Fish taco
A fish taco is a type of taco where the main ingredient is fish. The fish is usually fried, grilled, or roasted.
The first fish tacos were most likely created in Baja California, Mexico. The original tacos de pescado were made with fried fish and served with salsa, lime, and cabbage.
Fish tacos became popular in the United States in the 1980s, thanks to the influx of Mexican immigrants. Southern California, in particular, has embraced the fish taco, with many different variations now available.
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Recipes
Family-Meal Fish Tacos
- salt
- cumin
- red pepper flake
- sour cream
- white fish
- white corn tortilla
- chile powder
- garlic powder
- paprika
- chipotle chily
- lime
- oil
- radish
- green onion
- cheddar cheese
Baja Style Fish Tacos
- corn tortilla
- black pepper
- oil
- pickled jalapeno
- salt
- all purpose flour
- dark mexican beer
- lemon zest
- salt
- salt
- black pepper
- mayonnaise
- cabbage
- tomatillo salsa
- skinned halibut by
- lemon juice
- water
- mexican crema
Broiled Fish Tacos
- mexican crema
- cilantro
- mint
- coriander
- salt
- paprika
- grapeseed
- lime
- mahi mahi
- corn tortilla
Grilled Fish Tacos
- white fish
- cumin
- sriracha hot sauce
- garlic
- lime
- chili powder
- sour cream
- cumin
- garlic powder
- paprika
- mayonnaise
- cayenne pepper
- salt
- oil
- white corn tortilla
- avocado
- cotija cheese
- cilantro
- hot sauce
- lime
- pico de gallo
- onion
- salt
- cabbage
Fish Tacos
- tomato
- lime juice
- cabbage
- taco sauce
- cod
- taco shell
- taco seasoning
- mayonnaise
- sour cream
- cilantro
- lemon juice
- vegetable oil
Halibut Fish Tacos with Guacamole Sauce
- salt
- olive oil
- yogurt
- salt
- heart romaine lettuce
- lemon
- lime
- cayenne pepper
- flour tortilla
- plum tomato
- green onion
- haas avocado
- halibut
Baja Fish Tacos
- beer
- mayonnaise
- garlic powder
- garlic salt
- salt
- milk
- cabbage
- lime
- tempura batter
- cod
- lemon juice
- corn tortilla
- oil
Perfect Fish Tacos
- deep fry thermometer
- cabbage
- avocado
- vegetable oil
- all purpose flour
- white rice flour
- corn tortilla
- club soda
- red snapper
- salt
Beer and Chipotle-Battered Fish Tacos
- corn oil
- black pepper
- salt
- apple cider vinegar
- olive oil
- sugar
- caraway seed
- gray salt
- green cabbage
- onion
- cod
- cilantro
- red radish
- all purpose flour
- beer
- chipotle
- cornstarch
- lime juice
- baking powder
- green onion
- egg
- recipes todd slaw
- corn tortilla
- sour cream
- tomato
Family-Style Fish Tacos
- hot sauce
- white fish
- avocado
- cilantro
- cherry tomato
- vegetable oil
- green cabbage
- onion
- garlic
- jalapeño
- corn tortilla
- salt
- lime
Fish Tacos
- jalapeño
- chipotle
- olive oil
- white fish
- salt
- tortilla
- cilantro
- red wine vinegar
- garlic
- sriracha
- lime juice
- green onion
- sour cream
- red cabbage
- cilantro
- lime
- salt
- lime zest
Cerveza-Battered Fish Tacos with Quick-Pickled Onion and Cucumber
- vegetable oil
- quickpickled onion
- water
- salt
- english cucumber
- habanero chile
- onion
- onion
- tomato
- beer
- all purpose flour
- cilantro
- cayenne pepper
- cumin
- apple cider vinegar
- sugar
- tilapia
- flour tortilla
Cuban Fish Tacos with Citrus Mango Slaw + Chipotle Lime Crema.
- salt
- cara orange
- grapefruit
- jalapeño
- mango
- red cabbage
- cilantro
- crema
- orange juice
- olive oil
- paprika
- buttermilk
- green onion
- garlic
- cream cheese
- corn
- lime juice
- lime juice
- salt
- salt
Quick and Easy Canned Tuna Fish Tacos
- tuna
- lemon juice
- vegetable oil
- cilantro
- onion
- cream
- mayonnaise
- sour cream
- corn tortilla
Chipotle Fish Tacos
- salt
- avocado
- cod
- serrano chile
- cilantro
- corn taco shell
- broccoli slaw
- olive oil
- chipotle
- lime
- honey
- sweet pepper
Blackened Fish Tacos with Creamy Avocado Sauce
- cilantro
- avocado
- mccormick original tartar sauce
- vegetable oil
- corn tortilla
- cabbage
- mccormick cajun seasoning
- lime
- tilapia
- cooking spray
- salt
Halibut Fish Tacos with Cilantro Savoy Slaw
- salt
- salsa verde
- halibut
- green onion
- cilantro
- cumin
- olive oil
- garlic
- sour cream
- lime
- savoy cabbage
- corn tortilla
Baja Fish Tacos with Chipotle Mango Salsa.
