“The Spanish ladies of the New World are madly addicted to chocolate, to such a point that, not content to drink it several times each day, they even have it served to them in church.”
Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)
‘The Physiology of Taste’ (1825)
Today is:
National Tortini Day
1851 George Brown Goode was born. He was the editor of 'The Fisheries and Fisheries Industries of the United States’ while Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries.
1933 The House of Commons defeated a bill that would have prohibited the sale of alcohol in the U.K.
1967 The Beatles single 'Strawberry Fields Forever' is released.
1971 'One Bad Apple' by the Osmonds reached Number 1 on the charts.
2000 The last original 'Peanuts' comic strip is published.
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ALBACORE TUNA
Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) are found in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. There are two populations of albacore in the Pacific, one below and one above the equator (although there is an unconfirmed theory of two northern populations). Albacore tunas range from 24-36 inches in length and weigh 20-40 pounds. They can probably live to 10 years, maturing around five. Albacore are dark blue on top, with a lighter underbelly. They are found in temperate waters and live longer and grow more slowly than tropical tunas. Although albacore steaks are available, most of the albacore sold in U.S. markets is the higher-priced canned variety; not your average tunafish, albacore has a mild flavor and is labeled as 'white.'
Albacore, sometimes called tombo, is the only tuna allowed to be labeled as "white tuna." Albacore cannot be filleted like other fish because of its unusual bone structure and the soft consistency of its meat; this means fresh or frozen albacore is available only as loins/steaks.
Albacore are currently overfished in the Atlantic and fully-fished in the Pacific.
(Seafood Choices Alliance - www.seafoodchoices.com)
The largest Albacore caught by rod & reel is 88 pounds, caught November 19, 1977 off the Canary Islands.
