$ · lifting and turning delicate fish fillets
OXO Good Grips Little Fish Turner
Sliding beneath fillets and turning them with less tearing than a thick spatula.
Sierra in English is Pacific sierra. It belongs to the Scombridae family; the names below show how the same fish is sold across international markets.
Also called
🇺🇸🇬🇧Pacific sierra🇫🇷Thazard sierra🇪🇸Sierra del Pacífico🇵🇹🇧🇷Serra do Pacífico🇮🇹Lacerto🇩🇪Spanische Makrele
Pacific sierra is a large, prized mackerel-family fish found along Mexico's Pacific coast from Baja California to Ecuador. It has firm, dark, strongly flavored flesh that is excellent for ceviche, aguachile, grilling whole, and fish tacos. Sierra is one of the most important commercial and culinary fish in western Mexico — particularly in Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco — and is fundamentally different in character from the Atlantic mackerel found in European markets.
Useful gear for preparing fish
$$ · filleting, skinning, and trimming whole fish
Victorinox Fibrox 8-Inch Flexible Fillet Knife
Following the bones and contours of whole fish with a narrow, flexible blade.
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Names by country
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Pacific sierra | Rarely available outside Latin America |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Pacific sierra | |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Sierraprimary | One of the most popular fish on Mexico's Pacific coast — essential for ceviche and tacos |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Sierra | |
| 🇫🇷France | Thazard sierra | |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Sierra del Pacífico | |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Serra do Pacífico | |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Serra do Pacífico | |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Lacerto | Italian name for Spanish mackerel; also called 'sgombro spagnolo' in some markets. |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Spanische Makrele |
