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merluche

white hake

Urophycis tenuis

Urophycis tenuis. A northwest Atlantic fish, merluche is white hake but when the French talk about a merluche they usually mean a regular merlu. They taste rather like cod and are cooked in a wide variety of ways.

Fish and seafood

Text © Dana Facaros

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