Bluefin Tuna in Middletown, NY

What makes bluefin special

Bluefin is the largest of the tunas and the one sushi chefs prize most. Its meat is a deep, glossy red, laced with fine lines of fat that give it a richer, rounder flavor and a softer, more buttery texture than leaner tunas like yellowfin or albacore.

Akami, chutoro and otoro

A bluefin is cut into three grades by how much fat runs through the meat. Akami is the lean, ruby-red meat from the back: clean, firm and full of tuna flavor. Chutoro, the medium-fatty cut from the belly's edge, is pinker and silkier. Otoro, the fattiest part of the belly, is pale pink, heavily marbled and melts on the tongue. Toro is the name for the fatty belly cuts.

Good for you, too

Bluefin is high in protein and a rich source of omega-3 fats (EPA and DHA), vitamin B12, vitamin D and selenium. The fattier the cut, the more omega-3s it carries.

23 gprotein

144calories

1.2 gomega-3s (EPA + DHA)

0 gcarbs

Share of your Daily Value

• Vitamin B12 9.4 µg393%
• Vitamin A 655 µg73%
• Selenium 36.5 µg66%
• Niacin (B3) 8.7 mg54%
• Protein 23.3 g47%
• Vitamin D 5.7 µg29%
• Vitamin B6 0.46 mg27%
• Phosphorus 254 mg20%

Source: USDA FoodData Central, Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw (#173706). % Daily Value for adults, FDA reference values. Amounts vary by cut; fattier cuts carry more fat and omega-3s.

How to spot quality bluefin

Fresh bluefin is a bright, deep red that looks almost translucent, with clean white lines of fat. It smells mild and clean, like the ocean, never fishy. The texture is firm and smooth, and the flavor finishes sweet. Our sushi bar cuts fish daily.

Taste our bluefin

On the hibachi grill, seared from the kitchen, or as toro at the sushi bar:

• Hibachi Bluefin Tuna$32
• Bluefin Tuna Steak$32
• Tuna Belly (Toro)$12

Signature rolls with bluefin

Black Russia, Dancing Tuna, Dream Team, Middletown, New Orleans, Sex Appeal, Snow White and the Sweet Heart Roll, topped with six pieces of bluefin sashimi.

• Black Russia Roll$25
• Dancing Tuna Roll$15
• Dream Team Roll$15
• Middletown Roll$15
• New Orleans Roll$16
• Sex Appeal Roll$16
• Snow White Roll$16
• Sweet Heart Roll$19

All signature rollsSushi & sashimi