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Species Name
Clams
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Latin Name
Mya arenaria
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Origin
Cape Cod to Hatteras
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Harvest Method
Hand Cultivated
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Range & Habitat
North Atlantic & New England
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Producer
SFS Partnership
Range & Habitat
Light, Moist, Flakey
Gold Spotted Sand Bass have a Light, Clean Flavor with a medium flake. The fish are hand line caught about 200-500 ft. deep. Great portion yields on 1-3 lb. fish. Skin is light flavored and crisps nicely. A wonderful alternative to more expensive Snappers and Sea Bass. Sauté, Pan Roast, Poach.
Mild on catch, gains strength a day or two later
This silver-skinned school fish can weigh from 3 to 10 lbs. The edible skin is usually left on the flesh, which ranges in color from white to silver-gray.
Creamy, Rich, Silky, Moderate
The Fish-As a natural inhabitant of the cold, crystal-clear waters of Spencer Gulf off the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, Hiramasa Kingfish are locally fed year round in the clean, crisp Antarctic currents that flow freely from the Great Southern Ocean. Hiramasa is the Japanese word for the species, where it’s highly prized as a superb sashimi fish. Increasingly though, Hiramasa Kingfish is also being acclaimed for its extraordinary versatility; whether served as sashimi, cured, smoked, grilled, fried or roasted as a cutlet or poached as a fillet in broth. So it’s little wonder that the world’s leading chefs revere Hiramasa Kingfish for its exquisite flavour, texture and consistency and have come to rely on fresh deliveries of it twice weekly, 52 weeks of the year. Local pride, careful Australian nurturing and global recognition make it easy to see why award-winning Hiramasa Kingfish is indeed, The King of Kingfish. Hiramasa Kingfish is renowned for being one of the finest eating fish in the world. Its firm white-to-pale-pink flesh boasts a fresh, sweet and clean flavor that’s superbly moist and silky unadorned as sashimi, yet rich enough to hold its own when paired with more robust ingredients and flavors, including meat. Its broad-flaked texture and minimal bone structure is also favored by leading restaurant chefs for its easy eating, consistently high standard and exquisite mouth feel. The skin crisps brilliantly too, reflecting its higher fat content. All of which means that Hiramasa Kingfish is a fish for every season; performing magnificently as a warming winter dish as well as clean, classic summer fare. Whether it’s haute cuisine or haute casual, Hiramasa Kingfish’s versatility makes it a veritable palette for the palate.