whitefishes
Lake trout relatives
Whitefishes is the plural of whitefish, referring to various freshwater fish with pale flesh, especially members of the salmon family found in cold northern lakes.
The term applies broadly to any light-fleshed fish suitable for eating: The menu featured several whitefishes from the Great Lakes.
In Jewish cuisine, whitefish often appears smoked or in salads.
Whole cured herring
- chubStout freshwater cyprinid
- freshwater fishSpecies from unsalted waters
- forage fishSmall prey species
- baitfishSmall prey fish for angling
schooling · silvery · scales · fins · spawning · roe · endemic · native
Exposed to wood fumes
- filletBoneless meat portion
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
- bakedCooked by dry heat
- grilledCooked on metal bars
fried · delicacy · flaky · mild · white flesh · omega-3 · protein · seafood
Enclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- deepwaterOf oceanic depths
benthic · cold-water · northern · subarctic · Great Lakes · Canadian · Siberian · Scandinavian
Mesh that entangles fish
- seineVertical hanging fish net
- ice fishingCatching fish through frozen water
- commercial fishingHarvesting seafood for profit
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
catch · harvest · smelt · run · jigging · tip-up · live bait · trolling
bloater
Whole cured herring
- chubStout freshwater cyprinid
- freshwater fishSpecies from unsalted waters
- forage fishSmall prey species
baitfish · schooling · silvery · scales · fins · spawning · roe · endemic · native · landlocked
smoked
Exposed to wood fumes
grilled · fried · delicacy · flaky · mild · white flesh · omega-3 · protein · seafood · appetizer
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
deepwater · benthic · cold-water · northern · subarctic · Great Lakes · Canadian · Siberian · Scandinavian · alpine
gillnets
Mesh that entangles fish
- seineVertical hanging fish net
- ice fishingCatching fish through frozen water
- commercial fishingHarvesting seafood for profit
subsistence · catch · harvest · smelt · run · jigging · tip-up · live bait · trolling · light tackle
whitefishessalmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
oily fish · red salmon · sockeye salmon · trout · fatty fish
whitefishessalmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
wild salmon · king salmon · sturgeon · lobster · trophy fish
- whitefish saladFlaked smoked fish in mayo