Fish

🇳🇿New Zealand

Whitebait Fritter

Translucent juvenile galaxiid fish bound with barely any egg and fried into a thin patty, served with lemon on white bread.

🇲🇹Malta

Whitebait Fritters

Pulpetti tal-makku

Whitebait bound with egg, parsley and flour and fried into small patties, eaten with lemon.

🇫🇴Faroe Islands

Wind-Dried Fish

Turrur Fiskur

Wind-dried fish; eaten plain or with butter; a traditional Faroese preservation method; dried in the hjallur with the North Atlantic breeze; a high-protein, storable food; a staple of the historical Faroese diet. Pairs of wind-dried fish are called greipur while still maturing in the hjallur.

🇫🇲Yap State (Western FSM), Federated States of Micronesia

Yapese Fish and Taro Leaf Rolls

White fish pieces with aromatic herbs wrapped in softened taro leaves with coconut milk, then steamed; a Yapese specialty that combines fresh fish with taro leaves and coconut; the taro leaves keep the fish moist and impart a subtle flavour.

🇲🇷Mauritania

Yassa Fish

Poisson Yassa Mauritanienne

Fish marinated in lemon, onions, and chilies, fried, then simmered in a tangy sauce with balsamic vinegar and Dijon mustard; the Mauritanian version of Senegalese yassa, adapted with Atlantic fish and a French-influenced mustard-vinegar finish.

🇨🇳China

Yellow River Carp in Sweet and Sour Sauce

糖醋鲤鱼

A whole carp scored, fried until arched, and coated in a sweet-sour sauce of sugar and vinegar thickened to a gloss.

🇭🇳Northern Honduras, Honduras

Yojoa Fried Fish

Pescado frito estilo Yojoa

Whole tilapia from Lake Yojoa salted, scored and deep-fried stiff, served upright with fried plantain chips and pickled cabbage.

🇵🇱Poland

Śledź po Grecku

Polish herring 'Greek-style': herring with carrots, onions, and tomato paste in oil, served cold. A tangy, sweet-savory appetizer, a home and bar classic.

🇵🇱Poland

Śledź w Oleju

Polish herring in oil with onions, served cold as an appetizer. A classic bar and home dish, savory and rich, served with bread and vodka.

🇵🇱Poland

Śledź w Śmietanie

Polish herring in sour cream with onions, served cold as an appetizer. A classic bar and home dish, tangy and creamy, served with bread and vodka.