Name: Bottarga di Tonno Rosso grattugiata
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Deep roots bind the dei family Head to fishing and small seaside village Sicilian from Ognina and it is here that the Grated red tuna roe

Grated red tuna roe

the family's history dates back at least two centuries and it sails the seas of Sicily with its boats in search of blue fish and bluefin tuna. In fact, red tuna is a protected marine species whose catch is regulated by quotas ICCAT which limit their capture by number and weight. Thanks to that the Mediterranean it is repopulating with this species.

Tuna Bottarga

Bluefin tuna arrive in the Mediterranean in April via the ocean Strait of Gibraltar. The fishing season is concentrated in 30 days between May and June. The captured specimens are quickly transferred to large tanks in the Sicilian sea and fed only blue fish (herring and sardines) so as to guarantee the best properties of the meat. A high content of unsaturated fats and Omega 3. Following a very rapid process in 4 minutes the tuna passes from the sea to freezing at minus 70°.

A very short supply chain and circular work for the family, which therefore takes care of the conservation and transformation of the red tuna and blue fish in its factory. This guarantees a high standard of quality. Each can has the BCD number (bluefin tuna Catch Document) an “identity card” that guarantees the traceability from sea to table. Its meat, flavour and nutritional values make bluefin tuna a true delicacy.

there roe of the Mediterranean red tuna It is processed by hand and placed in a glass container. The eggs are washed, dry salted, pressed and left to mature for weeks in the air in controlled environments. The result is a product long-lasting and highly concentrated in flavor.

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Informazioni aggiuntive

Weight	0,320 kg
Format	40 g net jar
pa_availability	501
Preparation time	Two days
Ingredients on the label	Bluefin TUNA roe (Thunnus thynnus) (caught in the Mediterranean Sea, FAO area 37.2.2, with hooks and lines) and salt.
Average nutritional values per 100 g of product	KCal 932 / Kj 323 Fat 10.0 g of which saturated fatty acids 2.87 g Protein 30.6 g Fiber 2.1 g Salt 17.9 g
Retention time	Lot and TMC see cap of the package
Method of conservation	To be stored in a cool, dry place away from heat sources and direct sunlight. After opening, keep refrigerated and consume within 5 days.
region	Sicily

Producer

Testa Conserve

Anno 1381: una impressionante eruzione dell‘Etna rimodella una parte della costa a nord di Catania. L’antico ed importante porto di Ulisse viene riplasmato nel piccolo e pittoresco porticciolo di Ognina, alle foci del fiume Lognina. Questo porticciolo ubicato in uno dei tratti di costa piú belli della Sicilia. Questo è lo scalo da dove da 200 anni la famiglia Testa mette a mare le proprie barche per la pesca del pesce azzurro e del tonno. Le antiche barche a vela di legno hanno lasciato il posto a barche a motore negli anni ’50 del secolo scors. Venti anni dopo sono arrivate le grandi navi moderne in acciaio e forti di questa tradizione e passione è nata la linea Testa Conserve.

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Since then, fishing for blue fish has been joined by al bluefin tuna. Bluefin tuna is one protected marine species. Its fishing is possible only by combining 3 aspects: knowledge of the sea and its currents, love for the territory and the fish fauna and transparency and full compliance with the laws in force. In fact, from the Atlas, the 42-metre long ship equipped with the fishing of bluefin tuna. On board the presence of an observer from the ICCAT (world organization for the protection of species), the capture of each individual specimen is communicated to the Ministry of Agricultural and Food Resources in real time. This is to never exceed the quotas assigned to each individual company.

I would like to reiterate that despite the modern technologies and equipment used, bluefin tuna fishing remains artisanal fishing. A non-intensive fishing that takes place every year between the months of May and June, for 30 days. The tuna are caught with purse seines. After reaching maturity, i.e. between 2 and 4 years and weighing at least 15 kg, they are then transferred to large tanks 50 meters in diameter and 30 meters deep in the Strait of Sicily. Here they are fed exclusively on oily fish until slaughter.

In 2017 the Testa Conserve line was born: a line of seafood products of the highest quality. exclusively fished with their own boats and produced in a virtuous and bio-sustainable way and presented in an elegant and exclusive packaging.

The sea on the table!

Grated red tuna roe