In article >,
wrote:

> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
> always tastes like crap.

Half the tuna at the store where I shop (HEB) has tuna in oil...
It's not hard to find at all.

Personally, I like the tuna in water. Same flavor but the grease does
not squish between your teeth. ;-)

Get some tuna in water, drain it, then just add a couple of tablespoons
of vegetable oil to it, mix it in and let it sit in the refrigerator for
a few hours to soak. That ought to take care of the issue for you!
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wrote:
> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
> always tastes like crap.

Sadly, all too true! As for tuna; if you can find tuna in olive oil
from Italy, you really are in for a treat. It's worth the price. Try
it on pasta with olive oil, green onions, parsley, large capers, and
garlic.

D.M.

I used to hate canned tuna when I was a kid because of the oil; I guess
it was about 15 years ago they started selling it packed in water. As
an adult I've finally learned to appreciate a tuna fish sandwich as I
now buy tuna in water.

In article >,
wrote:

> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find.

Starkist's tuna in a pouch is available in water or oil. Pouch tuna
tastes much better to me than the stuff in a can (possibly excepting
the expensive Italian tuna canned in olive oil) and I find there's
significantly less waste, offsetting the somewhat higher price.

sd

sd wrote:
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
> > When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to
all
> > come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find.
>
> Starkist's tuna in a pouch is available in water or oil. Pouch tuna
> tastes much better to me than the stuff in a can (possibly excepting
> the expensive Italian tuna canned in olive oil) and I find there's
> significantly less waste, offsetting the somewhat higher price.

Where I shop I find both tuna in water and tuna in oil. I buy the oil
pack, only solid white... the chunk light is worse than canned cat
food, and it's salty. And I don't see the point in choosing the water
pack to save calories, not if you're going to mix it with globs of
mayo... mayo is essentially oil, commercial mayo like Hellmans being
the same soy oil as is used in oil pack tuna, so like really big DUH!

And don't get me started on tuna in a pouch... unless you're training
to become an astronaut who the Eff wants to eat tuna squeezed from a
colostomy pouch.

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:

> Where I shop I find both tuna in water and tuna in oil. I buy the oil
> pack, only solid white... the chunk light is worse than canned cat
> food, and it's salty. And I don't see the point in choosing the water
> pack to save calories, not if you're going to mix it with globs of
> mayo... mayo is essentially oil, commercial mayo like Hellmans being
> the same soy oil as is used in oil pack tuna, so like really big DUH!
>


Lol...yep it's a pretty simple concept when you think about. I've had to
explain to several folks why I always buy tuna in oil...when they realize
the sense of it a light bulb goes on over their head.

Yer not addin' it to a glass of water or diet cola, you are adding it to a
salad or something that has plenty of fat already in it. The calorie diff
between water - packed and oil - packed is fairly negligible all things
considering.


> And don't get me started on tuna in a pouch... unless you're training
> to become an astronaut who the Eff wants to eat tuna squeezed from a
> colostomy pouch.


It's N - A - S - T - Y stuff...remember some of the discussions here about
it, it was The New Big Thing, I tried it and couldn't believe how ghastly it
was.

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Greg

In article >, wrote:
>When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
>come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
>is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
>most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
>always tastes like crap.

Yeah. I've noticed that here too -- plenty of "Tuna in Brine" and
"Tuna in Spring Water", but the old standard "Tuna in Oil" is often in
critically short supply.

Mind you, this happens with lots of products these days -- the
"normal" or "standard" line is often sold out before I get to the
supermarket and all that's left is a bunch of trendy stuff that no one
wants to buy. (So why do they make it and stock it?)

The other day I noticed a real classic in the toilet soap section at
the local Coles: "Contains raspberry, strawberry, and wild berries".
Jesus wept! I was brought up to use soap to wash those things *off*
for crissake!

Cheers, Phred.

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"Phred" > wrote in message
...

> The other day I noticed a real classic in the toilet soap section at
> the local Coles: "Contains raspberry, strawberry, and wild berries".
> Jesus wept! I was brought up to use soap to wash those things *off*
> for crissake!

Toilet soap? Sounds ... like something you wouldn't want to use
on yourself.

nancy

In article >, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>"Phred" > wrote in message
...
>
>> The other day I noticed a real classic in the toilet soap section at
>> the local Coles: "Contains raspberry, strawberry, and wild berries".
>> Jesus wept! I was brought up to use soap to wash those things *off*
>> for crissake!
>
>Toilet soap? Sounds ... like something you wouldn't want to use
>on yourself.

