Fresh Halibut Fillet

Fresh halibut is an enormously popular seafood, and has been called "America's favorite whitefish".  It is lean, mild in flavor, and cooks-up a pure snowy-white in color.  Fresh halibut has a more delicate, succulent texture than its frozen counterpart, and is extremely popular in white tablecloth restaurants.

Pacific halibut is harvested as far south as California, but Alaska produces the majority of the world's supply.  Knowledgeable seafood buyers prefer fish from Alaska, because the cold, pure waters produce a fresh fish with superior texture and color.

High quality fresh halibut is somewhat translucent, and has a scent that can described as a cross between and ocean breeze and- well, halibut.  Pacific halibut has unique, but mild flavor that has made it tremendously popular.

Fresh Halibut Nutrition

Serving size: 100 grams

Source: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

Usage & Storage

Fresh halibut should be enjoyed within 2 or 3 days of delivery to your home.  Like all fresh fish, store in a shallow pan or tray on the bottom shelf of your refrigerator.  Tip:  you can prolong the shelf life of fresh seafood by placing a bag of ice cubes directly on top of it.  (Make sure that the fish does not sit in a pool of melted water.)

Portion and Packaging Sizes

At FishEx, our fresh halibut fillet is skinless, boneless, and portioned for your convenience.  FishEx fresh halibut is shipped overnight directly to you, and arrives in your kitchen much faster, and fresher than halibut that you would get at the grocery store.  We cut our fresh halibut into approximately 1 pound portions.

Halibut Cooking Tips

Here's some general guidelines for cooking halibut. Tips on baking, grilling, broiling, and frying.

Halibut Recipes

Browse our large collection of halibut recipes and find the recipe that's right for you.

Halibut are among the largest fish in the sea and the largest of all the flatfish. They can grow to more than 8 ft long and 500 lbs.  The largest concentration of Alaska halibut is in the Gulf of Alaska, with most in the Kodiak Island area. A smaller amount exist in the Bering Sea.

Learn even more about Alaska halibut in our About Alaska Halibut and Halibut Fishing Gallery pages.

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