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At Easter we meet again with our family and friends and it is the perfect time to enjoy the most traditional appetizers made with fish, such as salted and smoked fish. Shall we go to the table?
Easter is coming and with it the ancestral prohibition of consuming meat, a custom that is maintained in many homes and that allows us to rescue once a year those recipes of our mothers and grandmothers that we like so much. And as the appetizers can not be less, in these dates is when we pull more products such as salted and smoked products that can be consumed directly or as an ingredient in countless recipes.
Roe and Mojama gourmet salted fish
In the Region of Murcia each area has its own appetizers of reference. But in these dates the protagonists of any table are the roe and the mojama, which cannot be missing in any house.
The mojama murciana stands out for its size and the quality of the tuna, and is usually accompanied by almonds, sequillos and even olives. We can find it of first quality or Extra, the most valued. At Casa Ballester we only sell the Mojama Extra Tuna in pieces and half pieces so that you can slice it as you like.
Roe can come from different fish. The most appreciated is mullet, for its fineness and flavor. Another option is ling, also very tasty and somewhat less expensive. The roe, in addition to being used as an appetizer, is increasingly being used in skewers and hot dishes to which it gives an intense taste of the sea.
At Casa Ballester roe is one of our star products, so we always strive to select the best of each season.
Salted tuna, the Mediterranean appetizer
Another delicacy widely consumed at Easter are the loins of bonito salao, which are dried whole and we clean and cut them in the store before serving. In this video we show you how we clean a bonito loin when a customer asks for it, and it is always done in front of him so that it is freshly cut!
Its preparation is thousands of years old, and it is one of the oldest ways of preserving fish that has reached our days.
In the Region of Murcia it is consumed in salads, with a split tomato or with fresh beans that are shelled one by one while chatting with friends or family.
Whatever the way, if you have not yet tried salted tuna, do it, you will be surprised!
Anchovy in brine or oil
Don’t go away yet, that salted fish are not the only protagonists of the Murcian land. In Murcia capital the great protagonist of our appetizers is the anchovy in brine or oil, which is consumed alone, in duo with an anchovy in vinegar known as marriage, or accompanying the marineras, doughnuts with tuna salad topped with a generous anchovy that adds flavor and make this appetizer a delicacy.
And if you bet on everything, we have the QUE SALAOperfect to taste the best salted fish and anchovies of our personal selection, with some almonds to go with it. All carefully selected to guarantee you the maximum enjoyment.
All these products you can find them in our online store and receive them at home with your order.
And if you are in Murcia and pass by the Mercado de Verónicas, in our store you will find other smoked fish such as sardines, trout or salmon, and salted cod, ingredients with which you can prepare the salad of smoked or cantonal, traditional of the region of Cartagena, and of which I link you a recipe from Direct to the Palate.
I hope these ideas will help you to organize your Easter appetizers that are already close, and allow you to enjoy the most traditional gastronomy with the gourmet salted and smoked products selected by Casa Ballester for all our customers.
