Little tunny. The little tunny is a handsome fish with black scribble patterns on its back. It has a robust, torpedo-shaped body built for powerful swimming and it has no swim bladder. The mouth is large, the lower jaw slightly protruding past the upper jaw. The flesh of the little tuna is darker and stronger tasting than that of the other large tunas. It is marketed fresh, dried, canned, smoked, or frozen. It is often caught on hook and line near reefs.
Little tunny. The little tunny is a handsome fish with black scribble patterns on its back. It has a robust, torpedo-shaped body built for powerful swimming and it has no swim bladder. The mouth is large, the lower jaw slightly protruding past the upper jaw. The flesh of the little tuna is darker and stronger tasting than that of the other large tunas. It is marketed fresh, dried, canned, smoked, or frozen. It is often caught on hook and line near reefs.
Skipjack tuna or striped bonito with a striped belly, which lives in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
"Tuna in the style of Sicily." Fresh tuna cooked with white wine, fried anchovies, herbs and spices.
"Tuna in the style of Syracuse." A tuna has small incisions made in the flesh, into which a stuffing of garlic, cloves and coriander (US: cilantro) is stuffed. The tuna is then placed in a pan containing softened onions and covered with a mixture of tomatoes, white wine vinegar and oregano and baked.
Rabbit cooked in water until it falls off the bone. The meat is then taken off the bone and packed into an earthenware pot layered with sage leaves and masses of garlic cloves and covered with oil. It is then left in the fridge for a day and ends up with the texture of tuna.
