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Post by divtal on Aug 9, 2020 17:31:17 GMT
What I consider to be "Gourmet," or high-end are the (usually) jarred Italian tonna brands that run $7-8, per jar. $3, a can ... when it's packed in olive oil isn't ... doesn't seem too high. Oil is more expensive than water, and makes the tuna taste so much better. And, it's really "packed in there." You get more tuna than Chicken-of-the-Sea, for example.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 9, 2020 17:38:27 GMT
What I consider to be "Gourmet," or high-end are the (usually) jarred Italian tonna brands that run $7-8, per jar. $3, a can ... when it's packed in olive oil isn't ... doesn't seem too high. Oil is more expensive than water, and makes the tuna taste so much better. And, it's really "packed in there." You get more tuna than Chicken-of-the-Sea, for example. The packed in oil I get is (I think) Canola oil ... This has more tuna per can than Chicken-of-the Sea OK .. slight exaggeration !
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Post by enigma72 on Aug 9, 2020 18:00:40 GMT
What I consider to be "Gourmet," or high-end are the (usually) jarred Italian tonna brands that run $7-8, per jar. $3, a can ... when it's packed in olive oil isn't ... doesn't seem too high. Oil is more expensive than water, and makes the tuna taste so much better. And, it's really "packed in there." You get more tuna than Chicken-of-the-Sea, for example. Divtal I feel so sheltered. I really didn't know tuna could be that expensive. Next time I go shopping I'm going to see the offerings!
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Aug 9, 2020 18:04:08 GMT
Tuna should be packed in olive oil, or at the very least some other oil. Water packed is blah. For sandwiches the more oil you drain out the more mayo you'll have to put back in. If you're mixing it into an Italian style tomato salad then you can add in all/most of the oil it's packed in.
Is the tuna your entire meal? The single serving cans I buy are 80 grams (I believe that's just under 3 ounces) which is enough for a proper sandwich with other meal accompaniments.
Riomare (skipjack) and Callipo (yellowfin) are my go to brands.
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Aug 9, 2020 20:57:06 GMT
Any readily available and not "gourmet" brands to recommend that have actual Chunks of Tuna ? The "chunk white" Chicken-of-the-Sea lately has the consistency of canned cat food and Star Kist seems like they caught Charlie. Julia Child recommended getting the tuna in oil rather than in water and have been following her advise on that. I used to go for the cheap brands on special till one day they were all gone except Sirena brand, twice the price of any others. What a difference! Good yellow colour, chunky and nice flavour. I go for their chili tuna, has a great kick even when I take out the whole chilis. The oil goes in the stir fry veges first so I dont need to add any extra chili. The Sirena in water flakes well for sandwiches.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 1:25:37 GMT
I googled "tuna in glass jars". I was thinking Julia child used it in an episode one time.The tuna looks tasty. Strips of it. But it's quite costly 5-6 dollars for 6 oz bottle. And I've never seen it here.
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Post by sunshine on Aug 10, 2020 17:59:56 GMT
The only tuna that I have found with 'chunks' is Sunkist's Albacore tuna. Other brands I've bought are just shreds of tuna. I buy it in water not oil.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 11, 2020 14:18:51 GMT
I googled "tuna in glass jars". I was thinking Julia child used it in an episode one time.The tuna looks tasty. Strips of it. But it's quite costly 5-6 dollars for 6 oz bottle. And I've never seen it here. That stuff is delicious, but yeah it's pricey. I use that in pastas, couscous, quinoa, etc., but that's not the stuff you'd mix with mayo and slap onto a sandwich.
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Post by enigma72 on Aug 11, 2020 16:13:41 GMT
I was erroneously under the impression that tuna were little mackerel sized fish.
They are huge! At the Monterey bay aquarium I saw them.
My grandparents used to buy 'bonita' steaks. I didn't realize that was a type of tuna. Wish I had some of my grands' fried fish now!
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Post by klawrencio79 on Aug 11, 2020 18:56:08 GMT
I was erroneously under the impression that tuna were little mackerel sized fish. They are huge! At the Monterey bay aquarium I saw them. My grandparents used to buy 'bonita' steaks. I didn't realize that was a type of tuna. Wish I had some of my grands' fried fish now! Check out footage on youtube of the fish markets in NYC, Japan, etc., when the sushi chefs get in there first thing in the morning to pick their tuna. They are enormous.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 11, 2020 19:09:33 GMT
It's fun seeing all the other brands available around the world !
Best tuna I ever got was in a scratch-and-dent outdated food store .... never found it again. It was a "store brand" and had real chunks of good tasting fish in soybean oil. It was great ... all 24 cans I managed to go back and get after trying #1 !
The last one, alas, is gone ..but fondly remembered !
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 11, 2020 20:07:24 GMT
Here in Canada tuna cans come labelled "solid", "chunk" or "flaked". "Solid" is the most expensive, "flaked" is the cheapest. I use the "flaked" stuff only to make a spread with mayo for sandwiches. I buy the "solid" cans when I see it on sale. I use it (or "chunk", which is pretty good too) when I put it on a salad or pasta sauce.
I vaguely remember buying Chicken of the Sea brand during a trip to the USA once and finding it vastly inferior to what I normally buy here.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 11, 2020 20:18:07 GMT
Here in Canada tuna cans come labelled "solid", "chunk" or "flaked". "Solid" is the most expensive, "flaked" is the cheapest. I use the "flaked" stuff only to make a spread with mayo for sandwiches. I buy the "solid" cans when I see it on sale. I use it (or "chunk", which is pretty good too) when I put it on a salad or pasta sauce.
I vaguely remember buying Chicken of the Sea brand during a trip to the USA once and finding it vastly inferior to what I normally buy here.
Chicken of the Sea and the other brands* are also vastly inferior to what they used to sell as canned tuna. The ones I have mentioned are all labeled "chunk" and yet are actually shreds more usually found in canned catfood. * major readily available brands by me are Bumble Bee / Star Kist / assorted store brands > Chicken of the Sea The oil used in all is Soybean with vegetable broth as well in the "oil packed" cans.
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Post by Jayman on Sept 10, 2020 9:35:03 GMT
Ohh good ol' canned tuna. That brings back some bad memories
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Post by GoodbyePorkPieHat on Sept 10, 2020 12:50:19 GMT
I think my brother had a few of their records. He's 12 years older than I am, a '60s generation guy.
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