Redfish in Spicy Oil

Chasse-Marée is a Québec-based conservas producer doing something genuinely exciting — applying the European tinned fish tradition to the extraordinary cold-water fish and seafood of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the North Atlantic, where the frigid, nutrient-dense waters produce fish of exceptional quality and flavour. The result is a line of conservas that is distinctly Canadian in provenance but entirely serious in execution.

Redfish — known in French as sébaste — is one of the great underrated fish of the North Atlantic. A deep-water species caught in the cold waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Labrador Sea, redfish has a sweet, mild flavour, a firm and flaky white flesh, and a natural richness from the cold-water fat content that makes it exceptionally well-suited to canning. Here it is packed in spicy oil — a preparation that adds heat and aromatic depth to the natural sweetness of the fish, creating a tin with real character and a satisfying kick. This is a great entry point into Canadian conservas: recognisable in format, distinct in origin, and genuinely delicious.