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Tuna Fish in Olive Oil

Imaoldhippie — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:19:04 GMT

I had not seen it before so I bought 2 cans to try. I made some tuna fish salad and tasted the tuna after draining. I thought it had a really good flavor better than in water or plain oil. I will buy it from now on.

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queendiva — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:24:11 GMT

Italian tuna packed in olive oil is great added to a pasta salad- no mayo.

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ValuSkr — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:38:44 GMT

I've always bought tuna packed in water. For regular "tuna packed in oil," what kind of oil is used, if not olive oil?

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Abrowneyegirl — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:43:55 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
I've always bought tuna packed in water. For regular "tuna packed in oil," what kind of oil is used, if not olive oil?

Some are packed in vegetable oil. You have to look for the ones in olive oil as olive oil is more expensive.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:56:09 GMT

i always purchase italian tuna belly now and it is in olive oil.

it is so good and large pieces of tuna in the can rather than tiny chunks or flakes.

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:10:05 GMT

Yes, it's the Italian tuna packed in olive oil. I usually buy it in an Italian deli.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:18:19 GMT

Had this as a kid. I am Italian (50%). Mom would saute the tuna and then use it as a base for red sauce. Delicious.

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noodleann — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:18:34 GMT

There was an inspiring thread about this tuna here some time ago. I wanted to try it, but at 5X the cost of Albacore (which I no longer eat because of the mercury) and 6+X the cost of chunk light, I passed. Even if it was five or six times better in taste and texture, I could pay >$1 an ounce for a lot of things I'd prefer to tuna.

If anyone knows where this can be bought at a discount, I'd love to hear about it.

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Sooner — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:24:53 GMT

We love tuna in olive oil and I'm always on the lookout for it at a decent price. To me a decent price is about what you'd pay for a McDonald's burger meal--fries, drink and burger.

I look for Mediterranean brands on Amazon, and they also have USA packed tuna in water in salt free and salted that is very good.

There is one brand (I know by sight not name) that has oil packed tuna with curry and other flavors that is very good.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:31:23 GMT

To me, tuna packed in any oil is a step backwards. I don't like fish and oil seems to increase its fishiness. I fix tuna, when I eat it, with many things to decrease the fish taste. It seems less intense packed with water.

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deeva — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:17:56 GMT

I prefer tuna packed in oil. It has more flavor.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:55:55 GMT

The only kind of tuna I eat is fresh frozen tuna steaks. I cook it on the grill. I cannot eat tuna from a can.

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ECBG — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 01:43:57 GMT

Tonight we had grilled salmon sushi grade grilled from Sams. It was extremely sweet and mild! LOVE!!!

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Flatbush — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 07:32:09 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
I had not seen it before so I bought 2 cans to try. I made some tuna fish salad and tasted the tuna after draining. I thought it had a really good flavor better than in water or plain oil. I will buy it from now on.

So when you make tuna salad, do you still add mayo or is the olive oil enough flavor w/o the mayo?

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Imaoldhippie — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:24:38 GMT

@Flatbush ............I still add the mayo with some ranch dressing for a little tang.

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Harpa — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:01:06 GMT

I would rather get tuna packed in olive oil, but I haven't seen it from Wild Planet. I have to check to see if they do pack it that way.

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Boehm Collector — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:18:12 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
I had not seen it before so I bought 2 cans to try. I made some tuna fish salad and tasted the tuna after draining. I thought it had a really good flavor better than in water or plain oil. I will buy it from now on.

I only buy tuna fish in olive oil.

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phluphy — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:24:37 GMT

I have always bought tuna in olive oil from Italy. The cost has gone up lately.

Can't eat fish any longer because I get gout. So sad. I love all fish except clams.

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PINKdogWOOD — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 14:42:40 GMT

I am a tuna salad freak, I love it, I made it almost every week for lunch. Tuna in olive oil is not new, in fact I seek out only tuna in oil. Tuna in water is well, watered down, makes for a bad watery tuna salad.

When I drain a can of oil, I leave in a little oil as it's good for us too.

Had tuna salad for lunch just yesterday in fact.

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Bibione — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:53:47 GMT

I have used Tonno Carli ( the smallers tins,not the big glass ones) from Olio Carli for about 40 years.

They are fished in Spain, but the Carli company is in Italy.

It is the best tuna you can find, it doesn't taste like fish.

We use it mostly with spaghetti or rice ,topped with parmiggiano Reggiano ( not Parmesan)

I used to put tins in my luggage when I came back from my summer visit in Italy. It is not sold in stores in Italy.

Now Olio Carli delivers in the States.

Their olive oil is the best too. You can boil potatoes and just put seasoning and Olio Carli and you have a perfect healthy side dish.

I wish Hsn or Qvc sold Olio Carli.