Category: fish

A French Way to Make Fish Shine

Sole meunière is one of those dishes that sounds fancy, but really isn’t. This staple of the French repertoire features simple Dover sole fillets lightly dredged in flour, pan-fried, and bathed in a brown butter sauce with lemon and parsley. The bright sauce allows the delicate flavors of the fish to shine, with a result that’s…


The Perfect Fish Cakes Have Way More Fish Than Cake

In my eternal search for the perfect fish cake, I find the best way to get the results I crave is to create my own recipe that has all the right elements (in my opinion). My ideal cake is packed with fish, has little filler, and isn’t mushy. It should be crispy yet succulent, salty…


Spruce Up Your Salmon With This Exciting New Recipe

The sesame seeds in the sweet sauce atop this salmon add nutty flavor and a little texture. Finishing the salmon in the oven turns the sauce into a thick, caramelized glaze. Pan-Roasted Sesame Salmon Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Serves 4 4 scallions, whites and greens separated 1 clove garlic, grated 1…


Meet Methuselah, the Oldest Living Aquarium Fish

SAN FRANCISCO—Meet Methuselah, the fish that likes to eat fresh figs, get belly rubs and is believed to be the oldest living aquarium fish in the world. In the Bible, Methuselah was Noah’s grandfather and was said to have lived to be 969 years old. Methuselah the fish is not quite that ancient, but biologists…


Diver Forms Amazing 2-Year Friendship With Tiny Racoon Butterfly Fish Who Recognizes Her, Swims to Say Hi

Rachel first met Sonny under the sparkling turquoise waters of French Polynesia. To say she “met” Sonny, you might think him to be a person, but Sonny is not a person at all, but a tiny, bright-yellow racoon butterfly fish, who became her “friend” over the last two years. The research diver, who’s sailed and…


Lemon, Herbs, and Butter Flavor This Fancy Fish Dinner

As we all know, at the start of each new year, many people want to eat healthier. This dish is a great way to add a healthier option to your weekly menu. It’s a straightforward recipe using a potentially new technique for people who want to eat more fish. Fancy Fish in Foil Serves 4…


Yiayia Anastasia’s Greek Marinated Sea Bream, Greek Salad, and Garlic Dip (Skordalia)

“We eat the best food here and that’s why we’re all still fighting fit. It’s why I’m still on my knees picking olives every November. The fish here is the best, fresh from the sea. It’s caught in the morning then it’s on my plate by the afternoon. That’s real food that will keep you…


Police Officer Feels Uneasy Seeing 2 Boys Beside a Pond, Is Shocked to Find Them ‘Picking Up Trash’

It was a perfect summer evening in Indiana. Fishers police sergeant Rodriguez was in the neighborhood of The Bristols on July 29, when he spotted a couple of kids who seemed like they might be in trouble. Two boys were on the edge of a pond, and as an on-duty officer, Rodriguez’s concern was that…


Hy Vong’s Fish With Mango Sauce

We particularly like this mango sauce with fried snapper or grouper, but you can serve it over any kind of fish prepared any way you’d like, such as steamed, baked, or broiled. Feel free to add more peppercorns, mango, or nuoc cham to suit your taste. Green peppercorns in brine can be found at some…


Weird ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Lives 100 Years, Pregnant for 5 Years

The coelacanth—a giant weird fish still around from dinosaur times—can live for 100 years, a new study found. These slow-moving, people-sized fish of the deep, nicknamed a “living fossil,” are the opposite of the live fast, die young mantra. These nocturnal fish grow at an achingly slow pace. Females don’t hit sexual maturity until their…