Mojama
Sign in to saveMojama (; Portuguese: muxama) is a Mediterranean delicacy consisting of filleted salt-cured tuna, typically found in the Murcia and Andalusia regions of Spain, particularly in Huelva and Cádiz or in Portugal in the region of Algarve. Bluefin and yellowfin tuna are the most common varieties used.
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- Prepared food.name
- Mojama
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- 250px|Mojama
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- Mojama
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- Spain, Italy, Portugal
- Prepared food.region
- Valencia, Andalusia, Region of Murcia, Liguria, Sicily, Sardinia, Algarve,
- Prepared food.course
- Appetiser
- Prepared food.served
- Cold
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Tuna
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Mojama (; Portuguese: muxama) is a Mediterranean delicacy consisting of filleted salt-cured tuna, typically found in the Murcia and Andalusia regions of Spain, particularly in Huelva and Cádiz or in Portugal in the region of Algarve. Bluefin and yellowfin tuna are the most common varieties used.
==Etymology== The word mojama comes from the Arabic musama (dry) or mušamma (made of wax) but its origins are Phoenician, specifically from Gdr (Gadir, Cádiz today), the first Phoenician settlement in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The Phoenicians had learned to dry tuna in sea salt to prepare it for trade.