Characteristics and commercial applications
Product description
Capelin is a small, slender fish associated with summer in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is suitable for frying, grilling, pickling, smoking or drying. Female capelin is commercially important for its roe, commonly processed as masago for sushi and other Asian applications.
Taste and texture
Tender flesh with a clean marine flavour. Female fish commands particular interest in markets that prioritise roe content.




