Whitebait is the name given to tiny immature fish of various species, depending on the country. They’re generally translucent, so small that there are thousands per kilogram, and eaten whole. There’s no commercial Whitebait fishery in Australia, but frozen Whitebait is imported from New Zealand and Asia. Sandy Sprat, a larger, thicker fish, around 5-6cm long, is sometimes incorrectly labelled as Whitebait in Australia, and that’s what we’re using here.