Seafood Recipes from Around the World
A tour of the world through seafood — 39 authentic dishes, each from a specific region, each with its cultural story and dietary substitutions built in.
39 recipes
🇨🇩 Pondu (Saka Saka)
Kinshasa, DR Congo · easy · 80 min
Cassava leaves pounded and simmered with palm oil, eggplant, and smoked richness — the Congo’s daily green.
🇨🇬 Liboke ya Mbisi
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo · medium · 65 min
Whole fish seasoned and steamed in banana or marantacea leaves until fragrant and flaking.
🇬🇶 Pepesup
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea · easy · 50 min
A fiery, clear fish pepper soup of Equatorial Guinea, sharp with chili, ginger, and lime.
🇬🇳 Latchiri e Haako
Conakry, Guinea · medium · 75 min
Steamed millet couscous topped with a savory leaf sauce of greens, palm oil, and fish.
🇱🇷 Torborgee
Monrovia, Liberia · medium · 85 min
A pungent, spicy Liberian stew of bitter greens and smoked meats slicked with palm oil.
🇸🇹 Calulu de Peixe
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · medium · 85 min
A layered island stew of fish and leafy greens in red palm oil, okra, and tomato.
🇸🇨 Seychellois Fish Curry
Victoria, Seychelles · easy · 50 min
A fragrant Creole coconut fish curry brightened with lime, ginger, and fresh curry leaves.
🇰🇭 Fish Amok
Siem Reap, Cambodia · medium · 55 min
A silky steamed fish curry-custard in banana-leaf cups, built on pounded lemongrass kroeung and coconut cream.
🇲🇾 Char Kway Teow
Penang, Malaysia · medium · 30 min
Flat rice noodles seared in a screaming wok with prawns, egg, chives, and dark soy — Penang’s hawker crown.
🇲🇲 Mohinga
Yangon, Myanmar · medium · 65 min
Myanmar’s national breakfast: rice noodles in a lemongrass-catfish broth thickened with toasted chickpea flour.
🇻🇳 Bánh Xèo
Mekong Delta, Vietnam · medium · 50 min
Sizzling turmeric-rice crepes stuffed with shrimp, pork, and sprouts — wrapped in lettuce and dunked in nuoc cham.
🇰🇷 Sundubu-jjigae (Soft Tofu Stew)
Gyeongsang (Busan), South Korea · easy · 35 min
Bubbling-hot soft tofu stew, brick-red with gochugaru, finished with an egg cracked in at the table.
🇰🇼 Murabyan
Kuwait City, Kuwait · medium · 65 min
Spiced Gulf shrimp folded through rice cooked in their fragrant broth, layered with dill and dried lime.
🇮🇹 Spaghetti alle Vongole
Campania, Italy · medium · 35 min
Spaghetti tossed with clams, garlic, white wine, and parsley — the Bay of Naples in eight ingredients.
🇳🇴 Bergensk Fiskesuppe
Vestland (Bergen), Norway · easy · 50 min
Bergen’s creamy fish soup: salmon and cod in a gently sweet-and-sour broth with root vegetables and chives.
🇮🇸 Plokkfiskur
Reykjavík, Iceland · easy · 45 min
Iceland’s "plucked fish": cod and potatoes folded into a warm, oniony white sauce — served with dark rye and butter.
🇵🇹 Bacalhau à Brás
Lisbon, Portugal · medium · 45 min
Shredded salt cod tangled with straw-thin fried potatoes and softly scrambled egg, dotted with olives.
🇧🇷 Moqueca Baiana (Bahian Fish Stew)
Bahia, Brazil · easy · 45 min
Fish simmered in coconut milk, dendê palm oil, peppers, and lime in a clay pot — the taste of the Bahian coast.
🇺🇸 Shrimp & Grits
Lowcountry (South Carolina), United States · medium · 60 min
Creek shrimp in a smoky pan sauce over slow-cooked, cheese-enriched stone-ground grits.
🇺🇸 New England Clam Chowder
New England (Massachusetts), United States · easy · 55 min
Creamy, briny chowder of clams, potatoes, and salt pork — the thick white bowl the Northeast defends fiercely.
