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Olasagasti - Cantabrian Anchovy & Tuna Pate - 110 g
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About Olasagasti
- Based in
- Markina, Bizkaia, Spain
- Known for
- Cantabrian anchovies and bonito del norte
The story starts with Salvatore Orlando, sent from Sicily to Getaria on the Basque coast in the 1920s, where he married Simona Olasagasti. The brand was born under her surname. With other Italian immigrants he set up brine factories for anchovies, a method not then known in the Basque Country or Cantabria, first in Getaria and later in Ondarroa, Bermeo, Fuenterrabía and Laredo.
The family's fourth generation heads the business today, and Matteo Orlando manages the factory in Markina, Bizkaia. The company packs fish from the Cantabrian Sea and is best known for its anchovies and bonito del norte.
Olasagasti questions
What is bonito del norte?
Bonito del norte is the Spanish name for albacore (Thunnus alalunga), the only tuna that United States rules allow to be labeled white. Olasagasti calls it the favorite among its canned fish; it comes from the Cantabrian Sea and is caught one at a time with rod and line. It packs the fish in olive oil and in escabeche, a tangy marinade made with vinegar or wine.
What are Cantabrian anchovies?
They are anchovies fished in the Cantabrian Sea, along Spain's north coast. Italian immigrants, Olasagasti's founder among them, set up anchovy brine factories there, a method not then known in the Basque Country or Cantabria. Olasagasti catches its anchovies each spring with traditional gear and matures them for several months before they are packed by hand in olive oil.
