: any of several marine food fishes (as of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis) related to the Atlantic cod
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To start, perhaps a light combination of roasted cauliflower and anchovies or the red pepper mousse, then the hake with a creamy rosemary beurre blanc beef cheek.
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Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
Hav & Mar, which opened in 2022, is a marrying of Swedish and Ethiopian flavors with dishes like a pan-seared hake served with shiro and gomen, Ethiopian greens similar to collards.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Dinner: pumpkin soup with pumpkin seeds and fish such as salmon or hake.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
Medium-size fish—say, cod, hake, pollack, and salmon—have medium-size swim bladders, which generally resonate at frequencies of several hundred hertz.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2011
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Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
Hav & Mar, which opened in 2022, is a marrying of Swedish and Ethiopian flavors with dishes like a pan-seared hake served with shiro and gomen, Ethiopian greens similar to collards.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Dinner: pumpkin soup with pumpkin seeds and fish such as salmon or hake.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
Medium-size fish—say, cod, hake, pollack, and salmon—have medium-size swim bladders, which generally resonate at frequencies of several hundred hertz.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2011
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“Hake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hake. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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hake
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: any of several marine food fishes related to the cod
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