Fiel Amigo
As early as the 1960’s when Portugal was engaged in wars in its former African
territories. Portugal had mandatory military service which often required the
men to deploy to these war zones. At this time Portugal’s leader was
resolved in fostering Portuguese symbols pride like the Portuguese historical relationship with the sea and therefore supporting the Bacalhau fleets.
It was said that at the time the Portuguese government gave these young men
with mandatory service the option to serve their countries either on
these boats fishing for Bacalhau or in the military where most certainly meant going into a dangerous warzones.
Given those options many preferred the risks and dangers of warfare to the
hazards and difficult conditions of living and working on these boats.
The Portuguese discovered Bacalhau around the 15th century during the age of
exploration and discovery. At this time they provisioned their ships in
preparation for the long voyages with nonperishable food rations. Bacalhau was
integral part source of nourishment on those expeditions.
That led them to attempt curing various other types of fish available along the
Portuguese coast but no other fish preserved as well as Bacalhau.
Then it was that Bacalhau was given the nickname of “Fiel Amigo” or “Faithful
Friend” as it was always available since it would not deteriorate or go bad.
Since it was also inexpensive it quickly became popular in Portugal and the
Portuguese became the biggest consumers of it in the world. It maintains its
central position in Portuguese traditions and cuisine today.
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Octopus / Pulpo / Polvo Cleaned - Frozen - 5.62 lbs Approx - Fresh / Frozen - Shipped Next Day to you.
Presented clean eviscerated, classified by size on tray (from No. 00 to No. 4), individually packaged and labeled, with minimum Protection Glaze of 2%, the Maximum Performance on the market.
HOW TO PREPARE FROZEN OCTOPUS FOR CONSUMPTION?
Recommendations for use: For a correct octopus cooking, we recommend the following steps
- Defrost and wash the octopus.
- Fill the pot with water enough to cover the whole octopus.
- The water has to reach to its boiling point (100º C), and once it breaks to boil, place the octopus in the pot and let the water returns to boil, then lower the heat and leave to cook on a low heat for about 25 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and let the octopus rest in the water for another 20-25 minutes.
- The octopus is ready for consumption. Serve according to taste.
The raw octopus retains the typical appearance of fresh octopus in terms of consistency, texture, color, smell and taste.
IMPORTANT: IF SHIPPING TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OR HENDERSON / LAS VEGAS NEVADA AREA. IT WILL INSTEAD SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND EXPECT TO BE DELIVERED IN 1 DAY.
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This is a frozen product and therefore we place in weather insulated bags along with ice packs for delivery to you. We ship by fedex next day the product would ship the next business day or Tuesday if order is placed during the weekend. We maximize the quantity inside this large fedex box along with the protective material and ice packs to maximize your purchase cost.
Box Weight - Large Fedex (Flat) - 9 lbs