whitebait
Small fish, whole
Whitebait are tiny young fish, typically herring or similar species, eaten whole—bones, heads, and all.
They're usually coated in flour and deep-fried until crisp: a plate of whitebait with lemon.
The term refers to the fish as food rather than to a specific species.
Small herring-family fish
- smeltOre-refining process
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
- anchovySmall, salty forage fish
- sardineSmall herring-family fish
minnow · capelin · silverside · goby · juvenile · fry · fingerling · shoal
Fried batter cake
- tempuraJapanese battered fried food
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- batterUncooked cake mixture
deep-fried · pan-fried · appetizer · delicacy · sizzling · flour · seasoning · lemon
Interlaced open fabric
- catchSeize or snag
- seasonYearly division or series
- runMove swiftly on foot
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
estuary · spawning · migration · fishery · quota · sustainable · conservation · overfishing
Extremely small in size
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- transparentAllowing light through
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
slender · miniature · diminutive · glistening · pale · iridescent · whole · intact
sprat
Small herring-family fish
sardine · minnow · capelin · silverside · goby · juvenile · fry · fingerling · shoal · school
fritter
Fried batter cake
batter · deep-fried · pan-fried · appetizer · delicacy · sizzling · flour · seasoning · lemon · garlic
netting
Interlaced open fabric
river · estuary · spawning · migration · fishery · quota · sustainable · conservation · overfishing · regulation
tiny
Extremely small in size
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- transparentAllowing light through
delicate · slender · miniature · diminutive · glistening · pale · iridescent · whole · intact · bite-sized
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- New ZealandAuckland, Wellington, Air New Zealand, Kiwis, Christchurch
- pub foodfish and chips, chips, bangers and mash, pork scratchings, scotch egg
- Australasian foodsmeat pie, sausage roll, pavlova, lamington, fairy bread
- baitfishanchovy, menhaden, sardine, shiner, minnow
- forage fishanchovy, herring, sardine, menhaden, sprat
whitebaittuna
Large edible ocean fish
swordfish · halibut · marlin · shark · bluefin tuna
whitebaitfillet
Boneless meat portion
fish fillet · tuna steak · salmon steak · loin · salmon fillet
bait, whitewash, whiten, whiteness, whitening, whitewashed, whitefish, whitewasher