Various Flavors of Seafood - Big Y® World Class Market®

Seafood flavors vary with growing conditions. Factors such as water quality, weather and harvest location all influence taste. Some of the same factors also affect availability. This chart divides fish and shellfish into groups by texture and flavor. Use it to find species that can be substituted in recipes when needed.

	MILD FLAVOR	MODERATE FLAVOR	FULL FLAVOR
Delicate Texture	Flounder	Butterfish	Oysters
	Pollock
	Sole
Moderate Texture	Drum	Mullet	Salmon (Sockeye)
	Haddock	Salmon (Coho)
	Ocean Perch	Smelt
	Orange Roughy
	Rockfish
	Salmon (Atlantic)
	Salmon (Chum)
	Scallops
	Snapper
	Tilapia
	Trout
	Walleye
	Whitefish
Firm Texture	Catfish	Amberjack	Mackreal
	Cod	Clams	Mussels
	Crab	Lake Victoria Perch	Swordfish
	Crawfish	Lobster
	Croaker	Monkfish
	Grouper	Pompano
	Halibut	Tuna
	Mahi Mahi
	Marlin
	Sea Bass
	Shark
	Sheepshead
	Shrimp
	Sturgeon
	Whiting