maximize the best flavors tuna is the ultimate art in the business almadraba bluefin tuna seasonwhen it was traditional snoring or quartering tuna As with pork, everything is used, even the skin from which delicious tripe is made.
With absolute skill and in record time, ronqueo masters separate different parts of tuna, 25 pieces are bought, all kinds of recipes are cooked, this fish is the king. ancient art of almadraba From Barbate to Tarifa reviving the gastronomy of the Cadiz coast.
Ronqueo is the cutting technique and selection of tuna meat and It serves to separate the noble parts from the inner ones, some are very desirable as they are rare. Chef Ángel León, eager to promote this activity, decided to reveal or present the most secret flavors of tuna at his Alevante restaurant (one Michelin Starred) in Europe. Hotel in Gran Melia Sancti Petri.
The process begins by separating the tail and head of the fish, benefited by the cheek and neck. Then Leon, known as the ‘chief of the seas’, Two cores and four waists of a bluefin tuna from the waters of CádizHe weighs 130 pounds and is between the ages of six and seven.
The cut and presence of these large pieces ecstasy surprises the public following the process.
The navel is also called icâr or icada. It is found in the belly or abdomen, which is the fattest part of tuna. The kidney is large pieces of clean meat, less fat and ideal for sashimi.
Almost everything is used except tuna bone. intestines and part of the head, That’s why it’s called a sea pig.
With the most secret parts of the sailors, Mormo or roe-like and showing unique flavors “Using many pieces of Almadraba bluefin tuna, we have created a very authentic fifteen-pass menu with lots of rice and fish information. Salutes to Cádiz sailors and classic accompaniments, among other innovations,” Ángel León explains before explaining origin of the word chokean ancient nautical art: “In the past, big tuna was cut with a saw. The noise produced by this instrument on the animal The word snoring was reached because of its similarity.”
Almadraba is an ancient ritual that is repeated every year on the beach of Cadiz between April and June. about an intricate network of networks located several miles off the coast Catch tuna to spawn through the Strait of Gibraltar towards the Mediterranean.