There’s something remarkable and whimsical about being able to order a whole fried fish, gills and all, for dinner inside of ...

Before you bake a whole rainbow trout, it will need to be cleaned and gutted, but if you buy one from the store it should already come this way. Once it's oven-ready, plop it in a greased pan ...

Chef Peter McNee roasts a whole petrale sole and serves it on a platter with baby carrots, savoy spinach and new potatoes. It's simple, satisfying and, at $21, one of the best deals around.

If done right, the pastry will turn out flaky and crispy, while the fish inside will be moist and flavorful. When cut, it’s gorgeous on a plate. Salmon is readily available whole in most cities.

Compare the whole fish of the day (vermillion snapper when I tried it) with the grouper plate. The snapper ($32) is flawlessly cooked, its delicate white flesh flaking into sweet, tender chunks.

Fried whole fish with kachumbariFried whole fish with kachumbari [Courtesy, Chef Ali Mandhry] Ingredients: 1 whole tilapia ...

She wonders how to teach her son, who is 13, to eat a whole fish. She learned at a young age, not because anyone told her but because she watched others free the flesh.