Yellowfin Tuna Ventresca — A Great Summer Snack
One of my favorite Summer snacks is Yellowfin Tuna Ventresca in Olive Oil.
If you are unfamiliar with Tuna Ventresca, it is a hand prepared fillet from the tuna underbelly; it bears absolutely no resemblance to grocery store tuna. Just serve it on a plate with some crusty bread to sop up the oil.
We carry several variations of Yellowfin Tuna:
- Yellowfin Tuna Ventresca in Olive Oil
- Yellowfin Tuna Fillets With Garlic In Olive Oil
- Yellowfin Tuna Fillets With Jalepeno In Olive Oil
- Yellowfin Tuna Fillets In Olive Oil
All make great Summertime snacks!
Unlike most peppers which are stuffed primarily with bread crumbs, these are tiny Italian chili peppers stuffed with tuna, anchovies, capers and parsley then preserved in a fine wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil.
Bottarga is the salted, pressed, and dried roe of tuna or sea mullet. A traditional delicacy in Sicily and Sardinia, bottarga’s full flavor and variety of uses are gaining appreciation in the U.S. The roe is harvested intact, like a long fat cake, then packed in sea salt to draw out the moisture, pressed gently under boards, and sun-dried for several days. This ancient curing process preserves the roe. It is then used as needed, sliced, shaved, or grated.
Fillets of Tuna, made up of Yellowfin species, are characterized by a light pink meat color and lean meat. They are carefully selected and packed in glass-jars by hand. The Callipo brand has provided tuna products since 1913 and is based in Calabria, Italy. Save $1.45 each when you purchase Callipo Fillet of Tuna now through September 13, 2007 or while supplies last








