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Fish Spice Blends
Fish Spice Blends, Marinades and Seasoning: The Complete Guide
The fish was perfect and the dish was flat. That has happened in my kitchen more times than I like…
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Catch to Kitchen
Fish You Should Not Eat: Toxic and Poor-Eating Species to Know
A fish on the bank can look like a free dinner and still be the wrong fish to take home.…
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Catch to Kitchen
Fresh-Caught vs Store-Bought Fish: Is There a Real Taste Difference?
On my best canal mornings I have cooked fish within hours of catching it, still firm, clean smelling, and sweet…
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Catch to Kitchen
Rigor Mortis in Fish: When to Cook or Rest Your Catch
Some of the sweetest fish I have ever eaten never saw a fridge. It came out of the canal, was…
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Catch to Kitchen
How to Bleed and Dispatch a Fish for Better Flavor
The first carp I brought home from the canal without bleeding taught me a lesson I have never forgotten. The…
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Catch to Kitchen
Cooking Freshly Caught Fish Simply: Salt, Heat and Nothing Else
The best fish I have ever eaten did not come out of a marinade bowl. It came off a canal…
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Catch to Kitchen
Is Your Catch Safe to Eat? Water Quality and Local Advisories
A fish can look perfect and still be the wrong fish to eat. I have turned down clean, bright eyed…
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Catch to Kitchen
How Long After Catching Can You Eat Fish?
The fish is in my hands, still shining from the canal, and the first question in my head is never…
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Catch to Kitchen
How to Keep Fish Fresh After Catching
The best fish I ever lost never made it to my kitchen. It was a fine canal fish on a…
Recipes
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Recipes
Garlicky Shrimp with Basil
This garlicky shrimp with basil recipe gets a double punch of garlic from infused garlic oil and gently cooked garlic…
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Recipes
Smoked Salmon Lox with Crème Fraîche on Mini Corncakes
Introduction of Smoked Salmon Lox While I’m head over heels for salmon lox in this dish, Smoked Salmon Lox is…
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Recipes
Whole30 and Paleo Fish Recipes
Every few years a new eating pattern arrives in my kitchen with a rulebook, and I have stopped worrying about…
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FISH SPECIES
All You Need to Know About Tuna Fish: Types, Size, Weight, Habitat, Price
Introduction Tuna fish is widely known for its delicious taste and versatility in various culinary dishes. It is a popular…
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Recipes
Hoisin Five-Spice Sauce Baked Fish with Ramen Noodles and Broccolini
This recipe can easily be made in under 30 minutes. While the fish cooks, prepare the ramen and broccolini, and…
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Salmon Recipes
Salmon Barbecue
Salmon is a tasty fish by itself but when you work in an effortless carom BBQ seasoning, you sure can…
Food Products
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Spice
Star Anise
Star anise is the star-shaped spice that adds a warm licorice kick to both savory and sweet dishes around the…
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Spice
Nutmeg
Why This Unassuming Seed Changed Human History Close your eyes and imagine a scent that transported emperors, sparked wars between…
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Spice
Mace
Why Mace Is the Secret Weapon of Refined Cooking While most home cooks reach for nutmeg without hesitation, discerning chefs…
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Spice
Clove
THE HOOK: Why Every Home Cook Needs to Understand Clove Imagine the aroma filling your kitchen on a winter morning—that…
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Spice
Turmeric
The Golden Root: A Master Chef’s Guide to Turmeric (Curcuma longa) If there is one ingredient that bridges the gap…
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Herbs
Garlic
If the ocean provides the catch, the earth provides the garlic. In the world of “Mahigar,” where we obsess over…
Fish Species
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FISH SPECIES
Wels Catfish
Although the giant wels catfish is native only to eastern and central Europe, it has been introduced into a far…
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FISH SPECIES
Northern Pike
The northern pike is an extremely adept, streamlined predator. Its body is designed principally for intense bursts of high speed,…
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FISH SPECIES
Grayling
The grayling is not a particularly large fish, growing to a maximum of about 60cm (2ft) in length, but they…
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FISH SPECIES
Rudd
At first glance, the rudd looks very much like a roach (opposite), but there are two main differences: a rudd’s…
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FISH SPECIES
European Chub
Sometimes in lakes. The European chub prefers medium- to fast-flowing clean water; it is also known to enter brackish water…
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FISH SPECIES
Common Bream
The most widely fished freshwater bream species is the common bream (also known as the bronze bream). They are found…
Cooking Methods
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Dry Heat Cooking Methods
Baking
The Ultimate Guide to Baking: From Ancient Art to Modern Science There’s a unique kind of magic that happens when…
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Dry Heat Cooking Methods
Roasting
Introduction: Beyond Baking – The Transformative Power of Roasting Fish In the culinary lexicon, the terms “baking” and “roasting” are…
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Dry Heat Cooking Methods
Smoking
Smoking is a dry heat cooking method used to flavor, color, and preserve food for immediate use. When smoking, heat…
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Moist Heat Cooking Methods
Boiling
Boiling is another moist-heat cooking method that uses the process of convection to transfer heat from a water-based liquid to…
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Combination Cooking Methods
Stewing
Stewing also uses a combination of dry– and moist-heat cooking methods. Stewing is most often associated with smaller pieces of…
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Combination Cooking Methods
Braising
Braising uses a combination of dry and moist heat cooking methods to provide the best aspects of both methods. Braising…
Who Is Mahigar and What is the Meaning of Mahigar
Mahigar is a combination of two words, “Mahi” and “Gar“. In the Persian language, Mahi means Fish, and Gar means Expert. Mahigar means a fish recipe expert or a chef who is an expert in cooking fish recipes. Mahigar is a food blog, and welcome to my food blog, MahiGar. Fishing and cooking are my hobbies. I have 20 Years of experience in fishing and fish recipes. In these 20 years, I have learned how to make fish recipes perfectly at home, better than in restaurants. In simple words, mahigar is a food blog, especially for fish recipes, fish cooking, and fishing.