In article >, "Jean B." > wrote:
>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.
>>
>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....

Thanks *very* much for the offer, Jean. Much appreciated -- just one
can will do for a sample, thank you. :-)

Sending separate email.

Cheers, Phred.

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