enframed wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:47 pm

Charlie D wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:32 pm tuna (solid white albacore, of course).

Not for me. Yellowfin is my favorite. Callipo (Italy) or Genova (Thai caught, canned in California) are my favorites, in olive oil, of course.

I do like yellowfin sushi, I'll see what kind of canned tuna is at the Aldi this weekend.

Edited for clarity.

Lol @ fmenframed getting sushi at the aldi.

Your Aldi has sushi? #myaldiaintgotshit

rsmurphy wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 10:18 pm Lol @ fmenframed getting sushi at the aldi.

Your Aldi has sushi? #myaldiaintgotshit

No no, I get canned yellowfin tuna at Smart & Final Extra. I don't buy sushi at supermarkets, and mine doesn't have it anyway. I don't shop at TJs or WFs.

enframed wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:47 pm

Charlie D wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:32 pm tuna (solid white albacore, of course).

Not for me. Yellowfin is my favorite. Callipo (Italy) or Genova (Thai caught, canned in California) are my favorites, in olive oil, of course.

Not for me either. You definitely have to get that one in oil because it's often dry as a bone. Albacore also has 3 times the amount of mercury that skipjack (chunk light) does. Lately though I've switched to canned salmon when I want either of these things. Works great in salads and your standard sandwich. It has much lower levels of mercury and most of it is way more sustainably caught in Alaska.

Charlie D wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:32 pm what she really missed was sourdough.

Sweet Christ, are you telling me the vegans are going to single-celled organisms as part of their doctrine? Or was that the gluten intolerant part talking?

I'm a hardened omnivore, but I'll have entire weeks or months where I don't eat any meat. I don't think I could ever go vegan because I love eggs and cheese too much. I voted "eat plant-based when I can" because I've been eating less meat lately mostly for health & environmental reasons. If they can make an Impossible cheese like they've done with meat I could probably go full vegan if I need be.

zorg wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:51 am

Charlie D wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:32 pm what she really missed was sourdough.

Sweet Christ, are you telling me the vegans are going to single-celled organisms as part of their doctrine? Or was that the gluten intolerant part talking?

That was the gluten intolerance, yeah.

tommy wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:39 am Albacore also has 3 times the amount of mercury that amberjack (chunk light) does. Lately though I've switched to canned salmon when I want either of these things. Works great in salads and your standard sandwich. It has much lower levels of mercury and most of it is way more sustainably caught in Alaska.

This is good to know. I wasn't aware of this.

Charlie D wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 12:32 pm

tommy wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:39 am Albacore also has 3 times the amount of mercury that amberjack (chunk light) does. Lately though I've switched to canned salmon when I want either of these things. Works great in salads and your standard sandwich. It has much lower levels of mercury and most of it is way more sustainably caught in Alaska.

This is good to know. I wasn't aware of this.

WHOOPS. I said amberjack but I meant skipjack!

Anyway, in terms of methylmercury, it's still totally safe to have albacore like 3 times a month. Skipjack 3 times as many times. Salmon basically as often as you want.

Here's a fun chart that is probably outdated (10 years old!): https://www.fda.gov/food/metals-and-you ... -1990-2012
This chart also shows canned albacore and canned skipjack to be about the same. The rest of the internet seems to say otherwise though.

The big takeaway here is that the larger and older the fish, the more mercury - because they eat the smaller fish with mercury in it. Compare anchovy to swordfish. Most of the shellfish and mollusks have very little.

tommy wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:05 pm... it's still totally safe to have albacore like 3 times a month.

So I really fucked myself up for quite a few years there. I was eating it four or five times a week.