What is a good substitute for sea bass when cooking?

Chilean sea bass can be substituted with sablefish, also known as black cod. Sablefish, like Chilean sea bass, has the same white flesh that produces large flakes when fully cooked. It also has a firm texture and a rich, buttery taste. read more

Chilean sea bass can be substituted with sablefish, also known as black cod. Sablefish, like Chilean sea bass, has the same white flesh that produces large flakes when fully cooked. It also has a firm texture and a rich, buttery taste. Blue spotted bass can be substituted with striped bass, which is a freshwater fish and a true bass. read more

Many Asian-style sea bass recipes call for steaming or frying the fish, and in my opinion that's not the best technique for mackerel. The other options sound reasonable, though. Just keep in mind that many recipes for sea bas are for cooking the whole fish, which might not be feasible for the larger alternatives like cod. read more

Any firm fleshed mildly flavored white fish such as cod, halibut, flounder, black cod, pike, stripped bass, black bass, catfish, etc. read more