Country of origin: France | |
The Latin name: Xiphias gladius | |
English name: Swordfish fillet | |
Sizes: 2/4 | |
Nutrients per 100g: Calorie . - 121 kcal Proteins - 19.8 g Fats - 4,01 g Water - 75.62 g Cholesterol - 39 mg Omega- 3 - 1,097 g of calcium - 4 mg Magnesium 27 mg Sodium - 90 mg Potassium - 288 mg Phosphorus - 263 mg Iron - 0.81 mg |
Swordfish - belongs to the percoid family and it is exclusive representative one of the predatory family.
The meat of this fish is considered a delicacy , which has a dense texture with gentle and delicate taste.
It could be eaten raw just adding the lemon juice and olive oil, that’s why swordfish carpaccio so popular with the gourmets all over the world. But you have to know a range of peculiarities before cooking it by yourself, regarding the compatibility with various flavor spices and herbs. As it is easily could be spoiled taste of such a rare sea delicacies.
In order to determine the freshness of the swordfish, just remember that fresh sword fish has slightly pink color, but not white.