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Default Costco Skipjack Tuna

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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> On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 1:09:14 AM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
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> > Skipjack (most "chunk light tuna") has the lowest amount of mercury
> > for canned tuna. Albacore and yellowfin ("solid/chunk white") have 3x
> > as much mercury (Albacore sucks anyway). I'm sure I'm eating much
> > more dangerous things that we don't even know about.

>
> Just out of curiosity, what is it about albacore that you dislike?
> I prefer it for its milder flavor. Packed in water, of course.
> (Or, lately, packed in a pouch without much liquid at all.)


Please allow me to jump in here for a moment. Albacore tuna makes a
good substitute for faux crab cakes but I don't like it otherwise.
Somewhat dry and tasteless to me, not to mention more expensive.