Freshwater Fish

Description/Use

Recipes/Recipe Videos

Catfish

A scaleless fish that is recognized by its whisker barbels. Popular due to few bones. Poach, bake or fry

Catfish Recipes

Grayling

Small fish likened to brown trout. Great flavour. Broil or grill.

Grayling Recipes

Pickerel

Smallest of pike family. A low fat fish. Lots of bone. Poach, bake, fry, broil or grill

Pickerel Recipes

Pike

Freshwater fish that ranges from 3-10ibs. Flaky white when cooked. Poach, bake, fry, broil or grill

Pike Recipes

Rainbow Trout

One of the most popular fish to eat. Can be high in fat. Used whole or filleted. Generally fried but can be broiled, steamed, poached or baked

Rainbow Trout Recipes

Sunfish

North American fish. Different shapes and types such as bass, crappies and redeyes

Sunfish Recipes

Tilapia

Bred for commercial foods in controlled ponds. Mild in flavour (similar to catfish). Poach, bake, fry, broil or grill

Tilapia Recipes

Trout

A round fish, which is popular worldwide. The flesh ranges from pink to red. Can be broiled, steamed, poached or baked

Trout Recipes

Whitefish

Similar to the salmon, high fat content, mild in flavour. Broil, fry, grill or poach.

Whitefish Recipes

Migratory Fish

Description/Uses

Recipes/Recipe Videos

Eel

Snake like fish, found in fresh waters (rivers and lakes). Popular in Europe and parts of Asia. Fry, bake or broil.

Eel Recipes

Salmon

Migrates from freshwater to saltwater to mature. Returns to freshwater to spawn. Very popular fish, healthy, rich in omega3. Can be prepared and cooked in many different ways.

Salmon Recipes

Shad

Part of the herring family. Oily with lots of small bones. The roe of the female fish is popular. Steam or bake

Shad Recipes

Smelt

A small fish, which is rich and oily. Usually sold cooked as easily perishable.

Smelt Recipes

Striped Bass

Also known as rockfish. A versatile white fish that can be cooked in many ways. Delicate when cooking.

Striped Bass Recipes

Sturgeon

Large fish that can weigh up to 30 kilos (60lbs+). Popular for its roe. Can be smoked. Many ways to prepare fish

Sturgeon Recipes

Saltwater Fish

Description/Uses

Recipes/Recipe Videos

Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna)

A pink fleshy tuna that is sometimes eaten raw. Strong flavour, grill or bake.

Ahi Recipes

Alaskan Pollack

Slender fish, part of the cod family, white flesh. Boil, bake, fry or steam

Alaskan Pollack Recipes

Albacore Tuna

A tender white tuna, high in fat. Meat is tender and mostly flaky. Can be costly to buy.

Albacore Tuna Recipes

Anchovy

Small fish that is usually found in fillet form and cured in salt. Fillets found in olive oil or pickled in vinegar. Many uses but great in soups and salads.

Anchovy Recipes

Cod

A widely used fish that is mild in taste. Finds its way in many processed products such as fish fingers, fish cakes. Popular in British seaside resorts, deep fried in a golden batter and served with chips (Fries).

Cod Recipes

Flounder

A type of flatfish with a mild flavour. Bake or broil.

Flounder Recipes

Fluke

A flatfish with a white underbelly. White flesh that can be broiled or baked.

Fluke Recipes

Flying Fish

Renowned for jumping out of water. Firm tender white fish. Steamed, fried or baked

Flying Fish Recipes

Grouper

Found in warm climates, part of the bass family. Firm white flesh that can be boiled poached and baked.

Grouper Recipes

Haddock

Similar to cod, white flesh. Can be cooked in a variety of ways.

Haddock Recipes

Halibut

Mild flavoured white flatfish with a flaky flesh

Halibut Recipes

Hapuka Grouper

Large silver fish that is found in deep waters. Firm and white when filleted.

Hapuka Grouper Recipes

Herring

Small fish that is often pickled or smoked. Many different varieties.

