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Hapu’upu’u, a favorite in Hawaii’s Chinese restaurants, it is referred to as a grouper in the Islands and is a highly sought after product. Hapu has a large, beautiful flaky meat that is a clean white delicate flesh. Small whole fish are steamed head-on while larger fish are filleted for frying. Heads and bones are delicious for preparing soups.
Hawaiian swordfish are caught on long line fishing gear in the colder currents of Hawaiian waters. The trips are very short ensuring that the freshness is superior to other versions found on the market. When sword meat has a clean, slight pink hue and buttery moisture like this, you can refer to it as ‘Shutome’ – the Japanese name for sashimi grade sword. Under high heat applications, oil enables moist firming yet no mushy texture. [Read more...]
Kajiki is the all time classic grilling fish and very similar to tuna when eaten raw. It’s opaque cream color meat cooks to a clean white color and makes an ideal plate presentation. Raw kajiki is a little known secret of the Hawaiian Islands. Sashimi qualities offer a smooth tuna like flavor and a candy texture that can be used in poke, tartar, or simply sliced. [Read more...]
The #1 ahi sashimi differs from the #1++ and the #1+ grade by having slightly more water content and a small decrease in red color. The color is cherry red with a semi-translucent quality. This grade of ahi sashimi offers a great value for applications that call for raw or light cooking or flash searing. [Read more...]
Walu has a rich, buttery flavor that is luscious cooked and a delicacy raw. This exotic sashimi grade fish is also known as “white tuna” because of its rich oil content and tuna like texture. Density and high moisture retention make this a versatile fish to prepare and a valuable commodity raw. Its paper white color marks up especially well on the grill. [Read more...]
Hawaiian Tombo is like no other albacore tuna in the world. Albacore from Hawaii grow to a much larger size than any other location in the world. Often reaching sizes of 70 lbs and more. These large albacore also have bright red sashimi meat and is a great for substitutes for many raw ahi applications. Clear and translucent in appearance, bright red albacore looks more like candy when served raw. [Read more...]
Opah is one of the most fantastic, diverse and interesting species in the world. Hawaiian Opah are unique for it’s bright red and orange meat color. Opah is one of the highest fat content fish, even more than salmon. The meat has 4 different grain textures that range from smooth and ahi-like to heavy laced fat. Opah has a natural sweet flavor and maintains a firm nature through cooking. [Read more...]
‘Ono’ is a Hawaiian word meaning ‘good to eat’ so this fish is well known for its taste. Ono are caught by Hawaii’s day boat fleet and are usually landed within 12 hours of capture. The Ono is a surface fish that is similar to tuna and mackerel. The fish cooks up snowy white and has a texture like tuna. Ono has a smooth silky texture, yet is firm enough for the grill. In the raw form ono has many raw tuna characteristics. Ono’s firm meat also cooks up snow white and has a tuna like texture. Served raw, Ono has a smooth velvety feel and a sweet, buttery taste. Fantastic for raw applications, great for grilling or searing. It’s beautifully clean, jewel like appearance is known to convert even the non fish eaters. This grade of Ono can only be found in Hawaiian Waters.
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Hawaiian mahimahi caught by the day boats is the only Troll caught
Mahimahi available in the world. Troll caught Mahi is fantastically
fresh. The meat is clear and sashimi tuna-like in texture. These super
fresh caught fish have a clean buttery ocean like taste and beautiful
aroma when cooked. Troll mahi is also great when served in raw form
such as sashimi or tartar. [Read more...]
Hebi is a classic grilling fish. The opaque cream color meat cooks to a smooth white color that is juicy and flavorful. The firm meat is great for any high heat cooking method. Raw hebi is a little known secret of the Hawaiian islands. Hebi sashimi is a great tasting white meat sashimi that can be used in poke, tartare, or simply sliced.
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