After watching the Forks Over Knives documentary this summer – and buying their cookbook – I quickly realized that I could not commit to a full vegan lifestyle change. However, I decided to drastically reduce the amount of meat in my diet, especially red meat.

While we were in the US we had a ton of options to replace meat including some very good vegan products and also a lot of seafood choices. Now, back in Buenos Aires (the land of red meat), most of those options do not exist. Luckily, after some searching, we have been finding quite a few good seafood markets. The Disco Supermarket on Cuba in Belgrano has a great seafood section, and is probably the nicest supermarket I’ve been too in Buenos Aires so far.

Knowing what fish is what is a big step in finding the best choices. So, without further ado, I present to you the Spanish to English fish translation guide for Argentina. Please leave a comment and let me know of any that I may have missed.

Spanish

English

Abadejo

Kingclip

Almeja

Clam

Anchoa

Anchory / Bluefish

Anchoita

Anchovy

Atn

Tuna

Bacalao

Codfish

Besugo

Red Snapper

Bonito

Bonito

Brotola

Forkbeard

Cabala

Mackerel

Calamar

Calamari / Squid

Calamarete

Small Squid

Camaron

Common Prawn

Cangrejo

Crab

Casta￱eta

Pomfret

Caz￳n

Shark

Centolla

King Crab

Cigala

Crayfish

Congrio

Conger Eel

Corvina

Croaker

Chernia

Sea Bass

Dorado

Mahi Mahi

Lacha

Atlantic Herring

Langosta

Lobster

Langostino

Shrimp / Crawfish

Lenguado

Flounder / Fluke

Lisa

Mullet

Mero

Grouper

Mejillon

Mussel

Merluza

Hake / Whiting

Merluza Negra

Toothfish

Palometa

Bream

Pargo

Sea Bream

Pejerrey

Pejerrey

Pescadilla

Sea Trout

Pez Angel

Angelfish

Pez espada

Swordfish

Pez Limon

Yellowtail

Pez Palo

Flathead

Pulpo

Octopus / Cuttlefish

Raya

Ray

Robalo

Bass

Salmon

Salmon

Salmonete

Mullet

Trilla

Mullet

Vieyra

Scallop

Hope this helps you out too.