Ortiz Tuna in Olive Oil, Spanish Bonito del Norte 220g (7.8oz)

Ortiz Tuna in Olive Oil is a jar of premium bonito del Norte (white tuna) in olive oil from Ortiz — the Basque canning company from Ondarroa — providing the hand-packed, line-caught tuna preserved in the traditional Basque manner that has made the Ortiz jar one of the most respected tinned-fish products in the European specialty food market. Ortiz is a Basque fish-canning company from Ondarroa in the Basque Country, producing hand-packed, line-caught tuna and anchovies in the traditional Cantabrian Sea fishing and canning tradition, and the brand's emphasis on quality fish, olive oil preservation, and the specific texture achieved by hand-packing has placed Ortiz at the top of the European premium canned fish category. Bonito del Norte (the Atlantic white tuna, Thunnus alalunga) is the prized Basque tuna species: the smaller, more delicate-fleshed white tuna caught seasonally in the Bay of Biscay and Cantabrian Sea by traditional line-fishing, hand-packed in olive oil in a canning tradition that the Basque fishing towns have refined for over a century, producing a product whose texture, flavour, and oil saturation differs substantially from industrial canned tuna. Eat the tuna directly from the jar with a squeeze of lemon and crusty bread as the simplest presentation that lets the quality speak, layer onto a pintxo with a slice of roasted pepper and a little onion for the Basque bar snack, incorporate into a Spanish-style tuna salad with potato and egg, or use as the star ingredient in a salad where the oil from the jar dresses the greens.