List of fish dishes

This is a list of notable fish dishes. In culinary and fishery contexts, fish includes shellfish, such as molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms. Fish has been an important source of protein for humans throughout recorded history.

Fish dishes

Alphabetical list

A

Asam pedas prepared with giant gourami

B

Baccalà alla vicentina is a Venetian-Italian dish native to Vicenza that is made from stoccafisso (stockfish).
Baccalà alla lucana, traditional recipe from Basilicata

C

Canh chua is a sour soup indigenous to the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is typically made with fish from the Mekong River Delta and additional ingredients.
Ceviche is typically made from fresh raw fish cured in citrus juices, such as lemon or lime, and spiced with ají or chili peppers.

D

E

F

Fish and chips in Edinburgh, Scotland
Fish chowder

G

H

I

Ikan goreng is a generic term that refers to various kinds of Indonesian and Malaysian dishes of deep fried fish or other forms of seafood.

J

K

  • Kaeng som – Fish curry dish
  • Kakavia – Fish group from Greece
  • Kalakukko – Finnish savoury pie
  • Kedgeree – Fish and rice-based dish
  • Kibbeling – Dutch seafood snack, consisting of chunks of deep-fried cod
  • Kinilaw – Filipino seafood dish
  • Kokotxas – Fish stew from the Basque region
  • Kuai – Chinese food dish

L

Lohikeitto is a common dish in Finland and other Nordic countries that consists of salmon fillets, boiled potatoes and leeks.

M

Machher jhol in an Odia style is a traditional Bengali and Odia spicy fish stew.
Maachha Bihana is fish egg curry in an oriya style.

N

O

  • Odorigui – Consumption of live, moving seafood in Japanese cuisine
  • Otak-otak – Indonesian traditional fish cake

P

Paling in 't groen is a Flemish regional dish, mainly from the area along the River Scheldt between Dendermonde and Antwerp. The Dutch language name (literally 'eel in the green') refers to freshwater eel in a green herb sauce.

Q

  • Quenelle – Mixture of creamed fish or meat with a light egg binding, formed into an egg-like shape

R

  • Rakfisk – Norwegian fermented fish dish made from trout or char
  • Rollmops – Pickled herring fillets
  • Run down – Stew dish

S

Deep-fried Swordfish collar with chips and coleslaw
Seafood birdsnest is a common Chinese cuisine dish found in Hong Kong, China and most overseas Chinatown restaurants.

cuisine

T

Tekwan is a fish soup of Palembang, Indonesia, prepared with fishcake.

U

Ukha is a clear Russian soup, made from various types of fish such as bream, wels catfish, or ruffe.
  • Ukha – Russian soup made of fish

V

W

Y

  • Yassa – Senegalese spicy marinated poultry or fish dish
  • Yin Yang fish – Taiwanese fish dish

List by ingredient

Raw fish dishes

Salmon dishes

Halved smoked salmon in a salmon smokehouse

Tuna dishes

Tuna fish sandwiches

Gallery

See also