"During a recent visit to a national supermarket, the author noticed a 3.5-ounce can of smoked salmon with Sichuan chile crisp priced at $14; it performs well when stirred into a cream-cheese-and-chive dip, but the same store offered better value fresh options — about a pound of Atlantic salmon fillets for roughly $2 more or an eight-ounce package of cold-smoked salmon for $12 — highlighting that convenient, trendy tinned seafood can sometimes cost more than comparable fresh or smoked alternatives." - Amy McCarthy