Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
avruga | herring roe with a smoky flavour, sometimes used as a substitute for caviar. |
bacalao bacalhau baccala | salted cod. |
bloater | a smoked herring. |
botargo | the roe of the grey mullet. Pl. BOTARGOS or BOTARGOES. |
bourride | a fish dish from Provence. |
brandade | a Provencal dish made with salt fish, olive oil, garlic and cream. |
carpaccio | an hors-d'oeuvre made of thin strips of raw meat or fish, often eaten with a relish. |
caviar caviare caviarie cavier | salted roe of sturgeon. |
ceviche seviche | in Mexican cookery, raw fish marinated in lime juice and served as a hors d'oeuvre. |
coquille | a scallop or other seafood served in a scallop shell. |
coulibiac coulibiaca koulibiaca | a Russian baked dish consisting of flaked fish mixed with semolina encased in pastry. Also KOULIBIACA. |
coulis | a thin puree of fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables. Pl. COULISES. |
crabmeat | the meat of the crab. |
findram finnan | haddock cured in peat smoke, originally at Findon (pron. fin'an), Scotland. |
fishball | a FISHCAKE. |
fishcake | a cake made of fish and potato. |
fishfinger | an oblong piece of filleted or minced fish coated in breadcrumbs. |
fumado | a salted and smoked fish, as the pilchard. Pl. FUMADOES or FUMADOS. |
garoupa | in Chinese cookery, another name for GROUPER > GAROUPAS. |
gefilte gefullte | as in gefilte fish, a dish of fish stuffed with various ingredients. Also GEFILTE. |
goujon | a small strip of fish coated with flour and deep-fried > GOUJONS. |
gravadlax gravlaks gravlax | a Scandinavian dish of salmon with spices and salad. |
gurry | the parts left over after cleaning fish. |
haberdine | a cod salted and dried. |
ikan | fish esp in names of cooked dishes e.g. assam ikan. |
jambalaya | a Creole dish of rice, meat, shellfish etc. |
kedgeree | a dish of baked fish, boiled rice, and eggs. |
kipper | to cure or preserve a herring. |
koulibiaca | see COULIBIAC. |
lemonfish | shark meat sold as food. |
lutefisk lutfisk | dried codfish. [Norw. lute, to wash in lye solution, + fisk, fish]. |
maatjes matjes | a young herring before it has spawned, cured in brine. Pl. the same. |
osetra ossetra | a type of caviar. |
rollmop | a fillet of herring rolled up in onion. |
saltfish | salted cod. |
sashimi | fish, sliced paper-thin and served raw. |
scampi | crustaceans of the genus Nephrops, often fried in breadcrumbs. [Ital. scampi, pl. of scampo, shrimp]. Pl. SCAMPIS or SCAMPIES. |
scungile | conch used as food > SCUNGILI. |
scungille | conch used as food > SCUNGILLI. |
seviche | see CEVICHE. |
sild | herring, esp. canned, lightly smoked herring imported from Scandinavia. |
smokie smoky | a smoked haddock. |
stockfish | salted and dried fish, especially codfish, hake, ling, and torsk; also, codfish dried without being salted. |
sushi | a dish of raw fish sliced. |
tarama | a Greek paste of fish roe, garlic and lemon juice. |
taramasalata | a fish pâté made from the roe of the grey mullet or from smoked cod's roe, mixed with garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, etc. |
tempura | a Japanese dish of vegetables and shrimp dipped in batter and deep-fried. |
teriyaki | a Japanese dish of meat or shellfish. |