PROCESS

Processing salted blue fish

There are seven steps:

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First step

The fresh fish, delivered in cases, is placed in brine tubs

Second step

The fish is manually decapitated and eviscerated and placed in other tubs

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Third step

The fish is manually placed in cans, alternated with salt layers

Fourth step

Cans are piled one above the other with weights on top to let the fish compact

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Fifth step

Fish ripens in cans for about 40 days, piled up in the traditional towers

Sixth step

After 40 days, cans are hermetically sealed

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Seventh step

Cans are washed and cartoned

To make filets, fish is first placed in barrels, salted and when ripe, it is manually filleted.