G'day Nancy,

Yes. I suffer from something of the same linguistic prejudice too.
But it does seem to be the term used extensively in the retail
industry these days (at least in this part of the world).

FWIW, your comment drove me to look things up (in a Yankee source
too. Found in Merriam-Webster online:

Main Entry: toilet soap
Function: noun
: a mild soap that is often perfumed and colored and stabilized with
preservatives

[ Like I said -- it's full of gunk! ]

As for "toilet":

Main Entry: 1toi·let
Pronunciation: 'toi-l&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French toilette cloth put over the shoulders while
dressing the hair or shaving, diminutive of toile cloth
1 archaic : DRESSING TABLE
2 : the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself
3 a (1) : BATHROOM, LAVATORY 2 (2) : PRIVY b : a fixture that consists
usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation
and urination
4 : cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or
surgical procedure <a pharyngeal toilet>

(Note that 4th entry. ;-)

Cheers, Phred.

--
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"Phred" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, wrote:
>>When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
>>come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
>>is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
>>most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
>>always tastes like crap.
>
> Yeah. I've noticed that here too -- plenty of "Tuna in Brine" and
> "Tuna in Spring Water", but the old standard "Tuna in Oil" is often in
> critically short supply.

I like tuna packed in vegetable broth and that's usually what I buy, but
'tuna in spring water' takes up most of the tuna shelf space at my local
Co-op.

Gabby

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:46:37 -0400, "Gabby" > wrote:

>
>"Phred" > wrote in message
...
>> In article >,
wrote:

>> Yeah. I've noticed that here too -- plenty of "Tuna in Brine" and
>> "Tuna in Spring Water", but the old standard "Tuna in Oil" is often
in
>> critically short supply.
>
>I like tuna packed in vegetable broth and that's usually what I buy,
but
>'tuna in spring water' takes up most of the tuna shelf space at my
local
>Co-op.
>
>Gabby
>

I don't know if you have this on the mainland US yet, but we have been
buying in Hawaii "Van Camp's"-Samoa Packing- Chunk Style Wahoo" in the
can. Makes a yummy sandwich reminiscent of old time tuna. The fish
is really what we call "ono" in Hawaii, definitely packed in oil and
very tasty.

aloha,
Thunder

smithfarms.com
Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
& other Great Stuff

smithfarms pure kona wrote:

> I don't know if you have this on the mainland US yet, but we have been
> buying in Hawaii "Van Camp's"-Samoa Packing- Chunk Style Wahoo" in the
> can. Makes a yummy sandwich reminiscent of old time tuna. The fish
> is really what we call "ono" in Hawaii, definitely packed in oil and
> very tasty.
>
> aloha,
> Thunder
>
> smithfarms.com
> Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
> & other Great Stuff

Google says that that particular fish is only a small percentage of the
tuna caught and the processed stuff is only found in Hawaii. I found a
picture too and it does look like what you would find in a tuna can when
I was a kid.

(Phred) wrote in
:

> In article >,
> wrote:
>>When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to
>>all come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil
>>stuff is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to
>>dieters, like most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs
>>to diet. Diet food always tastes like crap.
>
> Yeah. I've noticed that here too -- plenty of "Tuna in Brine" and
> "Tuna in Spring Water", but the old standard "Tuna in Oil" is
> often in critically short supply.

I can find tuna in oil in whacking great quantities at any of the six
Italian grocers in my neighbourhood and elsewhere in the city.

--

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How amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,
'Cause there's bugger all down 'ere on Earth!

Monty Python's Universe Song

"Katra" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
>> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
>> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
>> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
>> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
>> always tastes like crap.
>
> Half the tuna at the store where I shop (HEB) has tuna in oil...
> It's not hard to find at all.
>
> Personally, I like the tuna in water. Same flavor but the grease does
> not squish between your teeth. ;-)
>
> Get some tuna in water, drain it, then just add a couple of tablespoons
> of vegetable oil to it, mix it in and let it sit in the refrigerator for
> a few hours to soak. That ought to take care of the issue for you!
> --

Simply being in oil does not make tuna good. You can put cheap tuna in
cottonseed oil and I will agree with you. You need to get good tuna in olive
oil. Unfortunately it is pricey, even the "cheap" stuff, but is vastly
better than the water-soaked tuna. Cento, an Italian brand, makes a pretty
good and widely available tuna in olive oil and I think it's $2-something a
can. If you can find Ortiz El Velero brand "Bonito del Norte en Aceite de
Oliva" you are in for a real treat. From Spain, $10 for an 8.8 ounce can,
but astoundingly good. I eat it with just some pepper and lemon.


