Description
Ingredients: Mackerel fillets (Scomber scombrus), water, spirit vinegar, seaweed, sea lettuce, extra virgin olive oil, garlic powder, basil leaf, salt, spices. May contain traces of Molluscs and Crustaceans.
Les Mouettes d’Arvor Mackerel Fillets with Organic Brittany Seaweed
$10.00
It’s an old adage that the water you cook seafood in should be as salty as the sea. Nothing goes better with seafood flavors other things from the sea. It’s why the Japanese wrap using Nori, it’s why we offer Ao Nori Ko, it’s why we carry this Mackerel with seaweed. Taste the ocean.
176g tin (6.2 oz)
Pictured warm on brown rice with furikake seasoning.
In stock
Reviews
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Michael Greenberg (verified owner) –
A tin full of tender mackerel fillets in a lightly vinegary sauce of sea lettuce. The substantial fillets are very tender—drier than the muscadet mackerel that turned me on to Les Mouettes d’Arvor in the first place, but not unpleasantly dry. There was some skin intact—a nice touch. The sauce is surprisingly mild—the sea lettuce and the vinegar are only gently briny, with lovely dark green notes and none of wakame’s iodine tang (not that I dislike that!).
I had it gently warmed and over buttered sourdough, with misozuke cucumbers on the side. It would be good on pasta or polenta or rice, but I think a subtle/simple treatment like this is best. If I were to do it over, I’d dip the bread in sauce and fish rather than using the tin as a topping. And I’d maybe be more careful to drain sauce and then flip out the fish skin-side up—I love the silver glisten of mackerel skin.
Hream McDan (verified owner) –
Great tin of mackerel, especially if you like some vinegar tang in your tins (I do). The seaweed really is a differentiating factor here, bringing some uniqueness to the table that isn’t often seen in mackerel. Agree with previous reviewer that these fillets are more dry than the muscadet version that brought me here, but these are still better than average moisture for mackerel. Absolutely no stringy bites, no oddly chewy bites, and no canned-tuna vibes. The seaweed was surprisingly plentiful and easy to scoop up with a fork for each bite. I ate this straight from the tin at room temp … and I’d be happy to do the same thing next time. Between this and the muscadet, I’m fully convinced that Mouettes is a standout in the mackerel game. Should you buy this? Yes.