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What is Hoki?
The blue grenadier is a merluccid hake of the family Merlucciidae found around southern Australia and New Zealand, as well as off both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America from Peru to Brazil at depths of between 10 and 1,000 m. It feeds in midwater on small squids, crustaceans, and fish.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is hoki a healthy fish?
As it is high in Omega 3 fatty acids and rich in protein, it offers many health benefits to our products and the pets who consume them. Some of the health benefits your dog or cat will get from consuming Newflands products made with Hoki include: Healthy skin and glossy coat. Reduced inflammation.
What does hoki taste like?
Hoki flesh is delicate, succulent, and tastes slightly sweet, producing a medium flake once cooked. It is more flavourful than most other white fish because of its higher fat content but is still relatively mild-tasting.
Is hoki the same as cod?
It is common in fish and chip shops around Australia. However, it is often sold as “fish”, as there is no legal requirement for fish & chips shops to accurately label their fish. Interestingly, for those customers who are from Brisbane – in many cases, what is sold as “cod” may well be hoki.
Is hoki high in mercury?
Hoki, on the other hand, is low down on the food chain. On top of that, New Zealand seas don’t suffer from mercury introduced from human activity, as we’re not industrialised – so the risk is far lower than fish from other parts of the world – two paws up!
Is hoki a cheap fish?
Hoki is one of the cheapest seafood options available at the counter, and with about 150,000 tonnes earmarked to be caught this year, it is also one of the most readily available.
Is frozen hoki healthy?
Fish is one of the best sources of omega-3 fats and the only source of long-chain omega-3 fats. White fish such as hoki or tarakihi has lots of omega-3, and oily fish such as salmon or tuna has even more.
Is hoki the same as hake?
Hoki is a type of fish in the hake family, found off the coasts of New Zealand and Australia. The fish are known by a number of other names, including blue grenadiers, blue hake, whiptails, whiptail hake, and New Zealand whiting.
Is New Zealand hoki farmed?
Wild caught hoki from New Zealand are a deep water fish that are caught all year round, with peak season from May to August. All Sealord hoki are from a well managed and sustainable fishery in accordance with the Marine Stewardship Council’s principles and criteria for sustainable fishing.
Is hoki a deep sea fish?
The deep-sea fish hoki, also known as blue hake or blue grenadier, is one of New Zealand’s biggest fish exports. Hoki fishing began in the Tasman Sea, but has expanded to include Cook Strait, the Chatham Rise and subantarctic waters.
Is hoki high in omega-3?
They have huge eyes and a large protruding jaw that is a feature associated with cod and hake. The large eyes make the fish look like they are perpetually startled. Hoki is usually sold in fillets and the thick flesh is rich in omega-3 fatty acid, making it a very healthy food.
Is hoki a fatty fish?
The oil is taken from the flesh, not from the liver. Hoki is not a particularly oily fish but it is still viable because we process the fish fresh.
How is hoki caught?
Hoki is caught by midwater and bottom trawl and trawling occurs year round, making hoki one of New Zealand’s largest fisheries.