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Dish of the week: Holubtsi

33 White fish Recipes From 28 Cuisines.

A catch-all for mild, flaky ocean fish — cod, haddock, bass, snapper — that take on the character of whatever surrounds them. They are the base of fish and chips, Veracruz-style baked fish, Mediterranean stews and Japanese simmered dishes. The flesh is delicate: it is done the moment it flakes under a fork, usually faster than expected, and it forgives poaching far more than aggressive frying.

33 recipes on this route

The recipes.

Bowl of Maltese aljotta fish broth with rice, flakes of white fish, tomato and fresh mint

Malta1 hr 20 min

Aljotta

Maltese Garlic and Tomato Fish Broth

Steamed Khmer fish amok set in a banana leaf cup, topped with coconut cream, shredded lime leaf and red chile

Cambodia55 min

Amok Trey

Khmer Steamed Fish Curry Custard

Plate of bacalhau à Brás — creamy eggs with flaked salt cod and shoestring potatoes, topped with parsley and black olives

Portugal25 hr

Bacalhau à Brás

Salt Cod with Eggs and Potatoes

Split fried bake stuffed with crisp fried fish, shredded cabbage, pineapple and bright green chadon beni sauce

Trinidad and Tobago2 hr 45 min

Bake and Shark

Trinidadian Fried Shark in Fried Bread

Wide pan of Adriatic brudet with fish steaks, squid rings and open mussels in red sauce beside soft polenta

Croatia1 hr 15 min

Brudet

Adriatic Mixed Fish Stew with Soft Polenta

Bowl of caldillo de congrio with a thick white fish steak in coral tomato broth with potato slices and cilantro

Chile1 hr 5 min

Caldillo de Congrio

Chilean Conger Chowder

Bowl of clear sour Vietnamese soup with catfish, pineapple wedges, tomato, okra and green herbs on top

Vietnam40 min

Canh Chua Cá

Mekong Sour Tamarind Fish Soup

Earthenware pot of creamy coconut seafood stew with shrimp, mussels in shell, squid rings and cilantro

Colombia1 hr

Cazuela de Mariscos

Cartagena Coconut Seafood Casserole

Thick white fish steaks poaching in a shallow pan of deep red pepper and paprika sauce with cilantro and lemon wedges

Israel55 min

Chraime

Holiday Fish in Sweet-Hot Pepper Sauce

Platter of red-tinted couscous topped with fish steaks, chickpeas, carrots, quince wedges and green peppers

Tunisia1 hr 55 min

Couscous bil Hout

Tunisian Fish Couscous

Bowl of thick Cullen skink with flakes of smoked haddock, potato cubes and chopped chives

United Kingdom45 min

Cullen Skink

Scottish Smoked Haddock Soup

Chunks of white fish in a thick orange coconut sauce with peppers and cilantro, served with rice and plantain

Ecuador1 hr 10 min

Encocado de Pescado

Esmeraldas Fish in Coconut Sauce

Every recipe on this route.

All 33 of them, alphabetically, with the country each one comes from.

also known ascod, haddock, sea bass, tilapia

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