Seafood

Wild Striped Bass Tiradito with Aji Amarillo Salsa

Jun 11th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Food, Recipes, Seafood, Sustainable Cuisine

Tiradito (from the word tirar or “to throw”) is the less known Peruvian younger brother of ceviche. Some say Tiradito origins are Japanese sashimi while others suggest it’s ancestry is closer to Italian carpaccio. The major difference is ceviche is cut in bite-size cubes while tiradito is sliced in thin, long pieces. Additionally, Tiradito usually does not include onions and is often thrown together with Japanese ingredients.



Wild Striped Bass – A Success Story in Fisheries Management

Jun 9th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Food Policy, Lead Story, Seafood, Sustainable Cuisine, sustainable, vegetables

In 1614, Captain John Smith wrote in his journal that the Striped bass enabled the Pilgrims in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to survive their first winters.Striped bass were once so plentiful they were used to fertilize fields; but, because of their value to early settlers, such use was banned by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1649.



Slow Roasted Ivory King Salmon with a Ragoût of Mushrooms, Spinach & Fingerling Potatoes

May 26th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Chef, Food, Recipes, Seafood, Sustainable Cuisine

Ivory salmon is a luxurious white fleshed King salmon native to certain rivers of Southeast Alaska and Canada. Most salmon get their typical red or pink color from carotene in the food they eat, but white or ivory Kings are genetically predisposed with an extra enzyme to process carotene rather than collect it in their [...]



Sauce Verte

May 4th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Beef, Food, Poultry, Recipes, Seafood, vegetables

It doesn’t matter if you call it Sauce Verte, Salsa Verde, Grüne Soße or Green Sauce. This chilled herb sauce is easy to make, versatile, bright and refreshing. It can be used as a marinade, a sauce, a condiment or even a topping for pasta or bruschetta. It’s versatile enough to compliment grilled or barbecued beef, fish chicken, vegetables or lamb; braised pork; or poached fish (traditionally salmon), shellfish or poultry.



West Coast Wild Chinook Salmon Season Canceled Again

Apr 14th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Food, Lead Story, Rant, Seafood, Sustainable Cuisine

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) canceled the 2009 troll (ocean caught) Oregon and California commercial Wild Chinook salmon season. This marks the second year in a row.

Is a lush green lawn and suburbs in the dessert more important than one of our wild natural resources and one one of our most important coastal businesses?