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A tin can of Garfish in olive oil next to its yellow packaging with black text and an illustration of a fish. The can is open, showing the silver-skinned fish inside.
A tin can of Garfish in olive oil next to its yellow packaging with black text and an illustration of a fish. The can is open, showing the silver-skinned fish inside.

Garfish in Olive Oil, Ati Manel, Portugal

$9.00

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Pickup available at DECANT Napa - 2999 Solano, Napa, CA

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Description

Ati Manel revives traditional Portuguese canning with a focus on lesser-known, sustainably sourced fish. Garfish (Belone belone) is long, needle-like, and silver-skinned—firm in texture and bold in flavor, somewhere between sardine and mackerel.

  • PRODUCER: Ati Manel

  • ORIGIN: Portugal

  • FISH VARIETY: Garfish (Belone belone)

  • PREPARATION: Whole garfish are cleaned, cooked, and preserved in Portuguese olive oil

  • TEXTURE: Firm and flaky with satisfying bite

  • FLAVOR PROFILE:

    • Aromas: Saline, fresh oil, and coastal brine

    • Palate: Bold, rich, and slightly metallic with an umami-driven depth

    • Finish: Clean and savory with lasting salinity

  • PAIRINGS:

    • Prosecco, Etna Bianco, or dry Txakolina

    • Aged sheep’s cheese, marinated peppers, or olives

    • Bright herbal condiments or aioli

  • SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

    • On grilled toast with piquillo peppers

    • Quick-battered and fried, finished with lemon

    • As part of a tinned fish board with briny accompaniments

  • INGREDIENTS: Garfish, Olive Oil, Salt

  • CAUGHT IN: Iberian Peninsula

  • NOTES:

    • State of California Proposition 65: This product may contain substances known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm

Distinctive, bold, and versatile—this tin brings depth to any seacuterie spread.

State of California: Proposition 65 Mandate - https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homelands of the Ramaytush Ohlone (the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula) and the Wappo & Miwok (the original inhabitants of Napa County).