Microblog Memes @lemmy.world catarina @kbin.social 10mo ago

Salmon pink

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Salmon is delicious and I totally get why bears get so hyped when they return to rivers to spawn.

“Fuck yeah, I’m up to my furry little ears in salmon snacks y’all!” - Bears
- Bears know nothing, they haven't even tasted it in the ultimate form, graved. Smoked is good too but those silly sods haven't done that either. Pfft.
  
  What's worse, there is a decent chance at least one bear has, but there was no way for him to convince any other bear. All the right circumstances had to line up perfectly for that random campsite he ate at to have that specific meal be interrupted. And bear language doesn't have the nuance to convey just how much better it was than raw.
  
  "Graved"? What's that?
yfw that color actually comes from crustaceans they eat: 🤯
- Might as well call it crustacean pink instead. That name sounds much better than a word with a silent L.
  
  It doesn't have to be silent
- Carotenoids are produced by algae, plants and certain fungi.
  
  Feeding fish higher-level animals in the food web (like crustaceans or fish that predate on crustaceans) concentrates the carotenoids and brings out more and more color in the fish, specifically red.
  
  And mercury right?
- This is also the source of a flamingo's colour. The debate if salmon are fishy flamingos or flamingos are feathery salmon has yet to be settled.
- I thought Salmon were actually gray on the inside? Is this a farm raised versus wild thing?
  
  Gray?? 🤢 Even the farm raised should be a light pink before it’s cooked.
  
  Farm-raised salmon are usually pink. Wild caught salmon are usually bright red.
This kills the salmon
- I'm here for the lochs and cream cheese
  
  Lox, gotta have the capers too
Worked pretty well for dracula on Sesame Street I guess.
Fish are food, not friends!
Isn't this just a rip from a webcomic?
Link to the post.
Image Transcription: Mastodon Post

Sean Kelly, @nutjob4life@fosstodon.org

ME: We have a color named after you

SALMON: Really? Is it silvery-blue like my scales?

ME: No, uh …

SALMON: Wait why is it pink?

ME: …

SALMON: WHY IS IT PINK?!?

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