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Fresh Sashimi Grade Fatty Bluefin Tuna Belly Loins (Chutoro,Toro)


 
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VERY LIMITED SUPPLY - One of the most prized types of sushi in the world is the belly loin of the fatty blue fin tuna, known as toro. Our fresh farmed bluefin tuna sashimi loins are very used to make the highest quality toro found in sushi bars, which melts in your mouth. The farmed blue fin tuna is caught in nets, transported to open water pens and then fed for almost a year in tuna farms in Australia and Mexico. We carry blue fin tuna year round, but sometimes it will be unavailable due to weather and supply conditions. If you plan of searing/cooking tuna, we suggest that you order yellow fin tuna instead of the blue fin tuna. Blue fin has a much higher fat content, which produces a strong fish taste and odor when cooked.

Blue fin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) are found all over the world, usually in deeper waters. They can get as long as 6 feet and weigh 300 pounds but the average weight is 60 to 100 pounds.

Our fresh and live seafood products are as fresh as you can get because we purchase directly from reputable fishermen in California and Baja California who take great pride in providing the highest quality seafood. The seafood is caught and immediately iced or brought to our live tanks until you order. We package it with care, keep it cold in insulated boxes and ship it overnight with FedEx so that it reaches your door fresher than the vast majority of most supermarkets and restaurants.

Currently, we only offer Pacific Bluefin Tuna. While overfishing of Mediterranean Bluefin has greatly threatened the species, Pacific Bluefin Stocks are well managed and are not at risk for overfishing. Please read this material on Pacific Bluefin to gain a better idea of why we have decided to continue to offer Bluefin Tuna:

http://www.blueocean.org/seafood/seafood-view?spc_id=221

http://www.wcpfc.int/doc/cmm-2009-07/conservation-and-management-measure-pacific-bluefun-tuna

http://www.pcouncil.org/highly-migratory-species/background/



Average Customer Review: 5 of 5 | Total Reviews: 22 Write a review.

  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 
Toro and Salmon February 1, 2011
Reviewer: Keith Ching from Reno, NV United States  
This was the first time ordering and it was great.  The toro did require being trimmed out a bit but the fish was fresh and delicious.  The salmon was also excellent.

Having quality sashimi delivered at home eliminates expense and inconvenience of going out for sushi and sashimi--and the quality of the fish is as good or better than any sushi bar .

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  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 
Awesome! January 25, 2011
Reviewer: grey gardner from windsor, CA United States  
Super fresh!
Really Really tasty toro, as good as I have ever had, and better than most if not all sushi restaurants in california
Will definitely order again
Only negative comment is that it comes attached to a rather large piece of bluefin maguro, but that part is the best maguro ever you just pay a lot for it : )

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  4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
 
Sensational November 17, 2010
Reviewer: Josh Stodola from Lincoln, NE United States  
Now you take one look at this and tell me it's not the freshest fattiest piece of tuna you have ever seen http://twitpic.com/37qt5e/full

Granted, you get plenty of maguro and chutoro with this cut (you are pretty much getting a piece from the bottom half of the fish), but it is undoubtedly worth it.  The piece you see in the pic is 2 pounder.  It's expensive, and you get some waste with it like the skin and bloodline and maguro, but I still think it is worth it in the end.  Tha maguro is like the best maguro you can have - that melt in your mouth kind.  I've paid $18 for two pieces of o-toro nigiri at a restaurant and I think that in the end I am paying (at most) half of that when I order from Catalina, including shipping.

Bottom line: I am sitting smack dab in the middle of the United States eating the best piece of fish you can possibly get from the ocean!  Can you put a price on that?  I can't even believe it's possible.  Thank you CatalinaOP and FedEx!

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  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 
As good as it gets! November 5, 2010
Reviewer: from ,  
This is an excellent product! I travel for a living, and this fish is better than any toro I have had anywhere in the world.
But keep in mind this piece of fish is a diamond in the rough when it arrives at your home. Be sure to have a proper sashimi knive and do some research on how to cut and prepare the piece, and you will be satisfied.

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  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 
Highly recommended March 24, 2010
Reviewer: jacqueline Kim from Escondido, CA United States  
I found out about this place because of Jeffrey Steingarten and almost wish to keep Catalina Op as my little secret. But I rave about this supplier to all my friends. The toro is excellent and highly recommended. Even though I have received cuts that include maguro (and charged for it no less), I continue to buy my fish from Catalina OP because of the unsurpassed quality and because they earned enough credits in my opinion. I highly recommend the scallops and uni and hamachi too.

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