Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
The rainbow trout is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. The steelhead is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout (O.
Steelhead has tender flesh and a mild, slightly nutty flavor. It is cooked whole or as fillets, with wild fish tasting stronger than farmed.
Steelhead is the sea-run form of rainbow trout, native to coastal waters and rivers around the Pacific from Kamchatka across the Aleutians and down the North American west coast. It spends two to three years at sea, then returns to cold rivers to spawn, and it is also farmed in Chile, Norway, and Idaho.
Also known as
- Steelhead Trout
- Sea-Run Rainbow
- Ironhead
Kosher Steelhead in foreign languages
| Scientific | Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| Hebrew | טרוטת עין-הקשת |
| Arabic | سلمون قوس قزح |
| Spanish | Trucha arco iris |
| Portuguese | Truta-arco-íris |
| French | truite arc-en-ciel |
| Italian | trota arcobaleno |
| German | Regenbogenforelle |
| Greek | Ιριδίζουσα πέστροφα |
| Russian | Микижа |
| Turkish | Gökkuşağı alabalığı |
| Chinese | 麥奇鉤吻鮭 |
| Japanese | ニジマス |
| Korean | 무지개송어 |
| Bengali | রেইনবো ট্রাউট |
| Vietnamese | Cá hồi vân |
| Thai | ปลาเรนโบว์เทราต์ |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Kosher. As a salmonid it has fins and scales.