- Our squids and calamari -
- Our squids and calamari -
Raw giant squid tentacle
The squid Dosidicus gigas is a cephalopod commonly known as giant squid.
It is one of the largest squids. Its mantle or body can reach a length of 1.5 m. It can easily change color and flash red and white when hunting.
It is caught all year round in F.A.O. 87 (South-East Pacific), with jigging (multi-hook lines).
Its treatment with citric acid gives it a softer texture.
We sell it in tentacle form.
Enjoy it in cooked dishes, seafood cocktails, paella, or marinades.
- Our squids and calamari -
- Our squids and calamari -
Raw squid tentacle
The squid Loligo patagonica is a cephalopod commonly known as Patagonian squid.
Eight suction cup tentacles are connected to their head. Its size can reach 40 cm.
It is caught all year round in zone F.A.O. 41 (South-West Atlantic), using trawls, seines or jigs (multi-hooked lines).
We sell it head and foot.
Enjoy it in ready-made dishes, seafood cocktails or paella.
For further information, please visit :
www.fao.org
- Our squids and calamari -
- Our squids and calamari -
Prefried squid ring
The squid Illex argentinus is a cephalopod commonly known as the Argentine red squid.
Eight suction cup tentacles are connected to their head. Its colors are brownish to purple.
It is caught from February to June in zone F.A.O. 41 (South-West Atlantic), using trawls or jigging (multi-hook lines).
We sell it in the form of a ring used in a doughnut paste.
Enjoy it as snack, an appetizer or fried.
For further information, please visit : www.fao.org
ThePenaeus vannameishrimp is a crustacean commonly known as shrimp, white shrimp or tropical shrimp.
It has a translucent shell of a uniform grey color. Its color varies according to the color of the soil on which it is raised. When cooked, the shell is a strong pink color and the flesh is white with a pink tinge.
It is harvested all year round in Latin America, particularly in Peru, or from March to October in South East Asia.
Harvesting is done using gravity, with the help of nets, or with a machine called a “cosechadora”.
The absence of any chemical or antibiotic treatment allows its taste qualities to be fully expressed. It is BIO, BAP and ASC certified.
We sell it raw head-on shell-on.
Enjoy it in cooked dishes, pan-fried, in puff pastry or on skewers.