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Blue Warehou

Where Caught

Found
Found and caught

Map of Australia showing where Blue Warehou are found and caught.

When Caught

Year round, with peak supplies from June through September

Important Features

Wild/Farmed: Wild
Habitat: Saltwater
Recovery Rate: Fillets: 50% (skin on, wing off) from whole blue warehou (gut in)

Blue Warehou Research

FRDC provides a comprehensive search of the latest research papers and images on Blue Warehou

Remarks

Warehou is pronounced many different ways. One common Maori pronunciation is wurr-e-hoe , with short vowel sounds, and a rolled rr .

Warehou should not be confused with wahoo, a species similar to Spanish mackerel.

Imports

New Zealand:: blue warehou chilled and frozen, whole and fillets

Common Size

35 45 cm

Overseas Names

NZ, USA: blue warehou; J: medai, okihirasu; NZ: common warehou, warehou

Alternatives

blue-eye trevalla (pp 16 17)

yellowtail kingfish (pp 100 101)

silver trevally (pp 86 87)

pearl perch (pp 96 97)

red emperor (pp 68 69)

emperor (pp 28 29)

Grading

Sometimes graded as large , medium or small but standard, consistent weights do not apply to these grades. One example for silver warehou is presented below.

Blue Warehou Seriolella brama

Photograph by Don Tuma & Thor Carter

Nutrition Facts

per 100g of raw product

Kilojoules	819 (195 Calories)
Cholesterol	20 mg
Sodium	50 mg
Total fat (oil)	1.4 g
Saturated fat	30% of total fat
Monounsaturated fat	38% of total fat
Polyunsaturated fat	31% of total fat
Omega-3, EPA	37 mg
Omega-3, DHA	238 mg
Omega-6, AA	29 mg

Data presented are for silver warehou.

Cooking Ideas

Bake	Boil	Deep Fry
Grill/barbecue	Poach	Raw
Roe	Roe & Milk	Salted
Shallow Fry	Smoke	Steam/microwave

Note: Cooking Ideas identified by dark bold text are relevant to this species

Warehous have a thick fillet with very few bones. Skinless, boned-out fillets, free of the dark flesh (which occurs on the sides), can be cut from the usual fillet to produce a luscious, lightly coloured and flavoursome fillet.

Warehous are ideal for smoking, grilling, frying, baking or barbecuing. Being slightly dry, they also marinate wonderfully in citrus or rice wine flavours. Diners will find it delicious when marinated and then either grilled and served with chilli jam, or deep fried and served with chips.

Warehous are also eminently suitable for use in fish cakes, especially as they will impart a particularly good flavour.

Flavour: Medium
Oiliness: Low to Medium
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Texture: Medium
Flesh Colour: Off-white to yellowish. Dark flesh is found along the sides, but this can be removed.
Thickness: Thick fillets
Bones: Bones are large and easily removed.
Price: Warehous are low-priced finfish. Blue and silver warehous are often marketed together, but when sold separately blue warehou usually fetch higher prices. The price of warehous may rise as more consumers become familiar with them.

Suggested Wines

Warehous are a little more strongly flavoured than many other fishes, allowing the accompaniment of dry whites or some more full-bodied and flavoured wooded wine styles such as semillon.

For grilled silver warehou topped with a black olive crust, served with a tomato and basil salad as suggested by Greg Doyle and Steve Hodges of Pier Restaurant, Rose Bay (p. 288), a grenache will lift the tastebuds and excite the palate.

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