Hake, also called whiting, are a group of fish in the cod and haddock family, with mild, slightly sweet meat with cream-colored flesh and a soft texture. They are commercial fished worldwide, and are a common alternative to cod, haddock, and pollock. They are typically more common in European markets, where they are called hake, than in the US, where they are called whiting.
The commercial species of hake are:
- Atlantic whiting, also called silver hake or New England hake
- Pacific whiting, also called Pacific whiting
- Red hake, also called squirrel hake/b> and scrod
- Silver hake, also called offshore silver hake
- Black hake, also called white hake, Boston ling, and Boston hake
- New Zealand hake, also called Patagonian hake, Southern hake, and blue whiting
- Argentinian hake, also called South American hake and Argentine whiting
- Chilean hake, also called Chilean whiting and South Pacific hake
- European hake, also called herring hake and Cornish salmon
- Deep water hake also called Cape capensis
- Benguela hake, also called shallow water hake
- South African hake, also called Cape hake and South African whiting
- Senegalese hake