WHO WE ARE
PORTMAR Foods is an importer - distributor of grocery wholesale & packaged frozen seafood in Florida. We represent some of the most valuable and well known brands of the world, providing service to the on and off trade and committed to satisfy all of our customers needs.
DESALTED CODFISH
The Ready-to-Cook Desalted Codfish is the future in codfish consumption. Its quality and convenience make it stand out. The Ready-to-Cook Codfish provides the best Traditional Portuguese Cure codfish free of such hindrances as having to soak or freeze codfish at home.
DESSERTS
We offer a wide variety of Portuguese style desserts with traditional flavor that will provide you with sweet moments of pleasure time and time again.
GOURMET APPETIZERS
A range of quality appetizers only matching homemade products. Know-how allied with traditional flavors, providing you with moments of pure pleasure!
PASCOAL CODFISH LOINS
PASCOAL CODFISH LOINS DESALTED
NACIONAL SEA SMALL SARDINES
NACIONAL SEA LARGE SARDINES
PORTMAR CODFISH CAKES
PRONTO FOODS CODFISH CROQUETES
VICTOR GUEDES OLIVE OIL
VICTOR GUEDES EXTRA VIRGEN OLIVE OIL
VICTOR GUEDES EV OLIVE OIL RESERVE
VICTOR GUEDES OLIVE OIL (CAN)
OLA EXTRA VIRGEN OLIVE OIL
CONY’S ALFAJOR
PASTEL DE NATA
BOLO DE ARROZ
ELVANS TRUFFLE COCONUT CREME
ELVANS TRUFFLE STRAWBERRY
ELVANS TRUFFLE HAZELNUT
ELVANS TRUFFLE CARAMEL
ELVANS TRUFFLE ASSORTED
FONDANTE MILKY TOFFEE WITH CHOCOLATE
FONDANTE MILKY TOFFEE WITH CARAMEL
READY-TO-COOK-DESALTED CODFISH
The Ready-to-Cook Desalted Codfish is the future in codfish consumption. Its quality and convenience make it stand out and it is being increasingly adopted by young and experimented consumers, renowned chefs and by and large in the catering trade. Why? Because the Ready-to-Cook Codfish provides the best Traditional Portuguese Cure codfish free of such hindrances as having to soak or freeze codfish at home.
Salting
After capturing the fish and complying with the traditional method developed by the Portuguese people throughout centuries, the codfish is immediately nestled in salt. This is the first step in the preservation process, and means that the Traditional Portuguese Cure is underway. Under no circumstance will cod be frozen at high seas or submitted to double freezing. Also, no phosphates will be added to the codfish.
Traditional Portuguese Cure
As is the case with smoked ham, the duration of the salted cure is one of the most defining factors when it comes to codfish quality. In compliance with the Traditional Portuguese Cure, the Ready-to-Cook Portmar codfish may rest from five months up to one year in salt.
Drying
After the Traditional Portuguese Cure is complete, codfish undergoes a drying process. Taking place in controlled atmosphere chambers, this process allows dehydrating and removing excessive protein humidity. Its duration varies according to the thickness and size of the fish.
Cutting
Once dried, codfish is cut in a variety of pieces according to consumer needs. The convenience of Portmar's Ready-to-Cook cod begins to show at this stage: consumers will be allowed to choose from a wide variety of cuts according to their preferences.
Soaking
Once cut, codfish is soaked in controlled temperature water during a precise amount of time. How long this step lasts is defined by the size and thickness of the piece. This way the saltiness of the piece is perfect and consistent, thus avoiding mistakes and hindrances commonly associated with home desalting.
Deep-freezing
Developed and perfected by Portmar, this fast -40° C deep-freezing process lasts 4 hours and preserves the organoleptic properties of the codfish. Contrary to home freezing — a process that can take up to a day and reduces codfish quality — industrial deep-freezing keeps proteins intact.