Articles tagged "tuna preservation"

All articles tagged with "tuna preservation".

Blocks of amber salt-cured tuna bottarga on a wooden board beside a plate of spaghetti with olive oil

How Sicilian Fishermen Turned Bluefin Tuna into Treasure

Explore the ancient Sicilian mattanza tradition and the art of tuna preservation — from salt-cured bottarga to ventresca — and why it still matters today.

August 13, 2026

Cured bottarga tuna roe sliced thin beside fresh tuna steaks and sea salt

Mediterranean

How Sicilian Fishermen Invented the Original Tuna Preservation

The mattanza tradition, bottarga, and salt-cured techniques that made Sicily the birthplace of preserved tuna as we know it.

February 28, 2026