John West Tuna - Tuna salad, tuna toastie? I LOVE tuna! Mmmm fish! (John West Tuna)

Member Name: katykicker

Product:	John West Tuna
Date:	05/04/09 (38 review reads)
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Advantages: Recyclable can, great tasting fish, contains omega 3.

Disadvantages: Can be a little expensive especially if purchased seperately.

I recently purchased 5 cans of John West Tuna in Spring water from Tesco for £5.00.

Tuna is something that I don't fork out for (get it ;)) very often and therefore when I do buy it I like to buy a nice brand so that I'm getting something tasty.

Tuna is a great source of Omega 3 and essential fatty acids but should be enjoyed in moderation due to worries over it containing traces of mercury, once a week is definitely advisable.

The spring water variety I have is in 185g cans and each half can has 73 calories. The can contains 70% tuna, spring water & salt.

The can is completely recyclable (wash it first though!) and is simply opened with a normal can-opener, you then need to drain away the spring water but this takes just a couple of seconds.

I find that the spring water agrees with the tuna better than brine and leaves less of a smell in the kitchen. The tuna is fairly broken up which is a little disappointing and I definitely prefer the new 'no drain' versions of this tuna.

The tuna is quite nice tasting, it's fishy and flakes beautifully in the mouth, I do a whole host of things with a can of tuna and here are some of my favourites:

Tuna & Cheese Toasted Sandwiches: I toast the bread then add a thin layer of cheese to each side, toast again and then add the tuna and toast this for another minute or so just to warm through the tuna. Sometimes I mix this up with salsa to give it a little zing!

Pasta Tuna: Tuna, Tomato Sauce, Salad Cream & Cooked Pasta, mix the sauces together first to form a cheaper version of a prawn cocktail sauce and then add this to the cooked pasta and then throw in the broken up tuna . It's a delicious meal and very easy to cook! You could also add cheese to the top of this and then put it in the oven to brown it lightly.

Tuna Salad: Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomato, Salad Dressing & some tuna. You could also add any other salad ingredients of your choice and choose any variety of dressings to go with this.

Overall I am a big fan of tuna and am rating this product 4/5. If it was cheaper than I would definitely rate it 5/5. The 'no drain' variety would get a 5/5 from me as the tuna is more together and far less flaky it also has a deeper flavour too. I would definitely recommend any of the John West tuna products as I have never been disappointed by any of them.

Summary: I would definitely recommend this tuna, it's the nicest variety available, in the UK at least!