What is Dorada called in the United States?

In the United States, Dorada is known as Sea bream.

What is Dorada called in the United Kingdom?

In the United Kingdom, Dorada is known as Sea bream.

What is Dorada called in France?

In France, Dorada is known as Daurade.

What is Dorada called in Portugal?

In Portugal, Dorada is known as Dourada.

What is Dorada called in Brazil?

In Brazil, Dorada is known as Dourada.

What is Dorada called in Italy?

In Italy, Dorada is known as Orata.

What is Dorada called in Germany?

In Germany, Dorada is known as Dorade royale.

Dorada

Fish · Sparidae

Dorada in English is Sea bream. It belongs to the Sparidae family; the names below show how the same fish is sold across international markets.

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Also called

🇺🇸🇬🇧Sea bream🇫🇷Daurade🇵🇹🇧🇷Dourada🇮🇹Orata🇩🇪Dorade royale

Gilthead sea bream is recognizable by its golden spot between its eyes. It has firm white flesh with a sweet, delicate flavor and is farmed extensively across the Mediterranean. In Spain it is called dorada, in France daurade royale, in Portugal dourada. It is typically cooked whole — baked in salt, grilled over charcoal, or roasted with vegetables — and is a fixture of Mediterranean restaurant menus.

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Names by country

Country	Name	Notes
🇺🇸United States	Sea bream
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Sea bream
🇲🇽Mexico	Dorada
🇦🇷Argentina	Dorada
🇫🇷France	Daurade	Daurade royale is the full name — a classic of Provençal cooking
🇪🇸Spain	Doradaprimary	A la sal (baked in salt) is the most celebrated preparation in Spain
🇵🇹Portugal	Dourada
🇧🇷Brazil	Dourada
🇮🇹Italy	Orata
🇩🇪Germany	Dorade royale	Also 'Goldbrasse'.

Culinary substitutes

Loup de mer

Both are farmed Mediterranean fish with mild white flesh, similar size, and best cooked whole — sea bass is slightly more delicate, bream slightly sweeter.

Mojarra

Both are mild, white, versatile farmed fish — tilapia is softer and more neutral in flavor, sea bream has more character and is better suited to whole cooking.

Pompano

Both are small, prized whole-cooking fish with rich, sweet white flesh — pompano has a richer, butterier flavor, sea bream is more delicate and Mediterranean in character.