Big Island

Big Island provides many pre and par cooked seafood products, as well as raw materials to both the budget retail and the food-service industries.

Sample of products that we pack under Big Island brand:

Battered Southern Blue Whiting (Micromesistius australis)

Moist white flesh with low fat content and a mild flavour make Southern Blue Whiting the perfect fish to batter. This is a high quality, premium “fish and chips” product.

Pineapple Cut Squid Fillets (Todarodes pacificus or Illex argentinus)

Pineapple Cut Squid fillets are fillets of squid meat with a pineapple pattern cut into one side., creating a pleasing curled squid finish when the meat is cooked. These are especially popular as ingredients in soups, pastas and risottos – but can also be used for salads, or eaten as a snack.

Japanese Roe Off Scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis)

These scallops are farmed in both Japan & China and are an absolute delicacy. These scallops have are a tender, firm meat that is also a healthy source of protein and good minerals.

Japanese Roe On Scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis)

Farmed in Japan and China, graded, dry-frozen. These are usually sold as IQF frozen meat, however other can be sourced in other forms if required.

Squid Tubes (Illex argentinus)

Tender and succulent Illex squid tubes are prepared from the best quality sea-frozen raw materials. Graded and packed interleaved with tip and first ring removed.

Crumbed Calamari Rings

Prepared from the finest quality sea-frozen New Zealand squid, our Crumbed Squid Rings are mechanically tenderised and coated with golden coloured bread crumbs.

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