Easter is around the corner and for many of us that means savouring hot cross buns and pickled fish. The practise of eating fish at Easter has its roots in religious history – it’s the food Jesus was offered after His resurrection, and over time it seems that pickled fish became a well-established tradition as it allowed followers to prepare the dish well in advance of Easter weekend, thereby honouring the religious holidays and not working on Good Friday or Easter Sunday.

But if pickled fish isn’t exactly your cup of tea or you feel like something slightly different this Easter weekend, then consider the wide variety of other high-quality Halaal fish on offer at N1. The range includes fish fingers – always a firm favourite among the younger and sometimes fussier eaters; classic fish cakes – no restaurant menu is complete without a fish cake on offer; the all-time favourite hake – delicious simply grilled in lemon and butter; line fish which can range from Hottentot to cob or Cape salmon; and then the very popular kingklip enjoyed for its firm white flesh and delicate flavour.

Also available from the Halaal fish range is haddock, but here’s an interesting fact about this Halaal fish, the haddock we, as South Africans, grew up eating is in fact not the real McCoy. Abroad, haddock is a fish species caught primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean – it has white flesh similar to cod. Over time as the cost to import cold smoked haddock became largely prohibitive, local producers found that hake, when soaked in brine along with a natural colourant, and then cold smoked; produced a very similar and popular product – who knew!

And the perfect accompaniment to any Halaal fish dish is the N1 range of wholesale frozen vegetables. Also available year-round and of the highest quality, N1 house brand vegetables are harvested at peak ripeness and then quick-frozen to ensure all vitamins and minerals are locked in – in fact wholesale frozen vegetables are often considered more nutritious than their fresh counterparts as they’ve not had to endure excessive handling, transport or time spent on a store shelf. The N1 selection of wholesale frozen vegetables includes everything from mixed and diced vegetables, and various stir fry options to ready-to-roast mixed vegetables, cut corn, julienne carrots, butternut and pumpkin. Pre-prepared, and easy to cook, wholesale frozen vegetables are the ultimate in time-saving convenience.

N1 pride themselves on providing the most extensive range of high-quality Halaal fish and wholesale frozen vegetables, so whatever your menu planning this Easter, be sure to contact a team member today.