The certified Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna has come back available right now, but if you want to taste it fresh, just fished off the Western Sicilian coast, it’s better for you to hurry! Indeed, the Bluefin Tuna fishing shares ICCAT certified (the only legal one) will be open only for a limited period, in order to guarantee a respectful fishing safeguarding the specie. Among the different varieties the Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna is the finest and tastiest: filet, tarantello and Fresh bluefin tuna ventresca are the best cuts, are the most recommended, from which it is possible to obtain excellent raw production as tartare, carpaccio, sashimi or quickly seared on a grill. We also guarantee the total lack of any additive or colorants altering the color of our Mediterranean fresh Bluefin Tuna.

When you don’t live near the sea, it’s not always easy to find the products reminding its original aromas and flavors. Mare Puro (La Bottarga di Tonno Group) is placed in Custonaci, on the western side of Sicily, a stone’s throw away from the Mount Cofano marine reserve and the Bonagia tonnara, realities far away from the industrial fishing that influenced the company in turn. The products are obtained working the fresh fish, just fished following sustainable criteria in the Sicilian open sea (and in the case of the red tuna following the acquisition of official quotations), through craft techniques and the use of high quality ingredients, ad the Trapani sea salt, local excellence that contributes to elevate the quality of the fish which is great itself. Tuna bottarga, anchovy fillets, Bluefin tuna belly fillets - Ventresca di Tonno Rosso - Mare Puro are only some of the products to try, able to reproduce the sea authenticity .

From today the fresh red tuna directly from the Sicilian sea is available again, that is to say the best tuna quality of the world. Have you ever asked yourself why is this product avialable only few months per year? The availability of red tuna for each country in terms of time and quantity and is regulated by the EU, indeed every nation has the right for a pre determined quantity of red tuna fished in a precise time laps. Red Tuna must be accompanied by an officiale certification realized by the port authority certifying its authenticity and regularity. OIP offers you the best quality Fresh bluefin tuna fillet and Fresh bluefin tuna ventresca, accompanied by the original certification. As the fresh tuna is put under vacuum sealed during the shipping it is possible that the color seems to be a little dull due to the interruption of the contact with oxygen, to make it regain its red lively colour it is enough to take it out from the vacuum seal and wait for a few minutes.

Today we're suggesting you an elegant but simple and quick recipe thanks to the quality of our red tuna which doesn't need much cooking or processing to show its incredible taste and freshness. For this recipe we are using the so called ventresca which is red tuna belly that is to say the finest and fattest part of red tuna. So here you are Black and white sesame crusted red Sicilian tuna with soaked black chickpeas hummus and coffee mayonnaise. Ingredients: 100 g of red tuna ventresca; hummus; mayonnaise and coffee powder For the hummus: 50 g of sesame seeds, 300 g of pre-cooked chickpeas; 75g (cl) of hot water; the juice of a lemon; sesame oil; 1 spoon of paprika; 1 garlic clove; parsley; salt and pepper. (normally hummus should be made in a "Suribachi" but a mixer will be ok too) Peel the garlic eliminating the core and chopping it up and chop up parsley too. Toast the sesame seeds in a pan for 2-3 minutes. Put the seeds in a mixer adding flush sesame oil, salt, water; then unite the cooked chickpeas and continue to amalgamate them adding the rest of the ingredients until the result will be uniform. For the mayonnaise: 2 eggs; seeds oil; juice of half lemon. Put the eggs in a mixer and add gradually slush seeds oil until the sauce reaches the right consistency. When the sauce consistency will be fine add the lemon juice and in the end only a little coffee powder (not too much as coffee has a very strong taste). Put the ventresca on a baking tray in an hot oven at 180 degree with some olive oil putting some sesame seed on the tips of the tuna and cooked for nearly 4 minutes (but you have to control it in order not to make it too cook). Put the hummus first in a soup plate, garnish with coffee mayonnaise and put the red tuna on the top.