Pairings by category
Fish & seafood
31 documented pairings to choose the right condiment without scattering the dish: top recommendation, credible alternatives, when to add it and a useful dose.
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Baked salmon
Best furikake topping for salmon?
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Ceviche
Which pepper for ceviche?
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Ceviche
Which Peruvian chile goes in ceviche?
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Crab cakes
Which white pepper for crab cakes?
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Cured gravlax
Which sea salt for curing gravlax?
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Dressed crab
Which sea salt for fresh crab?
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Dukkah-crusted salmon
Which nut-spice blend for salmon crust?
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Fish and chips
What salt is best on fish and chips?
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Fish and chips
Best British sea salt for fish and chips?
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Fish pie
Which white pepper for a fish pie?
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Fish tacos
Which chile for fish taco sauce?
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Fried shrimp po'boy
How do you season a fried shrimp po'boy?
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Grilled eel (unagi)
Which Japanese pepper for grilled eel?
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Grilled mackerel
What pepper for oily grilled fish?
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Grilled octopus
Which Greek olive oil for grilled octopus?
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Grilled prawns
Best pepper for grilled prawns?
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Grilled salmon
Which furikake for grilled salmon?
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Miso-glazed cod
Which pepper for miso-glazed cod?
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Pan-seared scallops
Which bold black pepper for scallops?
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Pepper-crusted tuna
Which pepper for a seared tuna crust?
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Poached white fish
Which white pepper for delicate white fish?
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Poke bowl
Best salt for a Hawaiian poke bowl?
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Poke bowl
Which tamari for a poke bowl?
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Raw oysters
Which grey salt for raw oysters?
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Raw oysters
Best pepper for fresh oysters?
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Seafood boil
Best all-purpose sea salt for a seafood boil?
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Shrimp and grits
Which paprika gives shrimp and grits a smoky kick?
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Shrimp boil
Which sea salt for a shrimp boil?
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Smoked salmon
Which peppercorn for smoked salmon?
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Smoked salmon canapés
Which pink peppercorn for salmon canapés?
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Sushi and sashimi
Which tamari for sushi dipping?