{"product_id":"sliced-smoked-bluefin-tuna-belly-almadraba-herpac-se-14","title":"Sliced Smoked Bluefin Tuna Belly (Almadraba)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach bite of this ultra premium Bluefin tuna melts in your mouth with an incredible richness and a delicate smoky flavor. In fact, the fat-marbled slices looked just like \u003ca href=\"\/jamon\/sliced-hams\/jamon-iberico-bellota-slices\"\u003eJamón Ibérico de Bellota\u003c\/a\u003e, Spain’s legendary acorn fed ham. Serve with a crisp white wine or sherry and luxuriate in the flavor of this jewel of Spanish cuisine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secret is the ancient \u003ci\u003eAlmadraba\u003c\/i\u003e fishing method, a sustainable and targeted traditional harvest off the coast of Cádiz. For a few weeks a year, local fisherman near the Strait of Gibraltar set up a labyrinth of nets near shore to funnel in migrating Bluefin tuna. Using the same technique as the Phoenicians used 3,000 years earlier, fishermen then lift the nets and pull each giant tuna into their boats. Juvenile tuna and other fish are set free, causing no bycatch or environmental harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magnificent bluefin tuna fatten up as they migrate toward Gibraltar. At harvest, their top quality meat is sought after by chefs across Spain. The fatty tuna belly, or \u003cem\u003eventresca\u003c\/em\u003e is the most prized cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the family-owned curing house Herpac, the finest Bluefin bellies are selected and lightly smoked, then sliced by hand. They are presented to you on a round tray for easy service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis delicious tuna is certified as sustainably harvested using the \u003ci\u003eAlmadraba \u003c\/i\u003emethod, first practiced by the Phoenicians more than 3,000 years ago. The ancient fishing towns of Barbate, Zahara de los Atunes, Conil de la Frontera and Tarifa have kept the tradition alive to modern times. Once a year, for just a few weeks in spring, fishermen sustainably harvest this magnificent fish as they have for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerpac was founded in Barbate by two brothers, Francisco y Diego Pacheco. The company name is an abbreviation of Hermanos Pacheco. It continues as a family operation, with the third generation now part of the company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the recent past, Bluefin tuna was under pressure from excessive international demand, especially from the sushi market. In the last twenty years, strict harvest controls have been implemented by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Thankfully it is working, and the Bluefin population has bounced back. And the \u003ci\u003eAlmadraba \u003c\/i\u003efishing method is among the most sustainable in the world. Each harvest is certified by ICCAT, with full traceability from harvest to the curing house to our warehouse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Tienda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46032268230739,"sku":"se-14","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/9260\/1171\/files\/se-14.jpg?v=1788991048","url":"https:\/\/tienda.com\/products\/sliced-smoked-bluefin-tuna-belly-almadraba-herpac-se-14","provider":"La Tienda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}