bluefin tuna
noun
blue·fin tuna
ˈblü-ˌfin- 
: a very large tuna (Thunnus thynnus) that is an important food and game fish
called also bluefin
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The bluefin tuna, which is considered warm-blooded due its high hemoglobin content, dry ages with flavors similar to beef.
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Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 30 July 2024
Try pairing the Spa Water — a refreshing, herbaceous, citrusy blend of mint and cucumber — with the bluefin tuna or the coconut shrimp to cool down the bites of spice.
Standby, 225 Gratiot Ave., Detroit.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
Landgraf's seasonal courses celebrate his Japanese heritage, including raw bluefin tuna with seaweed vinaigrette, pine nuts and caviar, monkfish with creamed burrata, and several fresh ceviches.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2024
Pacific bluefin tuna have beat decades of overfishing and fully rebounded — 10 years earlier than expected, experts said.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
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Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 30 July 2024
Try pairing the Spa Water — a refreshing, herbaceous, citrusy blend of mint and cucumber — with the bluefin tuna or the coconut shrimp to cool down the bites of spice.
Standby, 225 Gratiot Ave., Detroit.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
Landgraf's seasonal courses celebrate his Japanese heritage, including raw bluefin tuna with seaweed vinaigrette, pine nuts and caviar, monkfish with creamed burrata, and several fresh ceviches.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2024
Pacific bluefin tuna have beat decades of overfishing and fully rebounded — 10 years earlier than expected, experts said.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
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