Sturgeon, Farmed

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Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:This long-lived prehistoric throwback is a unique creature with a tasty, firm meat and highly prized roe. Farming has created a viable alternative to continuing to impact threatened wild species – in this country and abroad. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – California, Washington, Idaho How – Farm Raised     Back to Product Guide Characteristics Sturgeon …

Stocks

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Sustainability Rating: Grey-Unrated What:Stock Shop Co. culinarians work exclusively with premium ingredients and traditional reduction methods to create exceptional products. Led by passion, and powered by decades of expertise, Stock Shop Co. concentrates on quality above all. When:Available year-round Where/How:Where: New Zealand and the USA     Back to Product Guide Characteristics SELECT DEMI GLACE 200400 DEMI-GLACE DE VIANDE A …

Squid, California Market

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Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:California Market Squid has been a local industry since the 1860’s, when Chinese Fisherman began harvesting this tasty seafood off Monterey Bay… in the 1980’s  increased effort in Southern California increased squid landings state-wide. The Monterey Bay season runs from April to November and in Southern California landings begin in November and run through April.  Although the population …

Squid Ink

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Sustainability Rating:Yellow-Good Alternative What:The ink from various squid species (sometimes Cuttlefish) When:Available year-round Where/How:Where – Spain How -Wild Caught/Net     Back to Product Guide Characteristics Squid ink comes ready to add to various dishes. For Your Menu Use squid ink to add a unique color and flavor to pastas, risottos and more. It has a subtle but characteristic briny …

Squid (Loligo pealeii)

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Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative (Eco-Certified) What:Longfin Squid When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – USA (Northwest Atlantic Ocean) How – Wild Caught/Small-mesh bottom trawlers     Back to Product Guide Characteristics Squid have a mild and slightly sweet flavor and firm texture.  We eat the tentacles, the tube (mantle) and the fins (wings). Squid can be enjoyed raw or cooked. For Your …

Sole, Rex

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Sustainability Rating:Grey – unranked What:A right eyed flounder found along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – USA, Canada How – Wild Caught/Trawl         Back to Product Guide Characteristics This tasty flatfish yield a very small and delicious fillet (2- 3 oz.).  They cook up quickly with a sweet, delicate flavor! For Your …

Sole, Petrale

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Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:This tasty flat fish is called a sole, even though it’s technically a flounder… When:Available year-round Where/How:Where – Oregon, Washington, Canada, California How – Wild caught, trawl     Back to Product Guide Characteristics Fine textured fillets with a sweet, delicately nutty flavor.  Pliable fillets lend themselves well to stuffing, although they are somewhat delicate. Alternatives …

Snook (a.k.a. Robalo)

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Sustainability Rating: Grey-Unranked What:Snook (aka: Robalo or Sergeant Fish) has a distinct lateral line, high, divided dorsal fin, sloping forehead and a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw. This fish can be found anywhere from Central Florida to South America and the Gulf of Mexico, usually inshore in the coastal and brackish waters, along mangrove shorelines, seawalls, and bridges. When:Available …

Snapper, Vermillion

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Sustainability Rating:Multiple Rankings What:The vermilion snapper or beeliner, Rhomboplites aurorubens, is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Bermuda including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. When:Available Sporadically Year-Round Where/How:Where  – USA How – Wild Caught/Longline Where – Imported How – Wild Caught/Longline     Back to Product Guide …

Snapper, Silk

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Sustainability Rating:Gray – Unranked What:A delicious member of the snapper family When:Available year-round Where/How:Where: Costa Rica How: Wild caught; longline     Back to Product Guide Characteristics Silk Snappers can be identified by the yellow iris (Red Snapper have a red iris).  They have a red body that’s slightly darker on top and have a thin yellow line running longitudinally …