[header] How to bake salmon [title] Buy whole salmon fillets when preparing baked salmon. [step] The flesh can range in color from a pale pink to a deep red, depending on the salmon species available. A salmon fillet is cut in half lengthwise down the middle of the fish.
The pink flesh is exposed on one side, and the skin (typically scaled) on the opposite side. [substeps] Depending on your location and the time of year, you may find atlantic, coho, chinook, sockeye, and king, wild, farmed, fresh, or frozen.