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.
Profil du produit
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.
Techniques culinaires
Fiche technique commerciale
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.
Avec qui nous travaillons
Atlantissea vend directement aux acheteurs professionnels. Que vous dirigiez un restaurant, gériez un réseau de distribution ou vous approvisionnez pour un groupe hôtelier, la conversation commence ici.
Approvisionnement direct pour les cuisines professionnelles à la recherche d'un produit premium et différencié. Nous travaillons avec des restaurants gastronomiques, contemporains et à fort volume aux États-Unis, au Canada, dans les Caraïbes et en Europe.
Nous travaillons avec des distributeurs alimentaires régionaux et spécialisés cherchant à ajouter un produit de la mer premium et différencié à leur portefeuille. Quantités à la palette. Approvisionnement constant. Documentation complète.
Programmes en volume pour les groupes hôteliers, cuisines de resort, opérations de traiteur et compagnies de croisière. Approvisionnement fiable, formats standardisés et gestion de compte dédiée.
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.
Inspiration culinaire
Une sélection de directions culinaires développées pour les cuisines professionnelles. Fiches de recettes complètes et notes de présentation disponibles sur demande.
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.
Pourquoi s'approvisionner chez Atlantissea
Nous importons directement du producteur. Sans intermédiaires. Cela signifie un meilleur contrôle des prix, une traçabilité complète et un accès direct à la source pour toute question commerciale.
Le produit est stocké aux États-Unis. Pas d'attente sur des expéditions internationales pour chaque commande. Nous livrons selon votre calendrier, pas le nôtre.
Conformité FDA et FSMA américaines. Documentation d'origine, certificats sanitaires et toute la paperasse commerciale fournis de série. Aucune surprise en douane ou à la réception.
Fondé sur plus de deux décennies d'approvisionnement, de fourniture à la haute gastronomie et de commerce international. Nous comprenons ce dont les acheteurs professionnels ont besoin parce que nous avons travaillé dans ces environnements.
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