Not the tuna you took to school.

@atumsantacatarina is one of my favorite producers. Each can contains 4 large pieces of beautiful tuna, olive oil, and a wide variety of additions ranging from curry (so far my top top pick), chimichurri, Azorean pepper, or this one… fennel seeds. (and many more)

The packaging is newsprint and each one has a recipe snuck in the daily news.

I love these chunked out on top of a salad (use the oil in the tin to make the dressing!) but today I went for a toast of @5098bread LSL country loaf slathered in whole grain mustard, tuna with fennel seed, and some home grown basil to double down on the anise flavor.

Purchased from @portugalia_marketplace for $7.99

A note about the brand and fishing methods taken straight from Portugalia marketplace:

“Pole & Line” fishing, a sustainable method. As it is an artisanal method, the “Pole & Line” fishing requires all the experience of São Jorge Island’s fishermen. They begin by detecting the presence of tuna through binoculars. Then, they make their approach, turn off the engines and turn on the showers that simulate the escape of small fish, from which the tuna feeds, which hides the fishermen from their field of vision. After, they throw the bait overboard to attract the school and start the fishing activities. It is an example that allows fishermen to catch only enough fish without endangering other species or smaller fish. Unlike what happens in trawling practiced by large commercial fleets, the centenary arts of “Pole & Line”, practiced by the tuna boats of the region, are considered environmentally friendly, because they allow the fisherman to choose the fish and thus preventing unnecessary catches.