Ortiz Spain
Recommended products: Ventresca, En Aceite de Oliva, Bonito del Norte en escabeche, Atn Claro en Aceite de Oliva The Spaniards have a long tradition of seafaring and fishing, and they take pleasure in storing the best ingredients. For Spaniards, canned tuna is not a cheap industrial food, but a rare delicacy worthy of respect. Conservas Ortiz, a long-established Spanish canned seafood producer, is a prime example of this, and their canned tuna is recognized as one of the top products in the world. Conservas Ortiz's tuna factory is located in the coastal city of Dorosdia in Spain's Basque Country, north of the Cantabrian Sea. Northern albacore tuna has been infested in the Cantabrian Sea for hundreds of years, and every year from July to September, the Basques harvest these albacore tuna from the coast using the traditional methods of the Old World. This fishing method is a slow, labor-intensive process, but one that contributes to the protection of marine ecosystems and fits in well with contemporary claims for sustainability. Ortiz's factory is just a short distance from Dojosdia's central marina and seafood auction grounds...