Chilean sea bass

noun

: patagonian toothfish
also : antarctic toothfish
In the early 1990s, the mysterious Chilean sea bass, the market name for two little-studied species of Patagonian toothfish and Antarctic toothfish, became the darling of both chefs and diners for its unctuous flesh, which was almost impossible to overcook. Caroline Bates

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This American restaurant provides its guests with cuisine from Chilean sea bass, seafood pasta and crab cakes. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado updated February 11, Sacbee.com, 11 Feb. 2026 The menu featured entrées of roasted Amish chicken, braised short rib, Chilean sea bass and eggplant roulade. Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 The menu includes dishes like a Thai spicy beef with basil, a Chilean sea bass served with Thai green curry and a lobster macadamia nut sushi roll, as well as dumplings, pho and spicy noodles. Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025 The menu also offers vegetarian and pescatarian dishes such as cauliflower steak and Chilean sea bass, plus an all-jumbo lump crab cake and lobster tails. Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Chilean sea bass

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1984, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Chilean sea bass was in 1984

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“Chilean sea bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chilean%20sea%20bass. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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