Phred wrote:
> In article >, "Jean B." > wrote:
>> TammyM wrote:
>>> KayH gave me a can of Ortiz tuna some time back, and for salade
>>> Nicoise or a nice pasta dish, there is no other tuna for me,
>>> pocketbook allowing. As DM said, though, for tuna sandwiches, any old
>>> solid white albacore will do just fine.
>> Oh good. Someone else has discovered this! I have been
>> raving about it for two or so years now.
>
> I was intrigued by this thread as I can't say I've noticed Ortiz brand
> tuna available here in Oz -- at least not here in the deep north of
> the deep south.
>
> So I googled "Ortiz tuna site:.au" and got a bunch of hits. Three of
> the first five were research papers on the East Coast (Oz) tuna
> fishery by one "E. Ortiz" as senior author. Another case of nominative
> determinism; or does "E. Ortiz" also own a fish factory? :-)
>
> Here's a sample titled "Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Five Year
> Research Plan 2003-2008". But note that it's a link to a PDF file:
> <http://tinyurl.com/yoxq5s>
> or, if you prefer the full URL:
> <https://www.afma.gov.
> au/fisheries/tuna/etbf/publications/pdf/research03_08.pdf>
>
> However, Ortiz tuna does figure as a preferred item in the 2nd hit:
> "Maggie Beer - A Barossa Food Tradition - My favourites"
> <http://tinyurl.com/22ctep> or, in full:
> <http://www.maggiebeer.com.
> au/maggiewrites/favourites/?Item=ArtclsThePerfe>
>
> which is a somewhat self-serving list of "The Perfect Pantry" items.
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>
I hoped the can would include a web site, but it does not. It
emanates from Spain.

If one can ship a can of food to Oz, I'd be happy to send you
one or two. (The larger size here is in a jar, but cans may
be better to ship.) My addy is not munged....

--
Jean B.