- cherry tomato
- cilantro
- light beer
- baking powder
- chili powder
- mango
- all purpose flour
- white fish
- chipotle
- avocado
- cilantro
- greek yogurt
- jalapeño
- tomatillo
- lime juice
- salt
- cheddar cheese
- lettuce
- all purpose flour
- vegetable oil
Catfish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw and Chipotle Cream Sauce
- salt
- peanut oil
- salt
- mayonnaise
- chipotles adobo sauce
- garlic
- carrot
- purple onion
- lime
- smoked paprika
- mayonnaise
- monterey jack cheese
- cumin
- monterey jack cheese
- purple cabbage
- white cabbage
- purple onion
- creole mustard
- olive oil
- flour tortilla
- heavy cream
- panko bread crumb
- catfish
- butter
- cilantro
- cilantro
- egg
- jalapeño
- chipotle
- worcestershire sauce
- green onion
Tex-Mex Fish Tacos with Chipotle Slaw
- mayonnaise
- chipotle
- onion
- carrot
- sour cream
- jalepeno pepper
- bell pepper
- cilantro
- salt
- chinese napa cabbage
- olive oil
- lime juice
- flour tortilla
- tilapia
- cilantro
- lime quarter
- white pepper
- salt
Baja's Fish Tacos
- beer batter
- pancake batter beer batter consistency
- chipotle mayonnaise
- yellow mustard
- tomatillo salsa
- vegetable oil
- tomatillo
- cabbage
- smoked
- red salmon
- mayonnaise
- green chile
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- onion
- milk
- white flour
- flour tortilla
- salt
Gluten-Free Fish Taco With Jalapeño Pepper
- black pepper
- jalapeño
- taco seasoning
- cilantro
- salt
- coleslaw
- juice
- rice wine vinegar
- lime
- mayonnaise
- olive oil
- corn tortilla
- guacamole
- pico de gallo
THE BEST Baja Fish Tacos With Baja Cream Sauce
- cod
- canola oil
- all purpose flour
- mayonnaise
- mexican crema
- baking powder
- green cabbage
- cornstarch
- yellow mustard
- corn tortilla
- lime
- mexican beer
- salt
- pico de gallo
Catfish Tacos
- canola oil
- cilantro
- salt
- lime
- onion
- all purpose flour
- yellow cornmeal
- buttermilk
- catfish
- paprika
- mayonnaise
- mexican crema
- black pepper
- salt
- red cabbage
- savoy
- cilantro
- lime juice
- seafood seasoning
- chipotle
- hot sauce
- green onion
- carrot
- yellow corn
Bobby Flay's Fish Tacos
- serrano
- fish
- onion
- ancho chili powder
- chipotle hot sauce
- oregano
- jalapeño
- jalapeño
- lime
- canola oil
- cilantro
- cilantro
- peanut oil
- garlic
- tomato
- flour tortilla
- black pepper
- salt
- cilantro
- green onion
- hot sauce
- onion
- white cabbage
- sour cream
Spicy Fish Tacos with Tequila Lime Pineapple
- black bean
- parsley
- white meat fish
- honey
- all spice
- cumin
- paprika
- jalapeño
- rice
- cayenne pepper
- salt
- salt
- pineapple
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- orange juice
- cilantro
- garlic
- tequila
- corn
- lime juice
Blackened Catfish Tacos
- hot sauce
- lime
- vegetable oil
- cilantro
- catfish
- avocado
- onion
- sour cream
- cajun blackening seasoning
- ripened tomato
- tortilla
Crunchy Fried Fish Tacos Recipe
- salt
- white fish
- egg
- pickled red onion
- cabbage
- cake flour
- cilantro
- corn tortilla
- paprika
- sriracha
- black pepper
- lime
- peanut oil
- beer
- mayonnaise
Baja Fish Tacos with Chipotle Aioli Rojo Salsa
- canola oil
- tortilla chip
