Northern Tuna Ventresca

The tuna belly from the North DE LA CUEVA is characterized by being very light in color, presented in small slices and having a delicate flavor and very juicy texture.

The secret of the quality of the tuna belly of Bonito del Norte DE LA CUEVA lies in:

Selection Of The Best Raw Material

During the summer months, a time known among fishermen as the “Costera del Bonito”, the fishing boats arrive daily at the Lonja de Santoña with their catches of Bonito del Norte.

The Bonito del Norte, whose scientific name is Thunnus alalunga, belongs to the tuna family. It is identified by having very elongated pectoral fins and by its metallic dark blue color, with whitish sides and belly.

At La Lonja we select the most suitable Bonitos del Norte to obtain the best quality ventrescas:
They must be pretty small in size and caught not far from the coast with hook and line gear.

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Fresh Preparation

As soon as the selected Bonitos are purchased at the Lonja, they are taken to the facilities of our producer partner to be cut up, separating the ventrescas from the rest of the fish.

Unlike other producers, Bonito is not frozen and stored to be processed later, but is processed fresh the same day it arrives at the port.

This reduces our production capacity because we can only process each day based on the catch that comes in, but on the other hand it allows us to have an extraordinary juiciness and flavor.

The ventrescas are subjected to a light cooking in water and salt to then be packaged.

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Artisan Packaging

Each ventresca is manually separated into small slices and manually packed in cans with an olive oil coating that will gradually integrate with the ventresca, improving its juiciness and flavour.

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beautiful artisanal packaging De la Cueva

The result

The result obtained is an authentic gastronomic treasure that can be accompanied by a good carved tomato, escalivada, piquillo peppers, salads and on toast and canapés.

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Know the opinions of our clients

     Excellent  
     Made of 24 reviews 
    
 
 
   
 
 
        
   Manuel Ciges 
 December 20, 2021.
 
 
  Excellent quality products. A package that cannot be missed at home: anchovy fillets from the Cantabrian Sea, Turrón de Jijona, extra virgin olive oil from the mountains of Alicante, artichoke hearts from Navarra, dressed gordal olives from Andalusia and piparras.
  
 
       
   Carlos Jurado 
 December 16, 2021.
 
 
  I have bought two Christmas batches and the presentation is excellent, the products are of a very high quality level, and the order arrived at home in a couple of days. Recommendable.
  
 
       
   Joseph Vincent Garrido 
 December 3, 2021.
 
 
  excellent 👌
  
 
       
   Francisco Lopez Ordonez 
 December 2, 2021.
 
 
  Difficult to highlight a single product from the set that it sells. Great value for the price.
  
 
       
   Jorge Vaya Utiel 
 December 2, 2021.
 
 
  All products of spectacular quality. I recommend it 100%
  
 
       
   JOSE WARRIOR 
 December 2, 2021.
 
 
  Unbeatable product quality.
  
 
       
   Juanma Sierra 
 December 1, 2021.
 
 
  I bought a batch of gourmed products, and everything was up to par. I recommend the anchovies, exquisite and without a single scrape. Recommended 100
  
 
       
   Mila Cernuda 
 December 1, 2021.
 
 
  Excellent quality of products. The presentation of the lots is great to give away.
  
 
       
   David A. Rueda 
 December 1, 2021.
 
 
  Products of excellent quality. It is noted that they carefully select the products and the artisan producers. Their lots, or as they call them, their gastronomic treasures are ideal as a premium gift.
  
 
       
   Claudio Crespo 
 December 1, 2021.
 
 
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