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Fish Species Buying & Cooking Profiles
Mahi Mahi: How to Buy, Prep, and Cook It
Mahi mahi is the firm fish I give to people who say fish breaks too easily. Its fillets are lean,…
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Fish Species Buying & Cooking Profiles
Sea Bass: How to Buy and Cook It Well
Sea bass is the fish I choose when I want a quiet plate: clean-tasting, gentle, and delicate, with flesh that…
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Fish Species Buying & Cooking Profiles
Pomfret: How to Buy and Cook This South Asian Favorite
Pomfret is the fish that arrives whole and leaves the table clean. Flat, silver, and thin, with sweet flesh that…
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Fish Species Buying & Cooking Profiles
Rohu Fish: Buying and Cooking Guide (South Asian Staple)
Rohu is the fish my part of the world grows up on: the great carp of our rivers and ponds,…
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Fish Species Buying & Cooking Profiles
Red Snapper: A Complete Buying and Cooking Guide
Red snapper is the fish I cook when the meal matters. It is firm, sweet, and handsome on the table,…
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Fish Species Buying & Cooking Profiles
Tilapia: Buying, Flavor, and Best Cooking Methods
Tilapia is the mild, lean, everyday fish I recommend when someone wants dinner to be easy. It does not shout.…
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Fish Species Buying & Cooking Profiles
Fish Species Guide: What to Buy and How to Cook Each One
Every fish at the counter is asking you one question: do you know what I am good at? A firm,…
Why Fish Tastes ‘Fishy’ and How to Reduce It
Fresh fish should taste clean, mild, and a little like the sea — not strong, sour, or heavy in the…
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Fish Cooking Science & Troubleshooting
Overcooked vs Undercooked Fish: How to Spot the Difference
Undercooked fish is translucent, glassy, and soft in the centre. Overcooked fish is opaque all through, but dry, tight, and…
Recipes
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Recipes
Easy Whipped Pimiento Sauce with Pan-Cooked Fish
I adapted this dish from one of my grandmother’s recipes. The sauce was basically whipped cream and pimientos, but I…
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Seafood
Seaweed Sushi Roll
Seaweed Sushi Rolls: A Bite-Sized Taste of the Ocean The art of sushi is a dance of contrasts: vibrant colors,…
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Salmon Recipes
Basic Pan-Cooked Salmon with Lemon Dill Crème Fraîche and Persian Cucumber
In my opinion, pan cooking is one of the best methods for preparing fish. Although it can seem intimidating at…
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Salmon Recipes
Grilled Salmon Caesar Salad with Parmesan Garlic Bread Crumbs
Perhaps a testimony to its universally satisfying flavors, this was probably one of the most frequently used recipes in my…
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Recipes
Baked Spicy Parmesan-Crusted Salmon
Salmon is an ideal choice for weeknight dinners due to its versatility, ease of preparation, and health benefits. It can…
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Recipes
Miso-Roasted Atlantic Mackerel
Mackerel’s rich, strong flavorpairs well with complex ingredients like miso and soy and iscomplemented by citrus andbright vinaigrettes
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…
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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.