I live too far away from any available wild caught salmon. It’s available on Thammachart Seafood website to order and ship and have had good experience with their products and shipping. Salmon at Makro isn’t worth it, especially the Aro, but it’s the closest salmon availability where I live. Go has some good frozen farm salmon but Go is too far away from us.

11 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

No, it's quite reasonable. However, depends where the salmon is coming from. Farm is cheap, Atlantik still ok, or even from Thailand's farms.

Thailand does not farm salmon. It’s too hot.

I buy 300 gram packs of 'fresh never frozen' Atlantic Salmon fillets in Makro for 349-369 baht...

53 minutes ago, ArchieBunker said:

Thailand does not farm salmon. It’s too hot.

No, you're wrong 😂.

But I admit, if I wouldn't know better I would have answered in your way.

Here's the update for you (and others)

The Climate Hack: To keep the water cold enough for salmon in Thailand's tropical heat, the facility utilizes residual cold energy generated during PTT's liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification process to chill the water cost-effectively.

1 hour ago, ArchieBunker said:

I live too far away from any available wild caught salmon. It’s available on Thammachart Seafood website to order and ship and have had good experience with their products and shipping. Salmon at Makro isn’t worth it, especially the Aro, but it’s the closest salmon availability where I live. Go has some good frozen farm salmon but Go is too far away from us.

Makro offers fresh and frozen Norwegian salmon 👍

Expensive or not Big C Pattaya Klang have a huge display of salmon but I never see anyone buying it, I wonder how long they keep it on display for and what they do with it after it’s sell by date expires ?

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

No, you're wrong 😂.

But I admit, if I wouldn't know better I would have answered in your way.

Here's the update for you (and others)

The Climate Hack: To keep the water cold enough for salmon in Thailand's tropical heat, the facility utilizes residual cold energy generated during PTT's liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification process to chill the water cost-effectively.

Wow you actually eat that crap?

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

Here's the update for you (and others)

The Climate Hack: To keep the water cold enough for salmon in Thailand's tropical heat, the facility utilizes residual cold energy generated during PTT's liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification process to chill the water cost-effectively.

Its being done at Kasetsart University. But it is not for sale and simply an experiment to see if they can get it to work. If they can it will possibly be implemented. But for now no cold water salmon in Thailand.

Edited July 9Jul 9 by marin

5 hours ago, KhunLA said:

I don't consider Salmon expensive at all, since a tasty & healthy protein. We buy FZ Nowegian open sea farm raised, and 480gr from Makro (฿665 / kg), less if buying more than 2 packs.

Per kg, works out cheaper than the beef tenderloin we buy, ฿1030 / kg, along with beef serving size is usually 250-300gr vs 120gr for Salmon serving size. Considerably less expensive meal than beef steak.

Pork & chicken a fraction of salmon & beef cost.

Just picked up 3 of the last few remaining in the freezer case at Makro, so 309 each. Check most recent past receipt, and paid 399, so a nice sale.

If there, FZ Blueberries were 130 baht, and I've paid as much as 229 in the past.

4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Most fish that size yield south of 50% fillet.

Only if you fillet using a pickaxe!

4 hours ago, ArchieBunker said:

Twice the price then.

The fish I bought this morning weighed 5.23 kg and cost 1563฿ in total.
The head, belly, tail, etc., weighed 1.5 kg. These parts I steam, strip of meat, and use the chunks in a salad with mayo; the rest goes in the dog food. The actual waste element is very little! The middle bone contains minimal meat if filleted correctly, but they still include it in the box, so it is steamed with the other offcuts.
In reality, the fillets cost around 420฿ per kg, and I can cut them to my preferred size with the offcuts as a bonus!

I'm a regular customer at the local Big C. I never have to wait more than 30 minutes while they prepare. One I bought last year is in the photo below.

Virtually any fish you buy in Thailand that was not farmed in Thailand has been frozen at some point.

3 hours ago, khunPer said:

I buy 300 gram packs of 'fresh never frozen' Atlantic Salmon fillets in Makro for 349-369 baht...

How long does it take that 'non-frozen' Atlantic salmon to get to yuor table in Nakon Nowhere?

And any not used immediatley.......you freeze yourself!

Edited July 9Jul 9 by wil iam not

39 minutes ago, Madgee said:

Only if you fillet using a pickaxe!

