Wild Edibles Seafood Update

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

Wow today has really brought some delightful surprises!!!  Trap caught Maine shrimp are literally crawling out of the box, today marks the opening of trap caught season, the last few weeks have been net caught.  Trap caught shrimp are handled a little more delicately and arrive to us alive and ready to be eaten raw.  On a different note the flying Gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) is a species of fish usually found in tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, but we were shocked to find one fisherman telling us he caught a bunch off the Long Island coast. The gurnard it is a crustacean eating bottom feeder is similar to Scorpion fish found in the pacific.  A firm white flavorful meat this fish is regarded as green on the sustainable seafood list.  Add this flying fish to your specials because who knows when we will see it again.  

    We are super excited about some news out of Pemaquid, Maine.  The pemaquid mussel is BACK!!!!!  Those who remember last years crop remember this plump meat filled mussel.  Similar to the bouchot mussel, the pemaquid was regard as "the best mussel I have ever eaten" by many of our customers last year.  We only brought in a few to sample but the way this crop looks we will surely bring in more for the future.  Tile fish is definitely noteworthy today, medium in size this fish is screaming fresh.  Local blues were of superior quality today as well.

 

Bad news on 4-6 Spanish octopus, as of now it looks like their is none available, we have larger or smaller Spanish products.  We will have octopus from the Philippines as a substitute. 

 

"Make today your day."

Dennis Byrd

 

Until Tomorrow,

  

Eric Morris
Account Executive
Wild Edibles Seafood
718-433-4321 EXT 113
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