vancouver Show this year, " says Grant Snell,
BC Salmon Marketing Council General Manager. He adds, “The
show visitors were simply elated by the showcased wild BC salmon
dishes, new recipe booklet and the inviting opportunity to have
their questions answered by such renowned individuals. They
were pleased to hear that although this year is deemed a naturally
low cycle year for sockeye in the Fraser River, early predictions
indicate that some sockeye from other river systems, and other
species including wild BC pink, chum, coho and spring salmon
will be available during the traditional salmon season and the
rest of the year. The industry is extremely appreciative of
such strong support and loyalty for wild BC salmon as expressed
by the public and leading members of our foodservice and seafood
communities."
The
BC Salmon Marketing Council is a non-profit generic marketing
organization for wild BC salmon funded by the BC commercial
fishermen and government sources to: benefit and promote the
BC wild salmon industry; conduct research and educational programs
for the development and promotion of commercially harvested
wild BC salmon, and; communicate to national and international
markets the quality, availability and value of wild BC salmon.
For
more information:
Grant Snell, General Manager,
BC Salmon Marketing Council
Phone: 604.267.3030
E-mail: grant@bcsalmon.ca
Note:
Full colour digital images of wild BC salmon, recipes, and much
more are available. Please contact Grant Snell at the BC Salmon
Marketing Council for information.