Macgregors Seafood Notes

The first day at the show was a busy one, but like always, we managed to come across a few things that peaked our interest. Fresh Conch Meat? This Conch looked great. It was farm raised from Florida, packed in tubs, fresh. With it being farm raised, the meat sizes were consistent and they were from younger conch meaning they were incredible tender right from the shell - no marinating or tenderizing required - so the possibilities for conch meat just got a lot bigger.
We also saw some beautiful Shark Fin. Cleaned, expertly processed with traditional craftmanship, re-hydrated, chilled not frozen. Looks like an item that may finally be ready for some non-ethnic, white tablecloth menu's. Absolutely outstanding - a true quality product.

In Oyster news, the Byrd tariff (15% duty) on American Oyster imports looks to be lifting making more varieties from the US available at attractive pricing - Kumamoto's, Martha's Vineyard, Duck Island etc. etc.

As per usual, we really keep an eye out for new and exciting products from around the world, and haven't come back empty handed yet. Trust we'll be bringing these products to you soon.

Paul