Paired plaice fillets

Our paired plaice fillets are made of the European plaice. This type of plaice is also known by its Latin name, which is Pleuronectes platessa. The European plaice is a flatfish which mainly lives in the North Sea, the Barents Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Catching area

This area is also known as the north-eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean or FAO fishing area 27.

Since the North Sea is next to the Netherlands we catch our plaice ourselves with our own Dutch fishing fleet. After the plaice is caught we only take the best ones and immediately process and freeze them to keep the freshness of the fish. Van der Lee Seafish also MSC-certified, so as a supplier we can ensure you that our plaice is sustainable. We sell our paired plaice fillets with their black skin off and their white skin on. There by we have paired plaice fillets available in all sizes. We also have pan ready plaice, plaice fillets and single plaice fillets available at our ‘North Sea Fish’-page, Pacific plaice fillets at our ‘Fish Worldwide’-page and European plaice fillets and Pacific plaice fillets which are battered or breaded at our at our ‘Added Value’-page.The European plaice can be characterised by its brown skin and orange spots. The flesh of the fish is white and tender.

Plaice is especially tender around May, which is called ‘Maischolle’ in Germany. Paired plaice fillets have a mild and sweet flavour. They are low in calories, which makes them suitable to a lot of diets. The fillets also do not contain any carbohydrates and they are a rich source of B vitamins and protein too, which is the case with every fish product.Plaice is a very important fish for the European market. However, we export our paired plaice fillets mainly to the United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany. There are a lot of ways to prepare paired plaice fillets. In the United Kingdom they like to use it as the fish in fish and chips. However, in Sweden they like to cook the fillets since they will contain more flavour this way. They usually serve the paired plaice fillets with potatoes, mushrooms, parsley sauce or with melted butter and lemon. Another way to eat the fillets is to roll them up and stuff them with other food, such as mushrooms, crabmeat, spinach or salmon. You can also serve paired plaice fillets in a hot vinaigrette.

Paired plaice fillets

Pleuronectes platessa

Product description:

Black skin off |
white skin on

Scientific name:

Pleuronectes platessa

Origin:

Holland

Catching area:

FAO 27

Freezing method:

IQF / IWP

Packaging:

5-15 kg carton /
1000 g retail

Sizes:

Whole range