Ever get confused at the fish counter or in the restaurant in France or other French-speaking places? I still do, despite writing this list some time ago. It seemed to have disappeared from my blog, so I am publishing it again. Apologies for any obvious omissions. It is worth noting that soem fish names vary according to region, so it's easy to find unfamiliar names. I have not included seafood in my list.
Do comment if there are any obvious ones I may have missed.
Fish markets and fish counters in supermarkets are so much more interesting than British ones, aren't they? But I wonder why the French eat so little haddock ("églefin/aiglefin") when it is good and so plentiful? On the other hand whiting is common in France and deserves to be more so in the UK. The French eat a lot more ling/sea burbot ("julienne") than we do, but I do find that a bit short on flavour. They also consume quite a bit of dried salted cod ("morue").
Anglais Français
Do comment if there are any obvious ones I may have missed.
Fish markets and fish counters in supermarkets are so much more interesting than British ones, aren't they? But I wonder why the French eat so little haddock ("églefin/aiglefin") when it is good and so plentiful? On the other hand whiting is common in France and deserves to be more so in the UK. The French eat a lot more ling/sea burbot ("julienne") than we do, but I do find that a bit short on flavour. They also consume quite a bit of dried salted cod ("morue").
Anglais Français
anchovy anchois (m)
basa (river cobbler) pangas (m)
basa (river cobbler) pangas (m)
bream brème (f)
carp carpe (f)
catfish barbote (f) mâchoiron (m)
chub spirlin (m)
cod cabillaud (m), morue (dried and salted) (f)
coley/ pollock lieu (m)/ colin (m)
dab (flounder) limande (f) - limande is also a slang word for flat-chested!
eel anguille (f)
grayling poisson ombre (m)
grey mullet mulet (m)
gurnard grondin (m)
haddock églefin/aiglefin (m)
hake merlu (m)
halibut flétan (m)
herring hareng (m)
ling, sea burbot julienne (f)
ling lingue (f)
mackerel maquereau (m)
monkfish lotte (f)
perch perche (f)
pike brochet (m)
pilchard pilchard (m)
red mullet rouget (m)
red sea bream pageot (m)
salmon saumon (m)
sardine sardine (f)
sea bass bar (m)
sea bream daurade (f) sar (m)
shark requin (m)
skate raie (f)
smoked haddock haddock (m)
snapper vivaneau (m)
sole sole (f)
sturgeon esturgeon (m)
swordfish espadon (m)
trout truite (f)
tuna thon (m)
turbot turbot (m)
whitebait petite friture (f)
whiting merlan (m)
Thank you for posting ,I will try to get Le Clerc in my local town to keep a copy of this list!
ReplyDeleteHi. Thanks for commentig. Glad this was useful to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the list it will make my life a little easier this summer. Any ideas about lieu noir and lieu jaune
ReplyDeleteI think lieu noir is coalfish, lieu jaune is pollock.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI think lieu noir is coalfish, lieu jaune is pollock
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