British Columbia · Canada
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
The Pacific Giant Red, the largest and sweetest sea urchin in the world. Diver-harvested in the Salish Sea, processed live within 24 hours, packed fresh in Salish Sea water. No preservatives. No chemical dyes. No bleaching agents. No alum. The clean expression of the species, delivered chef-ready with a 30-day refrigerated shelf life.
Origin & Heritage
Sea urchin, uni, has been a defining ingredient in Pacific culinary traditions for centuries. The pinnacle of sushi service, the finishing flourish on raw fish, the unctuous fold into pasta. The species behind the world's most prized uni is Mesocentrotus franciscanus, the Pacific Giant Red Sea Urchin, found along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. Larger, sweeter, and more concentrated than its Atlantic cousins.
The British Columbia fishery operates from the Salish Sea, the protected coastal waters between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland. Sea urchins are hand-harvested by trained divers working from small boats, selecting only mature animals from the seabed. The fishery is small, exacting, and recognised as sustainable by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program and by Canadian Oceanwise.
From dive boat to processing facility in Vancouver, the urchins move within 24 hours, live, never frozen at this stage. The roe (uni) is hand-extracted, hand-cleaned, and packed in fresh Salish Sea water that has been sand-filtered and UV-treated. No preservatives. No bleaching agents. No alum. The product arrives at chef counters in the United States within 48 hours of catch, with a 30-day refrigerated shelf life. Atlantissea brings this fishery to professional kitchens across the United States.
Perfil do produto
Mesocentrotus franciscanus, the Pacific Giant Red, produces the largest, brightest, sweetest uni roe of any harvested sea urchin species. The lobes are firm enough to hold their shape on the spoon, sweet enough to carry the marine intensity without becoming muddy, and consistently coloured from a clear vivid orange to a deep saffron gold. Where alum-treated uni delivers a flatter, more processed flavour, this fishery's all-natural preparation preserves the live brightness of the urchin itself.
The 30-day refrigerated shelf life is the commercial difference. Fresh-pasteurised and packed in Salish Sea water, the product holds its texture and flavour through service-week cycles in restaurant kitchens, a meaningful operational gain over the standard 5-7 day shelf life of unpasteurised uni from competing programs. Suited to sushi service, gunkanmaki, oyster topping, pasta finishing, eggs, and tasting-menu finishing applications.
Técnicas culinárias
Ficha técnica comercial
British Columbia · Canada
Tray-packed in fresh Salish Sea water. Sushi-grade A-tier roe. Suited to fine-dining sushi counters and chef-driven raw bar programs.
Same preparation, larger tray volume. Suited to high-volume sushi programs, pasta-finishing volumes, and tasting-menu kitchens.
Tray sizes and grade tiers configured per program. Available to qualifying foodservice and distribution accounts.
Com quem trabalhamos
A Atlantissea vende diretamente a compradores profissionais. Seja você um restaurante, uma rede de distribuição ou um grupo de hospitalidade, a conversa começa aqui.
Abastecimento direto para cozinhas profissionais em busca de um produto premium e diferenciado. Trabalhamos com restaurantes de alta gastronomia, contemporâneos e de alto volume nos EUA, Canadá, Caribe e Europa.
Trabalhamos com distribuidores de alimentos regionais e especializados que desejam adicionar um produto do mar premium diferenciado ao seu portfólio. Quantidades por pallet. Fornecimento constante. Documentação completa.
Programas de volume para grupos hoteleiros, cozinhas de resort, operações de catering e companhias de cruzeiro. Fornecimento confiável, formatos padronizados e gestão de conta dedicada.
From the Salish Sea to your kitchen
A small, exacting British Columbia fishery built on diver harvest, fast cold chain, and an explicit refusal to use the chemical preservatives that dominate the global uni trade.
Trained divers working from small boats hand-select mature urchins from the seabed in the Salish Sea. Recognised sustainable by Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch and Canadian Oceanwise.
Same-day delivery from dive boat to processing facility in Vancouver. Urchins remain alive throughout, never frozen at this stage.
Live urchins opened by hand, roe (uni) extracted, shells and spines removed. Each lobe inspected for grade, colour, and integrity.
Roe washed in sand-filtered, UV-treated Salish Sea water, then packed fresh in the same water. No preservatives. No chemical dyes. No bleaching agents. No alum. The "all natural" claim is literal.
Pasteurised for 30-day refrigerated shelf life. Dispatched chilled. Arrives at US chef counters within 48 hours of catch.
Inspiração culinária
Uma seleção de direções culinárias desenvolvidas para cozinhas profissionais. Fichas de receitas completas e notas de apresentação disponíveis sob consulta.
Lobe over hand-pressed sushi rice, soy, wasabi. The benchmark sushi service. Lobe firmness holds shape across high-volume counter rotations.
Sushi rice wrapped in nori, uni mounded on top. Holds against citrus-soy and yuzu without breaking. Plates fast across high-volume sushi counters.
Capellini or spaghetti finished off the heat with uni, lemon, white wine, and finishing oil. The classic uni-pasta technique. Heat must be off the plate before final fold.
A spoon of uni atop a freshly shucked oyster. Marine on marine. A textbook tasting-menu opener.
Brioche or sourdough toast, butter, uni lobe, finishing salt. Modern brunch and bar-snack service.
Spoon of uni atop tuna, salmon, or hamachi tartare. Adds creaminess and marine sweetness without altering the dish underneath.
Por que se abastecer na Atlantissea
Importamos diretamente do produtor. Sem intermediários. Isso significa melhor controle de preços, rastreabilidade completa e acesso direto à fonte para qualquer questão comercial.
O produto é mantido nos Estados Unidos. Sem esperar por remessas internacionais a cada pedido. Fornecemos no seu prazo, não no nosso.
Em conformidade com FDA e FSMA dos EUA. Documentação de origem, certificados sanitários e toda a papelada comercial fornecidos como padrão. Sem surpresas na alfândega ou no seu recebimento.
Construído sobre mais de duas décadas de abastecimento, fornecimento à alta gastronomia e comércio internacional. Entendemos o que os compradores profissionais precisam porque trabalhamos nesses ambientes.
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