Hake has a subtle and delicious flavour similar to and - according to many - superior to cod. The soft white flesh firms up on cooking, resulting in a dense meaty texture.
Hake are slender, deep sea members of the cod family, immensely popular in Spain and Italy. They have a long, round, almost snake like body with grey and silver coloured skin. The lateral line is white, edged black on either side. The large mouth displays sharp, pointy teeth, giving it a vicious appearance. They are slow growing, reaching over 100cm and 15kg in weight and mainly feed on prawns which creates a pinky white coloured flesh.
We buy the whole fish on the daily auctions at Scrabster, Peterhead, or Shetland. Our fishmongers remove the scales before filleting and and portioning the fish. We work hard to bring you only the very freshest fish available.
A firm favourite of the team at Campbells Prime Meat, we love it served with a robust Mediterranean style chunky tomato and caper sauce
Scientific Name: | Merluccius merluccius |
Provenance: | Scotland |
Catch or Cultivation Method: | Purse Seine Netted |
Preparation: | Scaled, pin bones removed. |
Refrigerated Shelf Life From Despatch Date: | 3 days |
"Really tasty with a meaty flaked texture. I serve this with a hollandaise or white wine and mushroom sauce" - Christine
"best fish I have tasted for a long time" - Peter
"best fish fillet available anywhere" - Chris Kelley
"Loved these Hake fillets, I had mine with a Mediterranean style mixed bean stew" - Mr Feltham
"Fabulous quality, highly recommend. Well packaged and prepared." - Selina Gerard-Sharp
Energy (kj): | 387 |
Energy (kcal): | 92 |
Fat (g): | 2.2 |
Saturates (g): | 0.3 |
Carbohydrates (g): | 0 |
Sugars (g): | 0 |
Protein (g): | 18 |
Salt (g): | 0.25 |
HAKE (Merluccius merluccius)
Fish
May contain: Crustaceans, Molluscs
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