North SeaFish Market · Crowfoot
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Written between orders: what customers ask us, how we cook what we sell, and the small history of a neighbourhood fish counter.

Ask the Counter

The questions we get asked most across the ice — answered the way we'd answer them in person.

Recipes

Seafood cooking, tied to the things actually sitting in the case this week.

From the Shop

The people, the history and the small habits that keep this counter running.

Latest recipes

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20 minutes · serves 2

Pan-Seared Salmon with Lemon Herb Aioli

Crisp-skinned salmon fillet finished with a spoonful of lemon herb aioli. Twenty minutes, one pan, no fuss.

40 minutes · serves 4

Maple Glazed Salmon

Pure maple syrup, soy and garlic baked into a sticky glaze. The most-loved salmon recipe we know — and properly Canadian.

25 minutes · serves 4

Miso-Glazed Sockeye Salmon

A sweet-salty miso glaze that caramelises under the broiler in six minutes. The easiest weeknight salmon we know.

25 minutes · serves 2

Pan-Roasted Halibut with Brown Butter

Thick Pacific halibut, golden on the outside and just set through, spooned with nutty brown butter and capers.

30 minutes · serves 4 (8 tacos)

Halibut Fish Tacos with Lime Slaw

Seared halibut, crunchy lime slaw and warm corn tortillas. Feeds four off a single pound of fish.

45 minutes · serves 4

Classic Fish and Chips with Beer Batter

Haddock loins in a shattering beer batter, with the tartar sauce we sell at the counter.