- salt
- salt
- all purpose flour
- red cabbage
- rojo salsa
- halibut
- chipotle
- chili powder
- dark agave syrup
- jalapeño
- lime
- onion
- lager beer
- cornstarch
- parmesan cheese
- cilantro
- ancho chile
- guajillo chile
- pasilla chile
- canola oil
- corn tortilla
- green cabbage
- garlic
- mayonnaise
- tomato
- corn tortilla
Blackened Fish Tacos with Avocado Slaw
- cilantro
- lime juice
- salt
- salt
- mahi mahi
- mayonnaise
- chili powder
- garlic powder
- cumin
- onion powder
- garlic
- cilantro
- avocado
- grapeseed oil
- smoked paprika
- green cabbage
- green onion
- corn tortilla
- lime
Smoky Paprika Fish Tacos with an Apple Slaw
- mccormick smoked paprika
- mccormick garlic salt
- mccormick parsley flake
- granny smith apple
- green cabbage
- cilantro
- green onion
- white fish
- lime juice
- mccormick black pepper
- corn tortilla
- avocado
- cilantro
- lime
- radish
Blackened Fish Tacos
- cilantro
- green cabbage
- red cabbage
- lime juice
- sriracha
- avocado
- cilantro
- salt
- greek yogurt
- mayonnaise
- cayenne pepper
- olive oil
- mint
- paprika
- thyme
- mustard
- garlic powder
- cumin
- onion powder
- carrot
- garlic
- jalapeño
- jalapeño
- lime
- tilapia
- tortilla
- black pepper
Chula Vista Fish Tacos with Pickled Onions and Carlsbad Cream
- carlsbad cream
- lime
- pickled red onion
- limes zest of lime juice
- red wine vinegar
- brown sugar
- chili powder
- oregano
- cumin
- hot sauce
- salt
- lime
- onion
- corn tortilla
- mexican
- mayonnaise
- white fish rockfish
- sugar
- canola oil
- sour cream
- napa
- garlic
Grilled Fish Tacos
- white fish
- chili powder
- jalapeño
- guacamole
- onion
- cilantro
- black pepper
- salt
- olive oil
- cabbage
- lime juice
- red wine vinegar
- lime
- tomato
- corn
- salt
Beer-Battered Fish Tacos
- all purpose flour
- beer
- tilapia
- chili powder
- cornstarch
- baking powder
- salt
- jalapeño
- egg
- onion
- cilantro
- pepper
- cabbage
- cayenne pepper
- lime juice
- sour cream
- corn tortilla
- avocado
- canola oil
- lime
Beer-Battered Fish Tacos
- Beer Battered Cod
- canola oil
- radish
- baking powder
- cayenne pepper
- garlic powder
- cod
- corn tortilla
- pale ale
- all purpose flour
- salt
- Coleslaw
- carrot
- black sesame seed
- lime juice
- honey
- rice vinegar
- sesame oil
- sriracha
- salt
- cilantro
- purple cabbage
- mayonnaise
- Spicy Crema
- lime juice
- rice vinegar
- sriracha
- mayonnaise
Baja Fish Tacos
- cod
- all purpose flour
- chili powder
- cumin
- garlic powder
- paprika
- salt
- beer
- pepper
- cafe rio copycat cilantro ranch dressing
- pico de gallo
- oil
- salt
Spicy Fish Tacos
- chili powder
- cumin
- vegetable oil
- salt
- onion powder
- smoked paprika
- avocado
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- cotija cheese
- lime
- white corn tortilla
- tilapia
- pickled carrot
Chipotle lime fish tacos
- lime juice
- olive oil
- avocado
- chipotle chile pepper
- cilantro
- chipotle lime yogurt dressing
- mayonnaise
- allspice
- cumin
- onion
- butter
- garlic
- greek yogurt
- red cabbage
- mahi mahi
- flour tortilla
- cilantro
- lime
- cayenne pepper
- salsa
- salt
Jamaican Jerk Fish Tacos with Plantain Fried Rice and Pineapple Salsa.
