I have no problem dropping coin on a tin that peaks my interest, and usually I’m not disappointed… this was no better than a decent canned tuna and reaffirms for me tuna should only be eaten uncooked $17.50 hard pass next time
by LFKapigian
I have no problem dropping coin on a tin that peaks my interest, and usually I’m not disappointed… this was no better than a decent canned tuna and reaffirms for me tuna should only be eaten uncooked $17.50 hard pass next time
by LFKapigian
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Tuna only raw? Do you like being wrong?
A majority or people eat their tuna cooked. The uncooked version you’re looking for is normally refered to as sushi / sashimi
The canning process essentially cooks the food within the tin so your canned tuna is always going to be cooked.
Yeah I feel you, no canned tuna can even remotely compare to tuna sashimi. The difference is so huge it’s like they don’t even come from the same animal.
I recently got a cheap can of tuna belly from a Middle Eastern market, probably like $6 I think, and it was somehow SO DRY. And the flavor was exactly like all the other canned tuna I’ve ever had.
I kinda like tuna salad sandwiches and tuna pastas and stuff like that, but if I’m ever dropping more than $2 on tuna again, it’d better be raw.
The main difference between this can of tuna and cans of starkist or chicken of the sea, is this one is clearly fillets of the belly while the others are generally chunks of the loin, which is firmer and less marbled. Whether or not sashimi is superior to canned is definitely an arguable topic with plenty of people on both sides. I firmly believe that the preparation of the dish should dictate whether the tuna should be cooked, canned (cooked in a can) or raw. Though I wouldn’t be opposed to eating one of those fillets atop a ball of rice as nigiri.
Yeah honestly at that price point you could get a couple nice tuna steaks and prepare them however you want.
comparing canned tuna to sushi grade tuna is silly. Two very different things. This is like being disappointed in a hard boiled egg because you’ve had a souflee.
Nah they’re different fish dude, sushi tuna is primarily blue and yellow fin, canned tuna is typically skipjack and albacore. Way less fat in the latter, they’re also way more abundant so the cheaper fish ends up in the can. The expensive sushi tuna gets flown on private jets to fresh fish markets. To make a comparison, it’s like you’re complaining some old goat shanks don’t taste as good as lamb chops. Apples and oranges in prep too.
Canned tuna is just sooooo boring to me, and I ate some expensive canned tuna. I wouldn’t even use it for tuna sandwiches, as I tried my tuna sandwich recipe (can of tuna, plenty of mayo, add sliced scallions, liberally season with freshly ground black pepper, mix well, put between two slices of white loaf) with brisling sardines instead, and that is quite a bit better than the tuna version.