A type of edible fish related to cod, with lean white flesh, commonly found in Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
From Spanish 'jakie' or similar Iberian sources. The word entered English through trade and fishing contact with Spain. Hake has been a food fish for centuries in European cuisine.
Hake is one of the most overfished species globally—what once seemed like an infinite ocean resource is now carefully managed because we almost hunted it to extinction!
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