- salmon
- pineapple
- chili powder
- cumin
- jalapeño
- black bean
- all spice
- curry powder
- coconut oil
- cilantro
- cayenne pepper
- cinnamon
- olive oil
- corn
- orange lime juice
- lime juice
- greek yogurt
- salt
- salt
Blackened Fish Tacos with Chili-Spiced Slaw and Charred Scallion Salsa
- canola
- scallion salsa
- lime juice
- salt
- salt
- olive oil
- smoked paprika
- sugar
- cumin
- cilantro
- green onion
- green onion
- jalapeño
- jalapeño
- gluten chili seasoning
- taco seasoning
- mayonnaise
- green cabbage
- corn
- apple cider vinegar
- sour cream
- garlic
- lime
- carrot
- snapper
Battered Cod Fish Tacos
- all purpose flour
- root beer
- cod
- baking powder
- garlic powder
- mustard
- onion powder
- salt
- jalapeno crema
- red wine vinegar
- onion
- pepper
- cilantro
- corn tortilla
- cabbage
- avocado
- lime
- tomato
- salt
- vegetable oil
Easy Fish Tacos
- el paso taco sauce
- el paso taco shell
- breaded
- el paso taco seasoning
- mayonnaise
- coleslaw
Baja Fish Tacos With Chipotle Cream
- cilantro
- peanut oil
- salt
- sour cream
- tempura batter
- chipotle
- club soda
- onion
- napa cabbage
- halibut
- lime
- corn tortilla
Fish Tacos with Pomegranate Salsa
- cumin
- jalepeno pepper
- lime
- lime
- shallot
- lime juice
- sour cream
- jicama
- olive
- pomegranates pomegranate aril
- cilantro
- corn tortilla
- tilapia
- green scallion
- cilantro
- jicama slaw
- pomegranate salsa
- salt
- salt
- salt white pepper
Tilapia Fish Tacos
- green cabbage
- red cabbage
- sazon
- tilapia
- citron
- jalapeño
- lime juice
- olive oil
- chili powder
- smoked
- onion
- cumin
- garlic powder
- mayonnaise
- sour cream
- black pepper
- salt
- cilantro
- corn
- pico de gallo
- queso fresco
- avocado
Easy Fish Tacos with Slaw and Chipotle Sauce
- sour cream
- white fish like cod
- oil
- salt
- beer
- chipotle
- garlic
- adobo sauce
- taco seasoning
- coleslaw
- above chipotle sauce
- mayonnaise
- cilantro
- lime juice
- pico de gallo
- queso fresco
- salt
- tortilla
Spicy Fish Tacos
- Toppings
- avocado
- cilantro
- green onion
- lime
- tortilla
- Slaw
- jalapeño
- mayonnaise
- tony original creole seasoning
- cilantro
- lime juice
- green onion
- cabbage
- panko
- white fish
- canola oil
- tony creole seafood marinade
Fish Tacos with Tomatillo-Jalapeño Salsa
- Salsa
- salt
- vegetable oil
- lime juice
- cilantro
- jalapeño
- tomatillos husked
- Tacos
- salt
- corn tortilla
- halibut
- olive oil
- cilantro
- garlic
- lemon juice
Baja's Fish Tacos
- beer batter
- pancake batter beer batter consistency
- chipotle mayonnaise
- yellow mustard
- tomatillo salsa
- vegetable oil
- tomatillo
- cabbage
- smoked
- red salmon
- mayonnaise
- green chile
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- onion
- milk
- white flour
- flour tortilla
- salt
Beer Battered Fried Fish Tacos
- cilantro
- japanese furikake seasoning
- rice bran oil
- salt
- all purpose flour
- canola oil
- ground coriander
- soy sauce
- avocado
- egg
- hothouse cucumber
- jalapeño
- onion
- plum tomato
- black bean
- shallot
- green onion
- black bean miso
- red miso
- light beer
- yeast
- ground cumin
- hot sauce
- cilantro
- lime
- sesame soy vinaigrette
- flour tortilla
- ling cod
- salt
Whole Grilled Fish Tacos Recipe
- corn tortilla
- salt
- ancho chile
- cumin
- pico de gallo
- serrano
- cucumber
- lemon
- cilantro
- green onion
- lemon juice
- fish
- olive oil
Blackened Catfish Tacos
- lime juice
- balsamic vinegar
- sugar
- avocado
- peanut
- onion
- creole seasoning
- cilantro
- mayonnaise
- thousand island dressing
- green cabbage
- red cabbage
- yellow corn tortilla
- american catfish
Cajun-Catfish Tacos
- [
- salt
- salt
- olive oil
- yogurt
- oregano
- thyme
- lime zest lime juice
- garlic powder
- sweet paprika
- mustard
- onion powder
- cayenne pepper
- green cabbage
- cayenne pepper
- corn tortilla
- cilantro
- catfish
Grilled Fish Tacos with Heirloom Tomato and Avocado Salsa
