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Walleye

Sander vitreusAlso called Sander vitreus and jack salmon

Walleye is a fish or seafood.

  • Fish
  • Gluten-free
  • Allergen: fish

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

Family
Percidae
Cooked most in
The Americas
Top country
United States
Walleye, whole

Photo: Engbretson, Eric / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use Walleye

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Deep fry

Around the world

Where Walleye is cooked

1 dish in the catalogue uses Walleye. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list Walleye among their ingredients.

Origins

Native to
Canada, United States

  1. 197X/198X · United States

    Walleye became popular as food in South Dakota during the 1970s and 1980s, helped by fishing tournaments.

On the table

Dishes made with Walleye

1 dish in the catalogue uses it.

  • Walleye sandwich

    United States

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

Good to know

Diet and allergens: Walleye 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

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What Walleye is called

Names in 34 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    Sander vitreus

  • French

    Doré jaune · Dore jaune · Sander vitreus

  • Italian

    Sander vitreus

  • Portuguese

    Sander vitreus · Walleye

  • German

    Glasaugenbarsch · Sander vitreus · Amerikanischer Zander

  • Dutch

    breedbekbaars · Amerikaanse snoekbaars · Sander vitreus

  • Russian

    Светлопёрый судак

  • Polish

    Sandacz amerykański

  • Arabic

    سمك الجاحظ

  • Persian

    بزرگ‌چشم

  • Chinese

    玻璃梭鱸 · 鼓眼魚

  • Japanese

    ウォールアイ

Show all 34 languages

  • Albanian

    Sander vitreus

  • Asturian

    Sander vitreus

  • Atikamekw

    Okacic

  • Azerbaijani

    Sarı sıf

  • Basque

    Sander vitreus

  • Bulgarian

    Sander vitreus

  • Catalan

    Lucioperca groga · Sander vitreus

  • Cebuano

    Sander vitreus

  • Egyptian Arabic

    سمك الجاحظ

  • Estonian

    Heleuim-koha

  • Finnish

    valkosilmäkuha · Hietakuha · Sander vitreus

  • Indonesian

    Bares mulut-besar

  • Interlingua

    Sander vitreus

  • Irish

    péirse ghealsúileach · glórshúil · Sander vitreus

  • Korean

    월아이피시

  • Latin

    Sander vitreus

  • Occitan

    Sander vitreus

  • Romanian

    Sander vitreus

  • Simplified Chinese

    玻璃梭鲈

  • Swedish

    Glasögongös · Sander vitreus

  • Traditional Chinese

    玻璃梭鱸

  • Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China)

    玻璃梭鱸

  • Ukrainian

    Судак жовтий · Sander vitreus

  • Vietnamese

    Sander vitreus

  • Waray

    Sander vitreus

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
  • Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wikidata item: Q1462862

Photos

Photo: Engbretson, Eric / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons