Week of August 22, 2022 Small World Seafood Update

Wow! you guys are having fun with seafood!! I love that! I really do. I can't even tell you how proud I am of this community to see people try to cook new things at home like soft shell crabs or make poke bowls or introduce their children to seafood at a young age. I mean, the variety of things that you guys can now cook well (not to mention photography skills - I mean, just look at our Insta)...Could you have ever imagined that before Covid?

Anyway, this week brings us another round of fresh local swordfish from Canada! To those who have been meh about swordfish in the past, you haven't tried ours. Most sword you see in markets are imports from South America and not as fresh as what we get. Is there a diff? Totals. Such a great fish for the grill, pan roasted and in a broth. This fish has a texture that really accommodates so many preparations. In fact, you can sub any one of your favorite chicken breast dishes for sword and be amazed. Marsala, piccata, Provencale, Thai green curry. No matter. It works.

We are sad that fresh Venezuelan Jumbo lump isn't around for a while but guess what? The shifting spending patterns of consumers has created a glut of pasteurized crab and that means prices are dropping quickly! Remember seeing pasteurized Jumbo lump in supermarkets for $55 a pound (actually, many still do)? Well, we will have some dynamite Jumbo lump from the Philippines for $35 per pound! Not only delicious but the shelf life in the fridge (do not freeze) goes well into 2023! We will also have lump meat which are smaller pieces but make amazing crab cakes for $24lb. Not that's good news!

We march on with our amazing Faroe Island salmon fillets. Sushi grade and roast up so moist and flavorful. Oh, and no antibiotics, hormones or any other garbage in it. Just good stuff.

As a special item this week, we have more smoked Ukrainian sausage (like a kielbasa) from El Camino! These are cooked through sausages vacuum packed and frozen so you can use them whenever. The shelf life in your fridge after opening is three weeks. Great to go with a nice sauce for your swordfish or with clams!

Speaking of clams, littlenecks are the shellfish of the week. Savage blonds are the oyster of the week. Plenty of more herring and marinated fish along with smoked fish. Also, another fish may be in the horizon but we shall see.

Anyway, we will have some fun stuff coming to wrap up the month of August and close the door on summer. So stay tuned with that.

And that's it from me, folks.

Peace

Robert Amar

Small World Seafood

Owner