Authentic is about honoring these waters we owe so much to. Giving back to the sea, every day, for everything it gives us. It is about taking the time, every detail, and putting our heart into everything we do. It is respecting the origin, learning from science, and shaping a future that stays true to our essence.
The authentic is not proclaimed. It is demonstrated in silence. And it endures because it is real.
For five generations, the Balfegó family has been devoted to the sea from L’Ametlla de Mar (Tarragona), developing a deep knowledge of their craft.
In the 1980s they took a decisive step: focusing exclusively on bluefin tuna and developing their own model based on knowledge, control, and respect for the product.
This specialization enabled them to become pioneers in bluefin tuna traceability, guaranteeing complete tracking of each specimen from its origin to the customer.
Thanks to this system, each tuna is selected at its optimal fat point and extracted on demand using the ikejime technique, which preserves its qualities intact, ensuring constant and exceptional quality all year round.
Today, Balfegó is the world leader in the capture, study, commercialization, and promotion of bluefin tuna, operating under a model that is sustainable both environmentally and socially.
The result is a bluefin tuna of incomparable purity, texture, and flavor, recognized in the world’s best restaurants.
BALFEGÓ QUALITY
World leaders in fresh commercialization
We fish exclusively between May and June. Once caught, the tuna are kept in our farming facilities off L’Ametlla de Mar, which allows us to supply fresh bluefin tuna 365 days a year with a quality unique in the market.
Ikejime technique
Balfegó’s bluefin tuna are completely free of stress. The individual extraction method and the Japanese ikejime harvest technique guarantee a stress-free product, delivering tuna of outstanding gastronomic value: more stable meat that performs better both raw and cooked, with a longer gastronomic shelf life.
Optimal fat point
Balfegó is the only company that individually analyses each specimen to determine its exact fat percentage and tailor it to customer needs. In addition, its exclusive feeding with bluefish allows the tuna to recover its natural state after migration, stabilizing fat infiltration and the perfect balance between muscle and unctuousness.
Balfegó Traceability, pioneer in the world of fish
Pioneers in implementing this traceability system in the fishing industry, Balfegó remains a benchmark today, reinforcing its commitment to transparency, sustainability, and gastronomic excellence.
Every piece of bluefin tuna comes with a label that allows restaurants to offer their diners complete transparency. Through a QR code, chefs and diners can discover the exact origin of the tuna they are serving or tasting: capture date, weight, length, fat level, as well as sanitary, quality, and environmental sustainability certificates.
Certified environmental and social sustainability
Every phase – capture, maintenance, feeding, and commercialization – is audited under strict environmental and social criteria.
Balfegó also holds B Corp certification, which evaluates the company’s real impact on social and environmental performance, legal responsibility, and transparency.
Controlled food safety
We apply AENOR-certified protocols for extraction and immediate evisceration, along with periodic analytical controls using molecular biology techniques.
The objective is clear: a product suitable for raw consumption with complete confidence.
International presence and prestige
Balfegó is present in more than 45 countries and in some of the world’s most recognized restaurants.
Its prestige is built on excellence, traceability, sustainability, and transparency, offering every chef a reliable, consistent product of the highest quality.
SUSTAINABILITY
“Not only is it about being the best. It is also about doing it right.”
Balfegó was the first company in the fishing sector to obtain B Corp certification, an international recognition that rewards the positive impact of our business on people, the community, and the environment.
It is a recognition awarded to companies that meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Being a B Corp allows us to deeply understand our impact on people, communities, and the planet.
To get here… We have measured and analyzed our performance through the B Impact Assessment and how our operations, leadership, and business model affect: – The team – The community – The environment – Our customers
THUNNUS THYNNUS
The purest expression of our commitment to gastronomic excellence. A selection of Authentic Bluefin Tuna that brings together the most iconic cuts and formats, designed to elevate cuisine to its highest expression. The collection that reflects the essence of Balfegó quality.
“The perfect combination.”