Herring Recipes

John Dory

Large spiny flat fish. Great for frying and boiling.

John Dory Recipes

Kingfish (Mackerel)

A type of mackerel found in warm waters. Has an oily soft, off white flesh (sometimes pink). Can be cooked in a variety of ways.

Kingfish Recipes

Lingcod

Saltwater fish with a lean white meat. Mild flavour.

Lingcod Recipes

Mackerel

A white fleshed fish with a rich flavour. Used for steaks and fillets

Mackerel Recipes

Mahi Mahi (Dolphin Fish)

An alternative to swordfish. Dark meat which has a high fat content

Mahi Mahi Recipes

Mako Shark

Can contain ammonia when killed. Fish needs to be prepared by soaking in vinegar/citrus solution (to eliminate smell). Pink meat with heavy texture.

Mako Shark Recipes

Monkfish

Popular in Europe, this flavourful fish has a similar taste to lobster. Can be prepared in a variety of ways

Monkfish Recipes

Mullet

Can be striped or silver in colour. Popular in the US. Firm flesh. Broil, bake, grill or fry

Mullet Recipes

Ocean Perch

Bright orange fish that is part of the rockfish family. A firm fish with a sweet, mild taste.

Ocean Perch Recipes

Orange Roughy

Mainly found around Australasia, a firm white fish with a mild taste.

Orange Roughy

Pink Snapper

This light brown fish can be steamed, baked or grilled. Also known as opaka-paka (Hawaiian).

Pink Snapper Recipes

Porgy

Known also as the sea bream. This fish is coarse in texture and has lots of small bones. Can be prepared in a variety of ways

Porgy Recipes

Redfish

Found around the south of the US and Mexico, a mild flavoured tasting fish that has a low fat content. Can be used in a number of recipes.

Redfish Recipes

Red Mullet

A white meat fish that is a actually part of the goatfish family with prominent whiskers (barbels)

Red Mullet Recipes

Red Snapper

This saltwater fish, which has a flaky white flesh, is often used as a substitute for trout and halibut.

Red Snapper Recipes

Rock Cod

Used as fillets, this fish has a white flesh and is mild to the taste. Can be prepared in a variety of ways

Rock Cod Recipes

Sardine

Silver in colour with a rich, dark flavoured flesh. Mainly sold in cans swimming in olive oil. Broil or grill (on toast and grilled is wonderful!)

Sardine Recipes

Scrod

A round codfish that can be baked, steamed, broiled and poached. Mild tasting flaky white flesh.

Scrod Recipes

Sea Trout

Also known as weakfish. Has a sweet flavour and can be prepared in a variety of ways. Flaky texture

Sea Trout Recipes

Sea Bass

Has elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin. Another is the black sea bass.

Sea Bass Recipes

Sheepshead Porgy

Exclusively found in the Antlantic, this member of the porgy family has a sweet flavour.

Sheepshead Porgy Recipes

Skate

Part of the ray family, this flat bodied fish is mild in taste. Soak the meat if ammonia is detected. Can be prepared in a variety of ways

Skate Recipes

Snapper

Saltwater fish, which come in many varieties such as gray, yellowtail and red. Lean flesh, available in steaks and fillets. Firm flesh that can be broiled, baked, poached and steamed

Snapper Recipes

Sole

Several species but only the Dover sole is edible, lean white flesh can be broiled, baked, poached and steamed

Sole Recipes

Swordfish

Found in warm waters, identified by its distinct ‘sword. (Jaw), can be broiled, baked, poached and steamed

Swordfish Recipes

Tilefish

Small fish with a flaky meat texture, can be broiled, baked, poached and steamed

Tilefish Recipes

Tuna

Popular fish which can grow to enormous sizes, filleted and steaks, can be broiled, baked, poached and steamed

Tuna Recipes

Weakfish

A round fish, also known as sea trout. Moist, mild sweet flavour. Baked and fried.

Weakfish Recipes