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Charcoal-grilled Portuguese sardines with lemon and olive oil

Portuguese · Portugal

Portuguese Grilled Sardines (Sardinhas Assadas)

Summer on a plate — fatty Atlantic sardines grilled over charcoal, finished with lemon, salt, and good olive oil.

25 min4Easy
Miso-glazed black cod with lacquered glaze on a dark ceramic plate

Japanese · Japan

Japanese Miso-Glazed Black Cod

Silky black cod lacquered in sweet white miso — the iconic Japanese restaurant glaze you can make at home.

35 min4Medium
Whole Thai steamed fish with lime chilli garlic sauce and cilantro

Thai · Thailand

Thai Steamed Fish with Lime & Chilli (Pla Neung Manao)

A whole fish steamed until tender, then flooded with searing lime–chilli–garlic sauce — Bangkok’s cleanest seafood thrill.

35 min2–3Medium
Sole meunière with browned butter, lemon, and parsley

French · France

French Sole Meunière (Classic Paris Fish Recipe)

The Paris fish-restaurant classic — delicate sole finished in nutty brown butter, lemon, and parsley.

27 min2Medium
Whole Spanish grilled sea bass with lemon, garlic, and olive oil

Spanish · Spain

Spanish Grilled Sea Bass (Lubina a la Parrilla)

Mediterranean simplicity — whole sea bass blistered on the grill with olive oil, garlic, and lemon.

30 min2–3Easy
Pan-seared salmon fillet with crispy skin, lemon, and dill

American · United States

New England Pan-Seared Salmon with Lemon & Dill

Crispy skin, medium centre, lemon and dill — a clean New England weeknight salmon plate.

22 min4Easy
Whole Mexican grilled red snapper with citrus, chilli, and cilantro

Mexican · Mexico

Mexican Grilled Red Snapper (Huachinango a la Plancha)

Whole red snapper with citrus heat — the Cancun and Caribbean-Mexican grill classic.

40 min3–4Medium
Spanish gambas al ajillo sizzling in olive oil with garlic and chilli

Spanish · Spain

Spanish Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp Tapas)

A Madrid and Barcelona tapa classic — shrimp in screaming-hot garlic oil, finished in minutes.

18 min2 as a main / 4 as a tapaEasy
French moules marinière in white wine broth with parsley and bread

French · France

French Moules Marinière (White Wine Mussels)

A French coastal classic — mussels opened in white wine, shallot, and parsley, served with fries or bread.

25 min2 generous / 3 lightEasy
Whole Gulf grilled hammour grouper with lemon and spices

Gulf / Middle Eastern · Saudi Arabia

Gulf Grilled Hammour (Whole Charcoal Grouper)

Red Sea and Gulf celebration fish — whole hammour over charcoal with lemon, garlic, and simple spice.

55 min4Medium
Charcoal-grilled Greek octopus with olive oil, oregano, and lemon

Greek · Greece

Greek Grilled Octopus (Octopodi sta Karvouna)

Mediterranean classic — octopus simmered until tender, then blistered over charcoal with lemon and oregano.

95 min4 as a meze / 2 as a mainMedium
Sicilian seared tuna steaks with lemon, capers, and oregano

Italian / Sicilian · Italy

Sicilian Seared Tuna with Lemon, Capers & Oregano

Fast Mediterranean tuna — hard sear, bright lemon-caper finish, dinner in under 20 minutes.

18 min2Easy
Whole Moroccan chermoula grilled fish with herbs, lemon, and spices

Moroccan · Morocco

Moroccan Chermoula Grilled Fish (Poisson Chermoula)

Atlantic Morocco on a plate — whole fish rubbed with chermoula and blistered over charcoal.

45 min4Medium
Portuguese seafood cataplana with clams, prawns, and white fish in tomato broth

Portuguese · Portugal

Portuguese Seafood Cataplana (Cataplana de Marisco)

A sealed copper pot of clams, prawns, and fish — Portugal’s sociable shellfish classic.

55 min4Medium
Japanese salmon teriyaki with glossy glaze, sesame, and spring onion

Japanese · Japan

Japanese Salmon Teriyaki (Quick Weeknight Glaze)

Weeknight Japanese classic — crisp-edged salmon under a sweet-savoury glaze in under 20 minutes.

22 min2Easy
Spaghetti alle vongole with clams, garlic, parsley, and white wine

Italian · Italy

Italian Spaghetti alle Vongole (Clam Pasta)

Coastal Italy in a bowl — briny clams, white wine, garlic, and al dente spaghetti.

