On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:11:10 AM UTC-10, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 29/11/2020 14:43, Transition Zone wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 8:17:42 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 7:18:57 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> >>> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 6:13:32 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>> On Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 6:30:29 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> This is great news for those of you who eat nasty casseroles like tuna-noodle,
> >>>>> as noodle prices have also risen only slightly, though that jarred "mayo" crap
> >>>>> you slop in has risen far more.
> >>>> I don't eat tuna-noodle casserole, but I was happy to discover that the store-brand
> >>>> mayo is just as good as Hellman's and half the price.
> >>> Some folks say that Treet "is just as good as" Spam, and it's a lot cheaper.
> >>
> >> Bad analogy. I don't like Spam.
> >
> > Hawai'i seems to be the only place left that likes Spam (once the darling of Hormel)
> >
> I believe it's also popular in Samoa.
Canned meats are a thing in Samoa but mostly, they have a thing for canned corned beef and canned albacore - they call it "wahoo."

On 11/29/2020 1:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> Canned meats are a thing in Samoa but mostly, they have a thing for
> canned corned beef and canned albacore - they call it "wahoo."

I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very good to
make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your favorite crabcake
recipe.

On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7:02:16 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
>
> I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very good to
> make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your favorite crabcake
> recipe.
>
And if I'm making tuna for sandwiches I won't use anything but albacore.
After eating it, the chunk light and other varieties are just too. . . . . . . . .

wrote:

> On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7:02:16 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> >
> > I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very good
> > to make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your favorite
> > crabcake recipe.
> >
> And if I'm making tuna for sandwiches I won't use anything but
> albacore. After eating it, the chunk light and other varieties are
> just too. . . . . . . . .

hey dummied it all down some years ago best I can tell. The cheapest
can's aren't any good at all anymore.

On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 3:02:16 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> On 11/29/2020 1:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > Canned meats are a thing in Samoa but mostly, they have a thing for
> > canned corned beef and canned albacore - they call it "wahoo."
>
> I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very good to
> make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your favorite crabcake
> recipe.
Oddly enough, canned meat is an important part of Samoan culture. They like to carry it with them wherever they may roam in the world. Wahoo is not really albacore, although some people think it is. It's a firm, white, fish that tastes milder than tuna. The Hawaiians call it "ono."

The Samoan canned Wahoo of choice was/is the Van Camp's brand. There used to be a cannery in Samoa that supplied the natives with this important food but I think that closed down. They're still selling Van Camp's Wahoo but I have no idea where it's processed. My guess is that it's some secret factory in WoHan.
https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Camps-Ch.../dp/B07WVVBCH9

Gary wrote:

> On 11/29/2020 1:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > Canned meats are a thing in Samoa but mostly, they have a thing for
> > canned corned beef and canned albacore - they call it "wahoo."
>
> I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very good
> to make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your favorite
> crabcake recipe.

You know, I like to 'play with my food' and I was wondering if surime
(Fake lobster or crab) might be interesting to try for that.

cshenk wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>
>> On 11/29/2020 1:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> Canned meats are a thing in Samoa but mostly, they have a thing for
>>> canned corned beef and canned albacore - they call it "wahoo."
>>
>> I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very good
>> to make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your favorite
>> crabcake recipe.
>
> You know, I like to 'play with my food' and I was wondering if surime
> (Fake lobster or crab) might be interesting to try for that.
>

Worth a try I guess. Isn't that stuff just pollock with some red
food coloring?

On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 1:50:39 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>
> > On 11/29/2020 1:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > Canned meats are a thing in Samoa but mostly, they have a thing for
> > > canned corned beef and canned albacore - they call it "wahoo."
> >
> > I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very good
> > to make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your favorite
> > crabcake recipe.
> You know, I like to 'play with my food' and I was wondering if surime
> (Fake lobster or crab) might be interesting to try for that.

I've had fried cakes, dips, and poke, made with fake crab. I don't care for fake crab by itself but it can be made to be ono.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:02:55 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 1:50:39 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>
>> > On 11/29/2020 1:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> > > Canned meats are a thing in Samoa but mostly, they have a thing for
>> > > canned corned beef and canned albacore - they call it "wahoo."
>> >
>> > I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very good
>> > to make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your favorite
>> > crabcake recipe.
>> You know, I like to 'play with my food' and I was wondering if surime
>> (Fake lobster or crab) might be interesting to try for that.
>
>I've had fried cakes, dips, and poke, made with fake crab. I don't care for fake crab by itself but it can be made to be ono.

I think it's Ono too!

dsi1 wrote:

> On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 1:50:39 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> > Gary wrote:
> >
> > > On 11/29/2020 1:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > Canned meats are a thing in Samoa but mostly, they have a thing
> > > > for canned corned beef and canned albacore - they call it
> > > > "wahoo."
> > >
> > > I don't like canned albacore for tuna sandwiches but it's very
> > > good to make fish cakes (aka faux crab cakes). Just youse your
> > > favorite crabcake recipe.
> > You know, I like to 'play with my food' and I was wondering if
> > surime (Fake lobster or crab) might be interesting to try for that.
>
> I've had fried cakes, dips, and poke, made with fake crab. I don't
> care for fake crab by itself but it can be made to be ono.

Agreed, can be very ono!

cshenk wrote:
....
> You know, I like to 'play with my food' and I was wondering if surime
> (Fake lobster or crab) might be interesting to try for that.

there used to be a brand of the fake crab meat that we both
liked but something changed and we didn't like it any more.

we used to buy a few packages a month at a reasonable price.

i liked it well enough to eat it from the package cold with
nothing else on it at all. also liked it with melted butter
(with or without garlic) or cocktail sauce.

haven't tried it again in about a year.

and someone mentioned that they don't know where certain
things are processed i think that now a lot of the canning
done is done right on the ships.


songbird

On Tue, 1 Dec 2020 00:36:45 -0500, songbird >
wrote:

>cshenk wrote:
>...
>> You know, I like to 'play with my food' and I was wondering if surime
>> (Fake lobster or crab) might be interesting to try for that.
>
> there used to be a brand of the fake crab meat that we both
>liked but something changed and we didn't like it any more.
>
> we used to buy a few packages a month at a reasonable price.
>
> i liked it well enough to eat it from the package cold with
>nothing else on it at all. also liked it with melted butter
>(with or without garlic) or cocktail sauce.
>
> haven't tried it again in about a year.
>
> and someone mentioned that they don't know where certain
>things are processed i think that now a lot of the canning
>done is done right on the ships.
>
>
> songbird

Costco carried a brand of surimi I really liked. It didn't have that
funny something taste. They stopped and I tried other brands and they
all tasted like fish that had been doctored.
Janet US