Description
As you probably know, an elver is a young eel. Its remarkable journey begins in the Sargasso Sea, where eels spawn and their eggs hatch. Over the following years, the larvae travel with the Atlantic currents until they reach European rivers.
Elvers gather in large numbers around river estuaries before swimming upstream, where they continue to grow into adult eels. One of the most fascinating aspects of their life cycle is that they return to the same river system from which their parents originated. When caught, each elver usually weighs around 1 g and measures just under 8 cm.
Needless to say, such a delicate and valuable fish has to be handled with exceptional care throughout transport to our cannery, cooking and packing. We prepare our elvers following the traditional recipe for this delicacy, with a generous spicy touch from natural chilli and covered in organic extra virgin olive oil*.
Beyond their flavour, elvers also have a high nutritional value. They are a particularly fatty oily fish and provide 16.3 g of protein per 100 g, plus notable amounts of phosphorus, potassium and a particularly high level of vitamin A.
Organic*: We use organic extra virgin olive oil to ensure that the olives have been grown with a strong commitment to environmental care. Email calidad@conservasriasbaixas.com with the batch number for a copy of the organic olive oil certificate used for your tin.
