Human-Grade Cat Food
January 15th, 2008 at 2:12 am (Shenasty, Grocery Store Products)
Let me get this out of the way. I don’t like Tuna in a Can. I really don’t like any sort of meat product that comes in a can–it just seems wrong and counter-intuitive. Although don’t ask me why meat wrapped in cellophane is any better.
But I thought I would give this Trader Joe’s Albacore Solid White Tuna in Olive Oil a try. I know now that I fell victim to a clever marketing ploy.
The sign by the shelf suggested pairing the Lemon Pappardelle pasta (yum) with capers (yum) and…albacore tuna from a can? I should have known. But I bought it. Boy, did I ever.
This photo is the closest this tuna got to my kitchen table. The smell alone was enough to let me know this was really just human-grade cat food. But I thought it would make for a good blog story. So I tried it.
And promptly threw it away.
Does anyone actually like this stuff? I want to hear from some tuna-in-a-can eaters so I can find out the appeal. It doesn’t have to be fancy tuna…even StarKist Tuna would be fine. Whatever it is, I want to hear from you.
Chickpea says: Shenasty
Steve said,
January 15, 2008 at 8:22 pm
I, for one, enjoy Trader Joe’s Albacore Solid White Tuna in Water (6oz can) in a wide variety of recipes. Made with this product, tuna wiggle is sublime; tuna salad is to die for; even simple macaroni, tuna, and sweet peas is a delight. The potential culinary uses for this product are limitless.
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Nicole Jacob said,
January 16, 2008 at 12:24 am
Ah, Steve.
You know, for about 30 seconds I wondered if the problem was that I didn’t have a recipe for “Tuna Wiggle” handy. Then I remembered my Shakespeare: “Canned tuna by any other name doth taste as nasty.”
But I’m willing to keep an open mind. Why don’t you whip up a batch and I’ll gladly try again.