Barramundi

Barramundi is known by many around the world as Asian seabass. Relatively new to the U.S. market, barramundi is finding a place in the restaurant world in both high-end and mid-scale. Barramundi, which means “river fish with large scales,” was named by the Australian Aboriginies. It spends most of its life in rivers, migrating to estuaries to breed and then returning to its original river system.  Barramundi is a versatile fish and has a high enough oil content to keep the flesh moist while cooking. The sweet, mild flavor lends itself to a wide range of sauces and spices. Small barramundi are milder in flavor than larger fish. The few bones in the fish are large and easily removed.

Interestingly, a barramundi’s age is determined by counting growth rings on their scales (much like counting growth rings on a tree). Also, virtually all barramundi are born male, then turn into females when they are three to four years old.  This means female barramundi can only be courted by younger men!

Barramundi is a great fish for any menu and a fun story to tell.

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Notes from our buyer

Live Crawfish

Price relief is on the way.  We’ll see lower prices for the weekend.  We’re starting to see fresh domestic crawfish tail meat.  Call your Frugé Seafood sales rep to pre-order this great product.

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Halibut
We have some beautiful halibut from the Gulf of Alaska.  The fish are coming in mostly 10-20, but we can get the larger sizes if you need it.  Please let you sales rep know.

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Salmon
Canadian and North Sea salmon fillets continue to be high due to high demand.  We hope that prices will go down with Lent coming to an end.

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Gulf Oysters

Quality oysters continue to be tight.  We have some great relationships to keep us in oysters as much as possible.  We will be short only when Mother Nature is short.

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Jonah Crabmeat

We are offering beautiful Jonah all leg crabmeat.  This meat is from the east coast and has a sweet flavor.  This is a great item for the feature board.  We also have scored Jonah crab claws.  This is sold by pre-order only.

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American Red Snapper

The snapper is beautiful and perfect for any menu.

Scallops

Looks like U/10 dry scallops are going to be tight for the next two years.  The quotes are shrinking, and the product projections are not looking good.  Prices have already begun to rise.

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Tuna

Prices will be down for the weekend.  Catches are up and quality is nice.

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Mahi Mahi

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Branzini

We have some nice 400-600 gram whole fish.  This is great for serving whole, or we can cut it into fillets for you.

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East Coast Oysters

The weather in Canada is making harvesting rough.  It should get better in a couple of weeks.  Most of the East Coast oysters are coming out of the good old USA.

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Grouper

We are seeing some nice catches from Mexico.  Hopefully the supply will be strong and prices more reasonable.