Blue Fish

Akami is a part of bluefin tuna that refers to lean red meat. This is the main part of the fish, so it's more readily available than the other parts, called chūtoro and otoro. It has the least fat out of the whole tuna, which mak... READ MORE

Otoro is a part of bluefin tuna that is the most desirable. It comes from the inside of the belly and it's the fattiest part of the fish. The texture is often described as intensely rich, marbled, and having melt-in-the-mouth properties. Due to th... READ MORE

A pelagic fish whose typical habitats are temperate and tropical waters, although it may inhabit cold waters as well, xiphias is a species of swordfish that is sourced from the Mediterranean Sea and its embayments (Aegean and Ionian Seas)... READ MORE

Chūtoro is a part of bluefin tuna that refers to medium fatty cuts when served as a part of nigiri or sashimi. The tuna yields otoro (fatty parts from the belly), akami (red meat), and chūtoro, which is a combination of ... READ MORE

Northern Albacore tuna is the prized fresh fish originating from the Basque waters. Also known as hegaluzea and bonito del norte, the tuna is white-fleshed, savory, and aromatic. Its skin is dark blue and almost black, but it fad... READ MORE

Baltic herring (lat. Clupea harengus membras) is a subspecies of the Atlantic herring, but it is smaller and lives in the brackish waters of the Baltic Sea. It is a schooling fish that feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans, and typic... READ MORE

Safridia is a species of horse mackerel caught in the Mediterranean Sea waters in Greece, where the safridia fishing season typically takes place between August 15 and the end of January. It is an oily fish with a silvery body that typica... READ MORE

Called atún de almadraba in Spanish, wild almadraba bluefin tuna refers primarily to Atlantic bluefin tuna (atún rojo in Spanish) that is caught using an ancient artisan method of fishing known as almadraba... READ MORE

Cornish sardines are caught and processed on the Cornish coast and belong to the species sardina pilchardus. They are olive or metallic green on the back and silvery white on the belly. The flesh is bright and firm to the touch w... READ MORE

IT IS PROHIBITED TO CATCH OR CONSUME THIS SPECIES (WITH ONE EXCEPTION). The critically endangered totoaba fish must not be caught or consumed, except for one company, Earth Ocean Farms in the Gulf of California, which has a special permit... READ MORE

Peruvian silverside or Chilean silverside (lat. Odontesthes regia), locally known as pejerrey (although this name denotes various South American fish species), is a species of neotropical silverside native to the Pacific coast of... READ MORE