Halibut is my new favorite fish! It's white and meaty and not at all “fishy.” It's actually like a flounder steak – which is interesting because Halibut are flat like flounder and come from the flounder family. The name Halibut is derived from haly (holy) and butt (flat fish) because it's eaten very often on Christian holy days. Found in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, Halibut are highly regarded food fish.  Halibut tend to be expensive costing anywhere from $25 to $45 per pound. And, they're totally worth the money! I recently bought a five pound piece of Halibut fillet, cut it into 16 large portions and froze them to eat this ...