Pangasius fillets

Catching area

Pangasius is considered as a really important fish for Vietnam. The country started farming the fish in the early ninety’s and the fish has been popular ever since. Nowadays Vietnam farms almost all the pangasius in the world. Our pangasius fillets are also made of pangasius which is farmed in the branches of the Mekong River in Vietnam.

The pangasius is characterised by its dark to black fins. Younger pangasius have a shiny, iridescent colour, which is why the Americans call the fish iridescent shark. Pangasius fillets have a firm structure and a neutral flavour, which makes it easy to combine the fish with other food. One hundred grams of the fillets contain around 113 calories and only a bit of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat. The fish contain a bit of cholesterol and sodium too. Like every fish, pangasius fillets also contain a lot of protein. One hundred grams of pangasius fillets contain around nineteen grams of protein.

We mainly sell our pangasius fillets to retailers in the Netherlands or export them to retailers in France, but pangasius fillets can be found in almost every country. In the United States pangasius is sold under the name ‘swai’ and in Spain the fish is called ‘panga’. Pangasius fillets are often used as a snack or as a meal. For example, you can make pangasius rolls and fill them with salmon or you can put the fish on a skewer with some vegetables and grill it on the barbecue. Pangasius fillets are suitable for baking and poaching too. The fillets also taste delicious with rice, pasta or green leafy vegetables.