30 min2 generous / 3 lightMedium
Korean gochujang grilled mackerel with sesame and spring onion

Korean · South Korea

Korean Gochujang Grilled Mackerel

Oily mackerel under a spicy-sweet gochujang glaze — bold weeknight Korean seafood.

27 min2Easy
Thai tom yum prawn soup with lemongrass, lime, and chilli

Thai · Thailand

Thai Tom Yum Goong (Hot & Sour Prawn Soup)

Thailand’s hot-sour classic — fragrant broth, plump prawns, and lime heat in under 30 minutes.

30 min2–3Easy
Bowl of creamy New England clam chowder with oyster crackers

American / New England · United States

New England Clam Chowder (Creamy Classic)

Boston comfort classic — tender clams, soft potato, smoky bacon, and a creamy white broth.

60 min4Medium
Glossy Singapore chilli crab with fried mantou buns

Singaporean · Singapore

Singapore Chilli Crab (Home-Friendly)

Sticky-sweet heat, cracked crab, and golden mantou — Singapore’s most famous messy seafood classic.

65 min3–4Advanced
Whole roasted Greek sea bream with lemon, oregano, olives, and potatoes

Greek · Greece

Greek Lemon-Oregano Sea Bream (Lavraki / Dorade Roast)

Taverna clarity — whole fish, lemon, oregano, olive oil, and little else between you and the sea.

55 min2–3Easy
Bowl of San Francisco cioppino with mussels, prawns, and crab in tomato broth

Californian / Italian-American · United States

San Francisco Cioppino (Tomato Seafood Stew)

Bay legacy stew — tomato, garlic, fennel, and a mixed seafood haul mopped with sourdough.

75 min4–6Medium
Sliced Galician octopus with paprika, olive oil, and potatoes

Spanish / Galician · Spain

Pulpo a la Gallega (Galician Octopus with Paprika)

Tender octopus, smoked paprika, olive oil, and potatoes — Galicia’s most copied seafood plate.

70 min4 as a tapa / 2 as a mainMedium
Salt-grilled Japanese mackerel with grated daikon and lemon

Japanese · Japan

Saba Shioyaki (Japanese Salt-Grilled Mackerel)

Blistered skin, oily flesh, grated daikon — the weekday Japanese grilled-fish plate.

27 min2Easy
Whole grilled fish with Thai chili-lime nam jim and herbs

Thai · Thailand

Thai Nam Jim Grilled Fish (Chili-Lime Sauce)

Charred whole fish, nam jim heat, lime and fish sauce — Thailand’s clearest grilled-fish plate.

40 min2–3Easy
Portuguese arroz de marisco with prawns, mussels, and clams in a clay pan

Portuguese · Portugal

Portuguese Arroz de Marisco (Seafood Rice)

Soupy tomato seafood rice — Portugal’s shareable answer to a fisherman’s stew on rice.

65 min4–6Medium
Crispy Korean haemul pajeon seafood scallion pancake with dipping sauce

Korean · South Korea

Haemul Pajeon (Korean Seafood Scallion Pancake)

Crisp edges, soft centre, squid and prawns in a scallion lattice — Korea’s rainy-day seafood pancake.

35 min2–3 as a shared plateMedium
Bowl of New Zealand green-lipped mussels steamed with wine and herbs

New Zealand · New Zealand

New Zealand Green-Lipped Mussels in White Wine

Big green shells, garlicky wine broth, crusty bread — NZ’s most shareable shellfish bowl.

25 min2–3Easy
Moroccan fish tajine with preserved lemon, olives, and saffron broth

Moroccan · Morocco

Moroccan Fish Tajine with Preserved Lemon & Olives

Inland Morocco’s seafood comfort plate — whole fish, preserved lemon, olives, and fragrant broth.

60 min3–4Medium
Whole Florida red snapper grilled with lime, garlic, chilli, and cilantro

Florida / Caribbean-American · United States

Florida Grilled Snapper with Citrus and Chilli

Whole snapper, hard heat, citrus and chilli — the Miami grill plate you cook after a weekend of ceviche and stone crab.

38 min3–4Medium
Catalan suquet de peix with monkfish, prawns, mussels, and saffron broth

Catalan / Spanish · Spain

Catalan Suquet de Peix (Barcelona Fisherman’s Stew)

Fishermen’s stew from the Catalan coast — monkfish, prawns, saffron broth, and a toasted almond picada.

65 min4Medium