Holiday guide · Thursday, December 24
The Feast of the Seven Fishes, in order, and one centerpiece.
Pick one centerpiece, not all five. Then, if you want the full Italian-American Christmas Eve, here are seven courses and seven species in an order that works, with the oven kept clear for the main.
Your plan
The menu
A Feast of the Seven Fishes menu in order: seven courses, seven species and one centerpiece, with a plan for Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24.
The centerpiece
A maple-miso 'ham' scored and studded with cloves, finished with pomegranate and a Christmas-tree garnish. The most Christmas recipe on the site, and a side of fish rather than a roast.
2,560 mg EPA + DHA67 mcg selenium
As tested, per 12 oz loin. Values vary by sample and season.
Other centerpieces · choose one
Steelhead loin in puff pastry
The pastry showpiece for a sit-down dinner, for the table that wants a Wellington without a beef roast.
2,560 mg EPA + DHA67 mcg selenium
As tested, per 12 oz loin. Values vary by sample and season.
Whole rainbow trout
Pack it in salt, bake it, and crack the crust open at the table. The quietest kind of theatre.
830 mg EPA + DHA31 g protein29 mcg selenium
As tested, per 6 oz serving. Values vary by sample and season.
Whole rainbow trout
One sheet pan. Potatoes get a head start, grapes go in last, and the fish comes off the bone in three movements.
830 mg EPA + DHA31 g protein29 mcg selenium
As tested, per 6 oz serving. Values vary by sample and season.
Steelhead loin
Maple-garlic glaze, soft polenta, pomegranate seeds. Red and gold on a white plate.
2,560 mg EPA + DHA67 mcg selenium
As tested, per 12 oz loin. Values vary by sample and season.
Sea bass
For the guest who does not want a whole fish. Lemon, herbs, butter, a parcel each.
1,360 mg EPA + DHA27 mcg selenium
As tested, per 6 oz skin-on portion. Values vary by sample and season.
Barramundi
A refined white-fish plate. Written for New Year, equally at home on Christmas Eve.
Seven courses, seven species
Two or three crudos, a pasta, a shrimp and one centerpiece is enough for most tables. The full seven is the editorial version. Roe is the garnish that ties the menu together, not a seventh fish you have to cook.
Peruvian scallops · cold first course
Fuyu persimmon, tart passion fruit, lime and yuzu, served back in the shells. The cold first course.
8 g protein7 mcg selenium
As tested, per 2 oz serving. Values vary by sample and season.
Yellowtail · still raw, a little heat
Still raw, different sauce, a little heat: ancho chile and a creamy coconut herb sauce.
Branzino · winter citrus
Winter citrus before the cooking starts. If you want a lighter seven, swap this for the shrimp fresh rolls so there is only one raw course after the ceviche.
1,360 mg EPA + DHA27 mcg selenium
As tested, per 6 oz skin-on portion. Values vary by sample and season.
Mangrove black tiger shrimp · first warm plate
The first warm, shareable plate. Written as a spread to pass down the table.
18 mcg selenium40 mg EPA + DHA
As tested, per 4 oz portion. Values vary by sample and season.
Shrimp, scallops and roe · the pot on the table
The communal course. The pasta is three seafoods in one bowl; the chowder is the cozier pot if you would rather spoon than twirl. Either one repeats a species, and that is fine.
18 mcg selenium40 mg EPA + DHA
As tested, per 4 oz portion. Values vary by sample and season.
King or Atlantic salmon · quiet, buttery
Quiet, buttery, low mess. The carpaccio is the cold alternative if you want to keep the oven clear for what comes next.
1,960 mg EPA + DHA28 mcg selenium
As tested, per 6 oz portion. Values vary by sample and season.
Steelhead or whole rainbow trout · the centerpiece
The fish ham, the Wellington, the salt-baked trout or the trout with blistered grapes. One of them, not all four.
2,560 mg EPA + DHA67 mcg selenium
As tested, per 12 oz loin. Values vary by sample and season.
In the freezer
Our fish is blast-frozen to −10°F at harvest and vacuum sealed, and the roe and caviar tins arrive frozen, so it all keeps until the night you want it. See every pick for the season.
The loin behind the cider poach, the fish ham, the Wellington and the beet cure.
2,560 mg EPA + DHA67 mcg selenium
As tested, per 12 oz loin. Values vary by sample and season.
Salt-baked or roasted with grapes. One fish serves two.
830 mg EPA + DHA31 g protein29 mcg selenium
As tested, per 6 oz serving. Values vary by sample and season.
Ceviche in the shell, tartare, the seafood pasta.
8 g protein7 mcg selenium
As tested, per 2 oz serving. Values vary by sample and season.
Pumpkin shrimp, harissa shrimp, fresh rolls. A 16 oz bag serves four.
18 mcg selenium40 mg EPA + DHA
As tested, per 4 oz portion. Values vary by sample and season.
Crisp skin over farro, or sliced thin with blood orange.
1,360 mg EPA + DHA27 mcg selenium
As tested, per 6 oz skin-on portion. Values vary by sample and season.
The harvest bowl, the papillote, the carpaccio and the rösti.
1,960 mg EPA + DHA28 mcg selenium
As tested, per 6 oz portion. Values vary by sample and season.
The quiet white-fish main with shaved fennel.
530 mg EPA + DHA
As tested, per 6 oz portion. Values vary by sample and season.
The garnish that ties the whole season together. Night eight, the crêpes, the tartare.
525 mg EPA + DHA27 mcg selenium
As tested, per 30 g tin. Values vary by sample and season.
Questions
Orders ship Tuesday or Wednesday and usually arrive Wednesday or Thursday, and delivery is not guaranteed for an exact day. For Thursday, December 24, an order placed before 8am PT on Monday, December 14 ships Tuesday the 15th.
No. Two or three crudos, a pasta, a shrimp and one centerpiece is enough for most tables. The full seven is the editorial version, and roe is the garnish that ties it together rather than a seventh fish to cook.
The scallop ceviche, the yellowtail aguachile and the blood orange branzino crudo. For a lighter seven, swap the crudo for the shrimp fresh rolls so only one raw course follows the ceviche.
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Rich flavor carrying oceanic depth and gentle sweetness across the palate. Contains a selection of King, Atlantic, and Steelhead.
A celebration of clean flavor and coastal elegance. Contains salmon, whitefish, and peruvian scallops.
Expressive flavors from the clean, flavorful fish. Contains a selection of bream, branzino, and barramundi.
