Passover

by | Jan 21, 2020 | Articles

Passover this year will be celebrated from sunset on April 8th until nightfall on April 16th . During this time, Jews will celebrate the Exodus, the freedom from slavery of the Israelites from Ancient Egypt. It is a very important celebration for the Jewish faith....

Earth Day: 50 Years Later

by | Jan 21, 2020 | Articles

On April 22, 1970 millions of people raised their hands and said enough is enough, we need to help our planet! And each year since, millions have put on gloves on their hands and picked up and cleaned up their yards, their neighborhoods, their parks and beaches. How...

Happy 1st Birthday to SoFISHticated Seasoning!

by | Jan 20, 2020 | Articles

It’s been a year since we launched our Harbor Fish’s own SoFISHticated Seasoning! It’s been a great year introducing our customers to more mildly flavored fish and being able to pump up the flavor with our seasoning. A real favorite has been using pollock in a demo...

Salted Fish Blog

by | Jan 20, 2020 | Articles

One of the iconic dishes of Maine is corned hake. And looking at the way it is spelled, you may get the wrong idea about what ‘corned hake’ is. Corned hake is salted hake. The reason the term ‘corn’ was used was because of the size of the salt pellets that were used...

Lenten Season at Harbor Fish Market

by | Jan 16, 2020 | Articles

Lent is one of the most important times of the year for many Christians. It is an observance and preparation for the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Lent is the six-week period prior to Easter. It is traditionally a time for prayer, fasting, or...

The Luck of the Salmon

by | Jan 14, 2020 | Articles

Ok, so yes there’s the green beer, bangers and yummy colcannon but one staple of the Irish diet goes back centuries…the prized salmon. Folklore has it that the Irish treasured their salmon and it was a special meal, indeed! Salmon was said to contain vast knowledge...