Aguachile, Spanish for "chile water", is a Mexican dish which typically uses shrimp. In this rendition, the shrimp is replaced with Acme Smoked Fish smoked salmon, but traditional elements such as chile peppers, lime juice, cilantro, and crunchy fresh vegetables remain. Aquachile, similar to ceviche, originated in the coastal regions of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Acme's aguachile recipe was created with the help of Chef Maylin Chavez, a cul...
Chef Maylin is a native to Tijuana, Baja California Norte. We partnered with this incredible female chef as one of our core values is celebrating diversity. She brings her heritage and passion for the sea to each dish she prepares. For the Acme Togarashi Sushi Roll, she's taken the smokey, spicy, nuttiness from our Toagrashi smoked salmon and paired it with cucumber, avocado, and spicy mayo, to make the perfect bite.
This is Chef Maylin Chávez's creative take on kataifi, a traditional dish of the Eastern Mediterannean. This dish can be sweet or savory, but Chef Maylin's version, made with Acme Smoked Fish's smoked whitefish salad, makes for a distinctly savory appetizer when served on its own, or a filling entree when paired with an herb salad. Kataifi is a popular regional snack, but has particular cultural importance in Greece and Turkey. The origins of ...
Yom Kippur marks the final day of the “10 Days of Awe” following Rosh Hashanah and is considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Also known as the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur requires followers to ask for forgiveness and abstain from work as well as any food from sunset on the previous night to sundown on the night of Yom Kippur. The fast, believed to cleanse the body and spirit, is observed by all but the sick and elderly. While the...
New Year, New Job!
Gong hei fat choi (Happy new year)! My name is Holly and early this year I started my first job at ACME as an R&D scientist. I was thrilled when I received my first Gary’s Special project, a Lunar New Year Prosperity Salmon Salad. Lunar New Year is annually celebrated across the globe and welcomes in good fortune and prosperity for the year! Our 15-day new year celebration is a time for family and friends to gather and ...
