King Klip

Scientific Name: Genypterus spp.
Common Name: Black, golden or red kingklip; South African kingklip; Chilean ling; ling; cusk-eel; congrio
Flavor: Mild/Moderate
Texture: Medium/Firm
Product Profile: Red is considered best of the kingklips for flavor and texture. Raw meat of red and golden kingklip is creamy white, sometimes with a yellowish tinge. It cooks up white. Black kingklip has darker meat that also cooks up darker. Black kingklip fillets are also narrower than red and golden fillets.The flavor is mild and slightly sweet. The texture is dense but tender with a good, large flake. Black kingklip is not as tender as the other two.
Product Forms: Fresh: Fillets (skinless/boneless) Frozen: Whole, Fillets (IQF), Interleaved blocks
Substitutions: Cod, Ocean perch, Orange roughy
Global Supply: Argentina, Australia, Chile , New Zealand, South Africa