🇧🇧 Cou-Cou & Flying Fish
Bridgetown, Barbados · medium · 55 min
Silky okra-studded cornmeal cou-cou beside flying fish steamed in a spicy Bajan tomato gravy — the national dish.
🇺🇸 Cioppino
California (San Francisco), United States · medium · 60 min
San Francisco’s Italian-immigrant seafood stew — crab, clams, and fish in a garlicky tomato-wine broth, eaten with sourdough.
🇵🇪 Ceviche
Lima, Peru · easy · 25 min
Fresh white fish cured in lime "leche de tigre" with red onion, chili, and cilantro — Peru's national dish.
🇱🇨 Green Fig and Saltfish
Castries, Saint Lucia · easy · 50 min
Saint Lucia's national breakfast: boiled green bananas tossed with sautéed salted cod, peppers, and herbs.
🇻🇨 Roast Breadfruit and Fried Jackfish
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · medium · 75 min
The national dish of St. Vincent: fire-roasted breadfruit with seasoned fried jackfish and a tomato sauce.
🇧🇲 Codfish and Potatoes
Hamilton, Bermuda · easy · 60 min
Bermuda's traditional Sunday plate: salt cod and potatoes with egg, avocado, banana, and a tomato or egg sauce.
🇯🇲 Ackee and Saltfish
Kingston (Surrey), Jamaica · medium · 35 min
Jamaica's national dish for breakfast: silky ackee sautéed with flaked salt cod, peppers, onion, and Scotch bonnet, eaten with fried dumplings.
🇧🇧 Bajan Saltfish Cakes
Bridgetown, Barbados · easy · 30 min
Crisp, fluffy fritters of salt cod, flour, and herbs fried golden and eaten hot with pepper sauce — a Bajan breakfast and street favorite.
🇧🇸 Boiled Fish and Johnny Cake
Nassau, Bahamas · medium · 45 min
A light, limey grouper broth with potatoes and onion, served with a slab of sweet Bahamian johnny cake for dunking — a true island breakfast.
🇰🇳 Stewed Saltfish with Dumplings
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis · medium · 50 min
Salt cod stewed down with tomato, onion, and pepper, served with boiled dumplings and ground provisions — the national breakfast of St. Kitts.
🇻🇨 Fried Bakes and Saltfish
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · medium · 40 min
Sautéed salt cod with onion, tomato, and pepper tucked into hot fried bakes — the everyday breakfast of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
🇫🇯 Kokoda (Fijian Coconut Ceviche)
Viti Levu, Fiji · easy · 30 min
Fresh fish "cooked" in lime, then mellowed in rich coconut cream with chili, onion, and tomato.
🇨🇰 Ika Mata
Rarotonga, Cook Islands · easy · 25 min
Raw fish cured in lime and bathed in fresh coconut cream with cucumber, tomato, and spring onion.
🇵🇼 Demok
Ngerulmud, Palau · easy · 70 min
A rich Palauan taro-leaf soup thickened with coconut cream and studded with crab or fish.
🇰🇮 Babai with Coconut Fish
Tarawa, Kiribati · medium · 90 min
Grated giant swamp taro (babai) steamed with coconut cream, served with reef fish poached in coconut.
🇲🇭 Bwiro with Fish
Majuro, Marshall Islands · medium · 65 min
Preserved-breadfruit dumplings in sweet coconut, served with grilled reef fish.
🇸🇧 Fish with Slippery Cabbage & Kumara
Honiara, Solomon Islands · easy · 55 min
Reef fish and kumara simmered in coconut cream with slippery cabbage (aibika) greens.
🇹🇻 Pulaka with Coconut Fish
Funafuti, Tuvalu · medium · 75 min
Earthy swamp-taro pulaka served with fish baked in coconut cream — the mainstay of atoll life.
🇫🇲 Grilled Reef Fish with Rice
Palikir, Micronesia · easy · 30 min
Whole reef fish grilled over coconut husks with lime and served over hot rice — a savory, protein-rich Micronesian morning plate.