Definition of "escabeche" [escabeche]

• A dish of fish (sometimes chicken) first fried then marinated in a spiced vinegar and served cold. (noun)

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• "The word escabeche is defined in most Spanish-English dictionaries as "pickled", a meaning that does not apply in this case."
• "Marinate the fish steaks in the lime juice for 15 minute or so while the escabeche is being made."
• "The Mexican way of marinating jalapeño chiles, called jalapeños en escabeche, is so common that this is one canned or pre-prepared item found all over the country and was one of the first to cross the border."