Foods for omega-3

What APEX holds on the table for omega-3: 8 foods, each with where it comes from and why it is ours. Not a treatment plan — the food, and the reason it is on the list.

Compiled by APEX Legacy from published research and documented food history, under the editorial direction of Jonathan Jackson, Founder. How we write and review these pages →

Meat & Poultry

Salmon CroquettesSouthern salmon croquettes — pan-fried patties of canned pink salmon, egg, and cornmeal.
Philly Fish BoxWhiting or porgy fillets fried to order at a corner fish shop, served in a white paper…
Escovitch FishWhole fried Jamaican fish in hot vinegar-onion-scotch bonnet marinade — the Good Friday…
Bonga Fish (Dried African Shad)Dried smoked bonga fish — the intensely flavored West African flavoring fish used across…
Dried Crayfish (Ground Shrimp Powder)Ground dried crayfish/shrimp — the universal West African umami booster added to every…

Dishes & One-Pots

PurlooA Gullah Geechee one-pot rice dish in which chicken, crab, shrimp, or oysters are cooked…
Frogmore StewA communal one-pot boil of fresh shrimp, corn on the cob, smoked sausage, and potatoes in…

Desserts & Sweets

Black Walnut CakeAppalachian layer cake made with foraged black walnuts and caramel or vanilla frosting.

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