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Pollock

Pollock

$25.00


Scientific Name: Theragra chalcogramma
Common Name: Walleye pollock, Pacific tomcod, Pacific pollock, Alaska Pollock
Flavor: Mild
Texture: Medium


Product Profile: Pollock is a mild, delicate-tasting fish, with a slightly coarse texture. Some find it more flavorful than cod or haddock, perhaps because it has a higher oil content. Boneless Alaska pollock fillets are creamy tan in color. Cooked, the lean, moist meat is white and firm, with a nice flake.If you need a white fillet, your odds are much better with single-frozen vs. twice-frozen pollock, which is often grayer. Additionally, deep-skinned (i.e., fat line removed) pollock offers a whiter, more “cod-like” portion.


Product Forms: Fresh: Skin-on fillets, Whole Frozen: Skin-on fillets, Whole Value added: Breaded/battered fillets
Substitutions: Cod, Haddock, Flounder
Global Supply: Japan, Korea, Russia, United States

SKU: NE-FZ-POL Category: Product ID: 1580

Description

Alaska pollock is a member of the cod family, reflected by some of its other names: bigeye cod, snow cod and tomcod. Once dismissed as cod’s poorer cousin, the pollock has come into its own as a valuable resource, a global commodity and a popular item (credited or not) on menus around the world. Alaska pollock is among the most ubiquitous of North Pacific groundfish, ranging from California to Alaska and across the Aleutians to the waters of Russia, China and Japan. The bulk of the catch comes from the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska and Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk. In the United States, pollock are harvested by factory trawlers that process at sea and by catcher boats that deliver to shore-based processors. Many operations produce both surimi and single-frozen block products from pollock. Alaska pollock weigh 1/2 to 2 pounds and average 12 to 20 inches in length. Fillets average 2 to 3 ounces. Larger fillets of 4 to 6 ounces are available in the fall.


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