The fish I bought this morning weighed 5.23 kg and cost 1563฿ in total.
The head, belly, tail, etc., weighed 1.5 kg. These parts I steam, strip of meat, and use the chunks in a salad with mayo; the rest goes in the dog food. The actual waste element is very little! The middle bone contains minimal meat if filleted correctly, but they still include it in the box, so it is steamed with the other offcuts.
In reality, the fillets cost around 420฿ per kg, and I can cut them to my preferred size with the offcuts as a bonus!

I'm a regular customer at the local Big C. I never have to wait more than 30 minutes while they prepare. One I bought last year is in the photo below.

I do not think that was a whole, fish, I think it was gill & gutted.

Is Salmon really chilled and transported all the way from Norway or is it just a description Thais use "Norwegian " 🤔 Can't understand why there isn't more from Japan, it's much closer and they have tuna as well.Visited a few years ago and tasted great.What with Thais loving anything Japanese think it would be big business .

Edited July 9Jul 9 by asterboy66

9 minutes ago, asterboy66 said:

Is Salmon really chilled and transported all the way from Norway or is it just a description Thais use "Norwegian " 🤔 Can't understand why there isn't more from Japan, it's much closer and they have tuna as well.Visited a few years ago and tasted great.What with Thais loving anything Japanese think it would be big business .

Most of the salmon in Japan is farmed Norway.

Having lived in Seattle for a few years and enjoying wild Salmon, I just do not trust the Salmon fish farms:

On 7/8/2026 at 3:45 PM, Gecko123 said:

I believe much of the farm raised salmon sold in Thailand comes from Norway. You know, you see that "Seafood from Norway" signage, and you think that everything is coming from one top rated source, but if you check the back of the half fish fillet packages, I've noted that there are multiple suppliers which suggests to me that there may be some variation in quality. If you are suggesting that the salmon sold at Tops might be coming from the Chao Praya river, I don't think that's the case. 😃

To each his own...however...I should point out that with farm raised salmon there have been claims that the fish pellets used to feed the salmon can come from sketchy (read: polluted) sources, which ends up being concentrated in the fat, which has made me somewhat hesitant to eat too much of the belly fat, but I agree with you that it can be flavorful.

I never ask for fish to be deboned. When the service has been offered, I've always declined it. I inadvertently purchased a fillet that had already been deboned, but I have to tell you it made for a more pleasant eating experience and I might have my fish deboned more often going forward. I only mentioned this because some people might appreciate this service, especially if they happen to be entertaining, and in a tiny way might help explain the higher price. Sorry if sharing that made me sound like Martha Stewart; that was not my intention. 😃

On 7/8/2026 at 3:45 PM, Gecko123 said:

I believe much of the farm raised salmon sold in Thailand comes from Norway. You know, you see that "Seafood from Norway" signage, and you think that everything is coming from one top rated source, but if you check the back of the half fish fillet packages, I've noted that there are multiple suppliers which suggests to me that there may be some variation in quality. If you are suggesting that the salmon sold at Tops might be coming from the Chao Praya river, I don't think that's the case. 😃

To each his own...however...I should point out that with farm raised salmon there have been claims that the fish pellets used to feed the salmon can come from sketchy (read: polluted) sources, which ends up being concentrated in the fat, which has made me somewhat hesitant to eat too much of the belly fat, but I agree with you that it can be flavorful.

I never ask for fish to be deboned. When the service has been offered, I've always declined it. I inadvertently purchased a fillet that had already been deboned, but I have to tell you it made for a more pleasant eating experience and I might have my fish deboned more often going forward. I only mentioned this because some people might appreciate this service, especially if they happen to be entertaining, and in a tiny way might help explain the higher price. Sorry if sharing that made me sound like Martha Stewart; that was not my intention. 😃

When you read how salmon is farmed in e.g. Norway you don't want to eat it. Conditions how these fish are kept & pollute the sea is disgusting. Buy wild salmon or no salmon.

19 minutes ago, ThaiTraveller2016 said:

When you read how salmon is farmed in e.g. Norway you don't want to eat it. Conditions how these fish are kept & pollute the sea is disgusting. Buy wild salmon or no salmon.

I have read, and why I only buy Norwegian Salmon ...

3 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Most of the salmon in Japan is farmed Norway.

Actually 70% comes from Chile

4 minutes ago, asterboy66 said:

Actually 70% comes from Chile

I stand corrected. Most of the salmon in Japan was farmed in Chile, which is likely much nastier than farms in Norway.