THE BLUE CULTURE Archives - Smokey Bay Seafood Group

Oysters & Sustainability

by Glenn Mueller | Jan 22, 2021 | Industry knowledge, THE BLUE CULTURE

Gordy McLellan Jr. can talk oysters all day.

He’s been working on his family’s shellfish farm, Mac’s Oysters, since he was twelve years old. Now he’s a third-generation shellfish farmer, working beaches and deep water lines off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Lunar New Year and Fish

by Jose Camargo | Jan 15, 2021 | Global seafood lifestyle

Fish has a cultural relevance in many different cultural celebrations around the world. In China, eating fish during the Lunar New Year is an important specialty. The Lunar New Year occurs on the first day of the Lunar calendar and the next new year will occur on February 12th, 2021. Eating fish is considered good luck since the Chinese word for “fish” (鱼 Yú /yoo) sounds like the word for “extra” (余 Yú /yoo). It is good fortune to have extra at the end of the year as this means you are taking this surplus into the following year. It is also thought that consuming fish will allow you to have “extra” prospects such as wealth, health, love and family, in the next year.

Let’s make it a fin-tastic New Year

by Jose Camargo | Dec 22, 2020 | Global seafood lifestyle, THE BLUE CULTURE

Let’s make it a fin-tastic New Year Despite 2020 being far from ideal, here is to a fin-tastic New Year! New Year’s Eve marks a new beginning and a great chance to express gratitude to everything fortunate that has happened in the past year. December 31st is widely...

Christmas Homemade Cioppino

by Jose Camargo | Dec 21, 2020 | Global seafood lifestyle, THE BLUE CULTURE

We have the perfect homemade Cioppino recipe that will reel in your household together.

The celebration is in the oysters

by Gabriela Monroy | Dec 21, 2020 | Global seafood lifestyle, THE BLUE CULTURE

There’s something special about oysters — they turn an ordinary meal into an extraordinary experience that sticks with people, long after the last oyster has been eaten off the plate.

Rosh Hashanah and Fish

by Glenn Mueller | Jul 9, 2020 | Global seafood lifestyle

Rosh Hashanah and Fish Even though fish in general is an important staple in the Jewish diet, on Rosh Hashanah fish holds even more importance than usual. Fish dishes are a quintessential part of Rosh Hashanah, otherwise known as the New Year in the Jewish calendar....