black cod
Deep-sea delicacy
Black cod is a dark-skinned fish native to the North Pacific, prized for its rich, buttery flesh.
Despite the name, it isn't a true cod—it belongs to a different family entirely.
Also called sablefish.
The black cod was glazed with miso and broiled.
- sablefishRich, oily deep-sea fish
- butterfishOily, slick-bodied fish
- marine fishSea-dwelling aquatic creature
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- North PacificUpper half of largest ocean
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