It soon became a favourite of diners at Nobu worldwide and it remains extremely popular despite it's high price of $36 per fillet. 'Black Cod Miso' is known as his signature dish and was first offered at his restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.
In business partnership with actor Robert De Niro and with numerous hotel and restaurants across the world, Nobu is probably the world's most recognisable Japanese chef. Black Cod can be eaten with a clear conscience as stocks are plentiful and it is sustainably fished in the Pacific fisheries of Alaska, Oregon and California.īlack Cod has been made popular in recent years by celebrity chef and maestro of Japanese fusion cooking, Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, better know simply as 'Nobu'. Sometimes known as Sablefish or Butterfish, it has a white and fatty meat with a buttery flavour and a velvety texture. Black Cod is most definitely a gourmet fish.