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>From: "Peter Aitken"

>Simply being in oil does not make tuna good.

>You need to get good tuna in olive
>oil. Unfortunately it is pricey, even the "cheap" stuff, but is vastly
>better than the water-soaked tuna.

StarKist Tuna Fillet in Olive Oil is pretty good. Inexpensive too. 1.19 for 6
oz. As it is very densely packed and solid - I can get two fairly good sized
sandwiches [combined with mayo, lemon juice, celery and minced onions] from one
can. Shocking.

Ellen

"SportKite1" > wrote in message
...
> >From: "Peter Aitken"
>
>>Simply being in oil does not make tuna good.
>
>>You need to get good tuna in olive
>>oil. Unfortunately it is pricey, even the "cheap" stuff, but is vastly
>>better than the water-soaked tuna.
>
> StarKist Tuna Fillet in Olive Oil is pretty good. Inexpensive too. 1.19
> for 6
> oz. As it is very densely packed and solid - I can get two fairly good
> sized
> sandwiches [combined with mayo, lemon juice, celery and minced onions]
> from one
> can. Shocking.
>
> Ellen

THanks - I will look for that. I would love to find a tasty less expensive
tuna.


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wrote:
>
> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil.

In particular tuna was once packed in *its own* oil.

> Now it seems to all come in water and the oil
> stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff is so
> much better

Actually in its own oil is now impossible to find
as far as I know. You can find tuna packed in
olive oil, vegitable oil and so on in most stores
by looking at the top and bottom of the rows.

> but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> most foods now a days

The reason that tuna is available in water is
probabl dieters. Not so in its own oil. Fish oil
is expensive now. There is now a large market for
fish oil capsules and many products are made from
fish oil. It is cheaper to extract the fish oil,
sell it, buy olive oil, and use that.

In article >,
wrote:

> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
> always tastes like crap.

Where do you live? I have no problem finding canned tuna in olive oil in
my area (Philadelphia). In fact, I have a cat at work which will
probably be lunch tomorrow.

On Tue 01 Feb 2005 08:56:13p, Stan Horwitz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >,
> wrote:
>
>> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
>> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
>> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
>> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
>> always tastes like crap.
>
> Where do you live? I have no problem finding canned tuna in olive oil in
> my area (Philadelphia). In fact, I have a cat at work which will
> probably be lunch tomorrow.
>

You're going to eat the cat?

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Tue 01 Feb 2005 08:56:13p, Stan Horwitz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > In article >,
> > wrote:
> >
> >> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
> >> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
> >> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> >> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
> >> always tastes like crap.
> >
> > Where do you live? I have no problem finding canned tuna in olive oil in
> > my area (Philadelphia). In fact, I have a cat at work which will
> > probably be lunch tomorrow.
> >
>
> You're going to eat the cat?

LOL!
That's the way I read that too! ;-D

I'm sure he meant "invited to lunch" and he plans
to feed it tuna, but it sure was written funny!
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see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

In article >,
Stan Horwitz > wrote:

> In article >,
> wrote:
>
> > When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
> > come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
> > is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> > most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
> > always tastes like crap.
>
> Where do you live? I have no problem finding canned tuna in olive oil in
> my area (Philadelphia). In fact, I have a cat at work which will
> probably be lunch tomorrow.

And how will said cat be prepared?
Predator meat is usually not very tasty......
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"Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
>> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
>> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
>> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
>> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
>> always tastes like crap.
>
> Where do you live? I have no problem finding canned tuna in olive oil in
> my area (Philadelphia). In fact, I have a cat at work which will
> probably be lunch tomorrow.

LOL! Thanks for a very funny typo!


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Stan Horwitz wrote:

In fact, I have a cat at work which will
> probably be lunch tomorrow.

That's one funny typo!!!

> wrote in message
...
> When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
> come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
> is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
> always tastes like crap.

No problems finding several types chunk, solid etc. in CA.

BTW I do agree, I think the tuna in Water tastes diluted.

Dimitri

In article > , Dimitri
> wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ...
> > When I was younger I think all tuna came in oil. Now it seems to all
> > come in water and the oil stuff is real hard to find. The oil stuff
> > is so much better, but I suppose they are catering to dieters, like
> > most foods now a days, and I am not one that needs to diet. Diet food
> > always tastes like crap.
>
> No problems finding several types chunk, solid etc. in CA.
>
> BTW I do agree, I think the tuna in Water tastes diluted.
>
> Dimitri
>
>

Might have been mentioned before, but Trader Joe's usually carries a
good Italian tuna in oil.