View Full Version : ways to "hide" canned tuna taste...?


SCHTEEVIE
January 24th, 2004, 10:09 PM
I love sea food, especially any and all fresh fish!

I don't mind canned tuna - but it just isn't fun anymore.
It is such a cheap simple low fat, great way to get protein, but I am down to eating canned tuna barely once a week as I seem to dread it...

Anyone have any good ways to bury the taste in something else?
(salsa and other "spicie" tuna ideas are a bit extreme for me :p )

BillS
January 24th, 2004, 10:54 PM
I actually like it straight from the can sometimes.. however, I also use:

Add a couple of tablespoons of mango salsa..(or more if you like). I fish in the pacific and we get awesome albacore tuna in late summer and fall. I can a lot of it, but we go through it pretty fast. Mango salsa is good on very rare barbequed tuna as well.
I like it with mexican salsa and hot sauce..

In my earlier iron pumping days, we just made sandwiches with plain tuna, lettuce, tomato, pickle relish and onion.. on some good wheat bread. mmmm.

Throw it on some romaine lettuce with a bit of cilantro and squeeze some lemon or lime over it.

Jim
January 24th, 2004, 10:55 PM
I always found mixing it with rice and veg in a low cal/fat sauce hides the taste very well, no matter what sauce, just something to cover it. Personally I love tuna and could eat it from the tin but thats just me.

dnx
January 24th, 2004, 11:19 PM
My favourite way is: Tuna (1-2 cup), diced celery (1 cup), diced tomato (1 small), dry oats (1/3 - 1/2cup), pepper, lemonjuice and olive oil (small amount).

Tastes good and getting carbs/protein in one hit.

cheers

Flay
January 25th, 2004, 12:14 AM
Quick and Easy dish: Italian Tuna Pasta.

Boil up a cup or 2 of your favorite pasta. Cool pasta under cold water.

Add 1 can of Tuna, 2 tablespoons of Fat free Country Italian dressing, and a few shakes of pepper. :eat:

You can try different dressings, but I've found Italian compliments the tuna the best, IMO.

carpediem
January 25th, 2004, 03:32 AM
I don't know if a product called "Ajvar Relish" is available where you live, but that's a great taste giver. When I want to quickly stir down a fast lunch or whatever I usually go with Ajvar.

1 can of tuna in water (110grams here in sweden)
1 dices tomato
2 big spoons of Ajvar Relish
a few diced black olives
salt
pepper

Heat some oil in a pan and throw down the tomatos, fry for a min then down with the tuna (including the water). Add the olives, and Ajvar stir for a min or 2 then add salt/peppar.

Serve with a salad if you want to skip the carbs, otherwise go with pasta/rice

Jonesy
January 25th, 2004, 04:24 AM
I've done the salsa before and thought it was pretty good. I've also mixed it with brown deli mustard and have thrown it in with my scrambled eggs.

xray
January 25th, 2004, 06:10 AM
I find this very easy and very good:

Pasta boiled to al dente, one can of tuna and one can of diced tomatoes. I use to add lots of basil - fresh, just because I like it and basil goes great with tomatoes. Stir well - tastes great!! :eat:

map200uk
January 27th, 2004, 06:08 AM
hey guys,

i often see people say 1 cup, it may just be me being dumb
but what does 1 cup mean?

Is it an American thing? :p

carpediem
January 27th, 2004, 06:10 AM
hey guys,

i often see people say 1 cup, it may just be me being dumb
but what does 1 cup mean?

Is it an American thing? :p
Google has a very very very nice thing that most people don't know about.

Try typing in "1 cup in deciliter" witout the quotes :)

map200uk
January 27th, 2004, 07:51 AM
oh
cheers
mate

CattleProd
January 27th, 2004, 01:52 PM
Or, 1c = 8 fluid ounces

gr1fter
January 27th, 2004, 07:09 PM
I have 2 ways of eating my tuna.

1 way i just mix it with mustard on whole wheat toasted bread

another way if you have more time.


Take tuna squish it up in a ball.
I crush 1 serving of fat free crutions.
Roll the tuna on the crutons and form a patty
Then i put it on non-stick pan and cook both sides for about 10 minutes.
Sometimes I eat as sandwhich or as a patty snack

yum :eat:

daveo
January 27th, 2004, 07:30 PM
I take the tuna, a portion of rice (1/4 cup uncooked) and all the wasabi I can stand (not very much!) and mix it all together.

I'm a bit of a 'heat freak' so the wasabi makes me pretty happy :p

Mmmmmmm, wasabi... :eat:

Darkreignn
January 27th, 2004, 11:11 PM
Iceburg lettuce chop it up
one can tuna
corn
fat free dressing
mix all up
and booyeah!!!

Damn good salad

senimoni
January 28th, 2004, 02:35 AM
I've been using hot sauce alot lately!!

Chris_Otto
January 28th, 2004, 11:22 AM
Buy the tuna in the pouch instead of the can. No more tinny taste.

Also, if you get albacore, the extreme fishy taste is muted as well.

NCNBilly
January 28th, 2004, 12:57 PM
I like to use Lowfat plain (NOT vanilla) yogurt instead of mayo when making tuna salad. I love it...I could eat it every day. Wait...I do eat it every day. :D

I've eaten tuna 3-4 times a week since I was a little kid, but this version cuts a good bit of the fat out and still tastes good.

Also, yogurt is awesome for those packets of dry dressing mix instead of cream. Tastes nearly the same, and again almost no fat - good for those who don't like balsamic or oil and vinegar dressings.

ChrisQ
February 2nd, 2004, 02:36 AM
Google has a very very very nice thing that most people don't know about.

Try typing in "1 cup in deciliter" witout the quotes :)

You rule dude, that is so useful and I had no idea google even did that. They really need a definitive guide to all the crap google does;)

Cheers,
Chris