Fish & Chips with a Green Twist

Victoria, BC.. Summer picnics have just taken on a whole new meaning. This week, Red Fish Blue Fish opens on Victoria's Inner Harbour and sets the tone for a whole new fish & chip experience on the Island. The brainchild of chef Kunal Ghose, business manager Simon Sobolewski, fisherman Steve Johansen and designer Barbara Houston, Red Fish Blue Fish is located at the foot of Wharf Street on the Broughton Street Pier. This seafood taqueria, managed by April Ollen, offers 100% Ocean Wise sanctioned local fish including Pacific halibut, wild salmon, albacore tuna, Qualicum scallops and Fanny Bay oysters. Red Fish Blue Fish will be open daily from 11am to 9pm. Call (250)298-6877 for further information or visit the website at www.redfish-bluefish.com.

Housed in a used sea bin (cargo container) which has been upcycled, meaning the container has not been torn down but instead the use of the structure has changed, Red Fish Blue Fish aims to reduce its entire footprint. All food service materials are made from potato starch and are either compostable or recyclable. The green roof is topped with soil and will grow sedums. All food waste will be removed by reFUSE Food Waste. Red Fish Blue Fish prides itself on using 100% sustainably harvested seafood; seafood suppliers include Organic Ocean Seafood and Finest at Sea.

Chef Kunal Ghose, most recently at Vancouver's famed Go Fish, has developed a menu that is highly creative and aimed to please. (Please see menu below). Seafood sandwiches on daily baked Portuguese buns, fish tacones - grilled tortilla hand rolls (taco-cones), wild Pacific fish & chips or your choice of fish on the BBQ. Add hand cut, twice cooked Kennebec fries, house made slaw or a salad of La Retraite Farm organic greens with a heavily dill'd Caesar vinaigrette. Rainy days? Never fear; warm up with Pacific Rim Chowder- Chipotle coconut + sweet corn with sweet garlic'd pacific white fish confit.

Check it out. Red Fish Blue Fish will be open daily from 11am to 9pm and is located at 1006 Wharf Street in Victoria, British Columbia (at the corner of Broughton and Wharf Streets in the heart of downtown Victoria). Call (250)298-6877 for further information or visit the website www.redfish-bluefish.com.


MENU

Wild Pacific Fish + Chips-
crispy tempura battered with our tartar sauce, slaw + hand cut Kennebec chips:
· Halibut
· Salmon
· Cod

Fish Tacones - grilled tortilla hand rolls (taco-cones)
with our slaw on the side & your choice of;
· BBQ Wild Salmon Tacones- sweet-smoked chili adobo + daikon sprout + lemon pickled onions

· Grill Seared Albacore Tuna Tacones- spicy spot prawn mayo + daikon sprout + lemon pickled onions

· BBQ Local Oyster Tacones- golden shallot aioli + daikon sprout + lemon pickled onions

· Spicy Cod Tacones- simmered in sweet-smoked chili adobo + daikon sprout + lemon pickled onions

Sandwiches - served on fresh baked Irene's Bakery
Portuguese buns with our slaw on the side
· BBQ Wild Salmon Sandwich- dill'd dijonaisse + organic greens + pickled cucumbers + daikon sprout

· BBQ Fanny Bay Oyster Sandwich- golden shallot aioli + tartar + tempura dill pickle + lemon pickled onions + slaw (on the bun)

· Grill Seared Albacore Tuna Sandwich- spicy spot prawn mayo + tartar + organic greens + pickled cucumbers + daikon sprout

· BBQ Qualicum Bay Scallop Sandwich- golden shallot aioli + tartar + tempura dill pickle + lemon pickled onions+ slaw (on the bun)

Daily Fresh Fish Features
(check the feature board)

From the BBQ- 5 ounces of your choice:
· BBQ Wild Salmon
· Thetis Queen Albacore Tuna
· Fanny Bay Oysters
· Qualicum Bay Scallops

all choices are respectfully seasoned and basted with fresh lemon-honey & served on our:
Salad- La Retraite farm organic greens + romaine hearts + roasted pumpkin seeds with a heavily dill'd Caesar vinaigrette

Pacific Rim Chowder- Chipotle coconut + sweet corn with sweet garlic'd pacific white fish confit

Xtras
· Kennebec chips- hand cut, twice fried,
· Curry chips- smooth sweet red curry slathered
· Mushy edamame- mushy peas done better