The most recognized and valued piece in haute cuisine for its red color and intense flavor. This cut is divided into two unique parts: the akami, which means “red meat” in Japanese and corresponds to the inner part next to the spine with its intense red color, and the chutoro, which means “intermediate succulence” and is the outer part closest to the skin. The combination of both parts is the hallmark of authentic bluefin tuna (hon maguro), appreciated by sushi chefs around the world. This duality of colors and textures offers chefs infinite culinary
Weight
3 / 5* / 7* / 15 / 25 kg FRESH
WHOLE LOIN
Weight between 30 kg / 60 kg FRESH
LOWER LOIN WITH BELLY
Weight between 30 kg / 70 kg FRESH
The belly, also known as sorra, ijada, or otoro (“superior mellowness” in Japanese), is located on the ventral part of the tuna. This cut stands out for its silky texture and high content of unsaturated fats (omega 3), which give it a deep flavor and unique unctuousness. Its pinkish tone and gastronomic richness make it the icon of authentic bluefin tuna and an essential ingredient for lovers of haute cuisine.
Ideal for raw preparations such as sushi and sashimi, the escabeche
FRESH FROZEN
1/2 BELLY
Weight between 6 kg / 12 kg FRESH FROZEN
*Available in boxes of 5.
Weight between 6 kg / 20 kg FRESH FROZEN
SMOKED BELLY
Weight 6 kg approx. SMOKED
QUALITY PRESERVED
Born in Japan. Perfected by Balfegó
The ultra-freezing technique at -60ºC of the world’s best bluefin tuna, Balfegó bluefin tuna. A method that, thanks to its precision and cutting-edge technology, preserves the product’s organoleptic qualities intact.
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A practical and versatile solution for working with the product with precision and consistency. Its compact format makes cutting easy and allows for uniform portions suited to multiple culinary applications.
Ideal for raw preparations or creative dishes, the tablets preserve all the quality and flavor of authentic bluefin tuna, offering chefs a functional format that adapts to the pace of professional kitchens.
LOIN TABLETS
Weight 1 kg Order between 3 kg / 5 kg FROZEN
in
Weight between 6 kg / 18 kg Minimum order 6 kg FROZEN
“A bone full of potential.”
Known as the “entrecôte of the sea,” it is the bone from the sides of the neck that connects the head to the body. To the meat attached to the bone itself — lean and intensely red — is added a portion of belly meat. It can be pan-seared, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
This cut, known as “Kama” in Japanese, has become a must-have on the menus of the best grill restaurants thanks to its exceptional flavor when cooked over the grill or in a Josper oven. It can also be boiled, shredded, and prepared as a terrine.
Weight -1,5 kg
Order between 120 g / 180 g FROZEN
Weight +1,5 kg
Order between 180 g / 300 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
WHOLE PIECE
Weight -1,5 kg
Order between 0,5 kg / 1,5 kg FROZEN
Order between 1,5 kg / 3 kg FROZEN
Grill
Braised / stewed Escabeche
Weight +1,5 kg
Minimum order 3 kg
COOKING METHOD
Preserved (oil)
Oven (180ºC)
Pan-seared (200ºC)
Pan-seared (230ºC)
Oven (110ºC)
Confit (vacuum 58ºC)
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“Surprising and versatile.”
This cut from the end of the loin, often overlooked, surprises the culinary world with its versatility in the kitchen. The loin tip is ideal for making tartar or as the star of an onion stew. It is perfect for burgers or meatballs, panseared or braised.
Weight between 60 g / 150 g Thickness 3 cm FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
Weight between 300 g / 700 g FROZEN
Weight between 1 kg / 2 kg FRESH *The perfecte cut for fish counters.
Minimum order 3 kg
It has a fat percentage similar to belly, although its meat is firmer. It offers many cooking options: ideal paired with acidic ingredients (which balance its high fat content), in cooked preparations such as passion-fruit cream, or in traditional dishes like escabeches. Because of its high fat content, it performs exceptionally well on the plancha and grill. On the plancha it pairs perfectly with red peppers, truffled potato cream, or baker’s potatoes. It is recommended to cook it to 100%.