- white fish
- cumin
- avocado
- tomato
- lime
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- salt
- onion
- olive oil
- chili powder
- lime
- corn tortilla
(Healthy) Fish Tacos With Mandarin Orange Salsa
- onion
- mandarin orange
- salad green
- lime
- jalapeño
- cilantro
- bell pepper
- blackening powder
- tilapia
- flour tortilla
- salt
Mango Chipotle Fish Tacos
- sour cream
- white fish
- olive oil
- avocado
- batch chipotle lime sauce
- batch mango slaw
- mango
- chipotle
- green onion
- salt
- cabbage
- cilantro
- carrot
- all purpose flour
- lime juice
- salt
Crispy Baked Fish Tacos
- panko breadcrumb
- lime juice
- salt
- garlic powder
- cumin
- batch cilantro lime slaw
- chipotle
- egg
- white fish
- greek yogurt
- black pepper
- corn
- chili powder
- avocado
- cilantro
Air-Fryer Fish Tacos
- green chile
- cilantro
- lime juice
- egg white
- tomato
- all purpose flour
- panko bread crumb
- white pepper
- salt
- sour cream
- tilapia
- corn tortilla
- cooking spray
Fish Tacos with Blueberry-Almond Salsa
- white fish
- lemon
- olive oil
- avocado
- batch blueberry almond salsa
- jalapeño
- blue diamond almond
- cilantro
- blueberry
- corn
- onion
- salt
Greek Fish Tacos
- cherry
- kalamata olife
- white fish
- olive oil
- cucumber
- feta
- red
- all purpose flour
- salt
- tzatziki sauce
Shallot-and-Lime-Marinated Fish Tacos with Cabbage
- lime juice
- sour cream
- snapper
- olive oil
- honey
- salt
- garlic
- shallot
- lime
- cilantro
- hot sauce
- cabbage
- corn tortilla
Seared Fish Tacos with Cabbage-Scallion Slaw
- salt
- striped bass
- mayonnaise
- olive oil
- white wine vinegar
- honey
- purple cabbage
- green onion
- flour tortilla
Seared Fish Tacos with Cherry Tomato Pico de Gallo
- lime juice
- salt
- striped bass
- shallot
- serrano chile pepper
- olive oil
- cilantro
- cherry tomato
- flour tortilla
Seared Fish Tacos with Serrano-Corn Salsa
- lime juice
- salt
- striped bass
- serrano chile
- cherry tomato
- corn
- olive oil
- cilantro
- flour tortilla
Roasted Fish Tacos with Avocado Crema and Mango
- lime juice
- salt
- olive oil
- honey
- garlic
- avocado
- garlic
- shallot
- mango
- sour cream
- cilantro
- hot sauce
- water
- corn tortilla
- snapper
Striped Bass Fish Tacos with Heirloom Tomato Salsa and Avocado
- lime juice
- salt
- striped bass
- shallot
- avocado
- lime
- serrano chile
- olive oil
- cilantro
- tomato
- corn tortilla
15-Minute Fish Tacos (Made with Fish Sticks!)
- lime
- garlic
- fish
- chili powder
- sour cream
- salt
- red cabbage
- adobo sauce
- mayonnaise
- tortilla
- cilantro
- feta
- lime juice of
- salt
- spray oil
Fish Tacos with Roasted Tomato Salsa
- canola oil
- salt
- all purpose flour
- pinto bean
- avocado
- lime
- serrano chile
- halibut
- white corn tortilla
- chili powder
- garlic
- guajillo chile
- plum tomato
- cilantro
Beer-Battered Fish Tacos
- corn tortilla
- lime coin
- pico de gallo
- cod
- lime juice
- red cabbage
- carrot
- mayonnaise
- black pepper
- green
- all purpose flour
- light beer
- salt
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- cayenne pepper
- chili powder
- garlic
- garlic powder
- flour tortilla
- olive oil
- salt
- lime juice
Staple Ingredients
- salt 68%
- cilantro 62%
- lime 43%
- corn tortilla 35%
- lime juice 35%
Common Ingredients
- mayonnaise 32%
- jalapeño 28%
- olive oil 28%
- avocado 26%
- cumin 26%
- sour cream 26%
- onion 25%
- garlic 23%
- cabbage 20%
- green onion 20%
Usual Ingredients
- all purpose flour 18%
- chili powder 18%
- vegetable oil 17%
- white fish 17%
- chipotle 15%
- garlic powder 15%
- black pepper 14%
- cayenne pepper 14%
- green cabbage 14%
- cod 12%
- paprika 12%
- tilapia 12%
- beer 11%
- canola oil 11%
- corn 11% See More
- lemon juice 11%
- pico de gallo 11%
- tomato 11%
- 9%
- baking powder 9%
- flour tortilla 9%
- oil 9%
- red cabbage 9%
- carrot 8%
- greek yogurt 8%
- halibut 8%