Redfish with Dill and Mustard

Chasse-Marée is a Québec-based conservas producer applying the European tinned fish tradition to the exceptional cold-water fish and seafood of the Gulf of St. Lawrence — one of the most productive and biodiverse marine environments in the world, and the source of some of the finest fish in North America. This tin is a particularly good example of what makes Chasse-Marée worth paying attention to: a distinctly northern flavour profile, rooted in the culinary traditions of the region rather than imitation of Iberian models.

Redfish — sébaste in French — is a deep-water species from the cold waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Labrador Sea, prized for its sweet, mild white flesh and the natural richness that cold-water fish develop over a slow life in frigid, nutrient-dense waters. Here it is packed in sunflower oil with dill, mustard seed, and spices — a combination with deep roots in the preserving and pickling traditions of Québec and the broader northern French tradition. Dill brings a fresh, aromatic herbaceousness; mustard seed adds a gentle, rounded heat and a subtle bitterness that frames the sweetness of the fish. The result is a tin of real regional character — lighter and more aromatic than a spiced or tomato-packed tin, and a natural companion to anything Scandinavian or northern on the table.