Weight between 100 g / 600 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
Preserved (oil)
Escabeche
Oven (110ºC)
Confit (vacuum 58ºC) Grill
Pan-seared (230ºC)
Oven (180ºC)
Stewed / braised
Pan-seared (200ºC)
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It is the inner part of the tuna’s face. Being quite fibrous, it works very well on the plancha or at low temperature to keep it tender. On the grill it is delicious, but it can also be floured first and then braised or stewed.
Weight between 300 g / 600 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
Grill
Escabeche
Braised / stewed
Oven (180ºC)
Preserved (oil)
Pan-seared (200ºC)
Pan-seared (230ºC)
Confit (vacuum 58ºC)
Oven (110ºC)
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EXCLUSIVE CUTS
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Sourced from the tuna's palate, the secret is a piece that can be eaten both raw and cooked. Intense in flavor, it pairs well with sweet-and-sour or spicy elements.
Raw, it can be used in nigiri or as carpaccio, always sliced very thinly. When hot, it is ideal pan-seared or braised.
Minimum order 3 kg
Weight between 100 g / 300 g FROZEN Pan-seared
COOKING METHOD
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It is called "harmonica" because the meat is marbled and, approximately every half centimeter, a feather appears that runs horizontally and vertically across the entire piece. It can be cooked with the bone in the most traditional way or as a terrine. To debone it, optimal cooking of the piece is essential: 15 to 25 minutes in an aromatic broth (with pepper, bay leaf, onion…) at around 65 ºC until the spine releases easily. As for flavor, it is very surprising because it is extremely meaty – almost reminiscent of veal.
Weight between 200 g / 500 g
Minimum order 3 kg
“The
In the case of tuna, it is a bone that, in addition to gelatin, offers a large amount of meat. Ideal for oven, grill, braised, stewed, or confit preparations, as the fibers and cartilage become melty when cooked this way. It can also be presented in rice dishes, shredded, or whole. It pairs beautifully with deep flavors in stews.
Weight between 300 g / 800 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
COOKING METHOD
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“One
A part that concentrates texture, collagen, intensity, and nuances that invite the chef to look at the product from a different perspective. From the prized false marrow –discovered at El Bulli by Ferran Adrià – to the delicately adhered meat on the bone, all the way to the rib section, deep and versatile in cooking, each part offers unique technical and creative possibilities.
A zone that rewards the curious chef: pure structure, flavor, and potential to build dishes with their own identity.
RIB SECTION
Weight between 200 g / 500 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
BONE MEAT
Weight 500 g FROZEN
Minimum order 1 kg
Weight between 200 g / 500 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
EAR
Weight between 100 g / 150 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
BLOODLINE
Weight between 400 g / 1,2 kg FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
Weight between 200 g / 600 g FROZEN
Minimum order 1 kg
Weight between 300 g / 600 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
Maximum 6 pieces
Weight between 1 kg / 4 kg FROZEN
Minimum order 1 kg
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READY TO CREATE
Exclusive preparations with The Authentic Bluefin Tuna created to spark creativity in the kitchen. Innovation ready to serve.
Pieces
Trays of 20 pieces Per serving 100 g (5 pieces) FROZEN
Minimum order 100 pieces
Weight 500 g Per serving ≈ 35 g FROZEN
Minimum order 3 kg
Minimum order 3 kg PULLED TUNA
Weight 500 g Per serving ≈ 35 g FROZEN
BELLY FILLETS
Weight 230 g Minimum order 12 pieces IN PRESERVE
Weight 230 g Minimum order 12 pieces IN PRESERVE
Pol. Ind. Edifici Balfegó
l’Ametlla de Mar – 43860 Tarragona
Tel. +34 977047700
info@grupbalfego.com