Red Porgy

There are, at least, six varieties of red porgy along the Portuguese coast. The “legitimate red porgy” is the most known. It is a greedy and migratory predator that feed on squid, crab and other fish. Between December and April, it is abundant for the Vicentina coast fisherman, where it is line caught by the Sagres boats. Our dear friend Carlos Duarte is the illustrious representative of this fish and he can bring us the most beautiful exemplars of an intense rose colour and blue eyebrow, with a muscular and compact meat, full of complex and dense flavour.