Catfish

SiluriformesAlso called Siluriformes

Catfish is a fish that cooks grill or use in stews. It pairs with cornmeal, sambal, and rice.

Fish
Gluten-free
Allergen: fish

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Fish & seafood
Cooked most in: Africa
Top country: Nigeria
Dishes: 1 in the catalogue

Photo: Gary J. Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use catfish

Typical ways to cook or use it

Grill
Stew

Preparing it

Coat the fish with cornmeal before frying.

Goes well with

On the table

Dishes made with catfish

1 dish in the catalogue uses it.

Nsala soup
Nigeria

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include catfish.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: catfish in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: Contains: fishChecked and not found: soy, eggs, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin: From: fishChecked and not found: egg, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten: None
Alcohol: None
Caffeine: None
Pork: None

Family

Related forms

A kind of: fish

Around the world

What catfish is called

Names in 90 languages, from Wikidata.

Spanish
Siluriformes · Bagre · Pez gato · Siluro
French
Siluriformes · Poisson chat · Poissons-chats · Siluriforme
Italian
Siluriformes · Siluriformi
Portuguese
Bagre · Bagres · Peixe-gato · Siluriforme
German
Welsartige · Saugmaulwels · Siluriformes
Dutch
meervalachtigen · Siluriformes
Greek
Γατόψαρο
Turkish
Siluriformes · Yayıngiller · Kedibalığı
Russian
сомообразные · Siluriformes
Polish
sumokształtne · Siluriformes
Arabic
سلوريات الشكل · السلور(قرموط) · قراميط · حمار ب
Persian
گربه‌ماهی · گربه ماهی

Show all 90 languages

Afrikaans
Siluriformes · Baber
Albanian
Siluriformes
Aragonese
Siluriformes
Asturian
Siluriformes
Azerbaijani
Naxakimilər
Bangla
মাগুর মাছ · ক্যাটফিশ বিন্যাস · ক্যাটফিশস
Basque
Siluriforme · Siluriformes
Belarusian
сомападобныя
Belarusian (Taraskievica orthography)
сомападобныя
Bikol
Hito · Siluriformes
Brazilian Portuguese
Siluriformes
Bulgarian
сомоподобни
Cantonese
鯰魚
Catalan
siluriforme · Peix gat · Siluriformes
cdo
Tàng-táik
Cebuano
Siluriformes
Central Dusun
Gombui
Cherokee
ᏧᎵᏍᏓᎾᎵ
Cheyenne
Âxeohöva · Siluriformes
Chinese
鲇形目 · 鮎魚 · 鲇鱼 · 鲶目
Croatian
Barski som · Siluriformes
Czech
sumci · Siluriformes
Danish
malle · Maller · Siluriformes
Egyptian Arabic
سلوريات الشكل
Esperanto
Siluroformaj · Katfiŝoj · Katfiŝo · Siluriformes
Estonian
Sägalised · Siluriformes
Extremaduran
Siluriformes
Filipino
Hito · Freshwater catfish · Naghihito · Hitoan
Finnish
monnikalat · Siluriformes
Galician
Siluriformes
Georgian
ლოქოსებრნი
Goan Konkani
Sangot
Hebrew
שפמנונאים
Hindi
केटफिश
Hungarian
harcsaalakúak · Siluriformes
Icelandic
Granar · Siluriformes
Ido
Siluriformes
Indonesian
Siluriformes · Ikan berkumis
Interlingua
Siluriformes
Interlingue
Siluriformes
Irish
cat mara · Siluriformes
Japanese
ナマズ目
Kannada
ಮೀಸೆ ಮೀನು
Kashmiri
نٲیِد گاڈ
Kongo
Didongo
Korean
메기목
Latin
Siluriformes
Latvian
Samveidīgās · Samveidīgie · Samveidīgās zivis · Siluriformes
Literary Chinese
鯰魚
Lithuanian
šamažuvės · Siluriformes
Macedonian
сомовидни
Malay
Keli · Siluriformes · ikan duri · ikan kumis
Malayalam
പൂച്ചമത്സ്യം
Marathi
शिंगळा · चिवनी · कॅटफिश
N’Ko
ߡߊ߬ߣߐ߮ · ߡߊ߬ߣߐ߰ߣߍ߲ · ߞߊ߲߬ߘߊ߲ · ߓߟߐ߬ߥߎߟߋ߲
Navajo
Dághaałóóʼ · Siluriformes
Norwegian Bokmål
maller · Mallefisker · Siluriformes · Malle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Mallefisk · Siluriformes
Occitan
Siluriformes
Pampanga
Itu · Siluriformes
Quechua
Bagri · Michi challwa · Bagre · Siluriformes
Romanian
Siluriformes · Siluriforme
Serbian
Сомови · Siluriformes
Serbian (Cyrillic)
Сомови · Siluriformes
Serbian (Latin)
Barski som · Siluriformes
Shan
ပႃလုၵ်း
Shona
Muramba · Siluriformes
Simplified Chinese
鲇形目
Simplified Chinese (China)
鲇形目
Slovenian
somi · Siluriformes
Swedish
Malartade fiskar · Siluriformes
Tamil
கெளிறு · கெளுத்தி மீன் · கெழுது
Tatar
Җәенсыманнар
Tatar (Cyrillic)
Җәенсыманнар
Tatar (Latin)
Cäyensımannar · Siluriformes
Telugu
పిల్లి చేప · పిల్లి చేపలు · పిల్లిచేప · సిలురిఫార్మిస్
Thai
อันดับปลาหนัง · ปลาหนัง · ตระกูลปลาหนัง · Catfish
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
鮎形目
Tyap
zoot
Ukrainian
сомоподібні · Siluriformes
Urdu
سنگھارا مچھلی
Vietnamese
bộ Cá da trơn · bộ Cá nheo · Siluriformes
Volapük
Siluriformes
Waray
Siluriformes
Wu Chinese
鲇形目
Zaza
Pısingmase

Sources and credits

Data

GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
Wikimedia Commons: photos

Wikidata item: Q59576

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