At our Farmers’ Markets we call Grenadier Black Snapper. It is also commonly referred to as “Pacific Roughy,” and if you’re a fan of the Orange Roughy, then you’re in luck. 

The name doesn’t lie; it tastes like the Orange Roughy’s smarter, better looking, more sophisticated, Pacific cousin. We often suggest it to market customers who either aren’t sure they love fish (duh) or have children that are picky. 

It is mild, flaky, delicious. UG-LY as heck though, man––what a fish! I’m not even going post a picture on here it’s so ugly. 

In general you can easily use any snapper recipe you enjoy for Grenadier. It has a bit of a finer smaller grain than most “Red Snapper” or Rockfish. This is part of what makes it so delicate and tasty, but it adapts to most snapper recipes just perfectly.