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Canarsie Jul 3, 2005 10:52 pm


Originally Posted by obscure2k
...Or, it could be a Salad Nicoise That is an entirely different subject...I have serious thoughts about the perfect Salad Nicoise :)

In my experience, nobody prepares a better Salad Niçoise better than the cafés of Paris...

obscure2k Jul 3, 2005 11:50 pm


Originally Posted by Canarsie
In my experience, nobody prepares a better Salad Niçoise better than the cafés of Paris...

I found the Salad Nicoise in Nice to be different than I had expected (given all of the recipes I had seen). IIRC, the salads in Nice used canned tuna (packed in olive oil), but veered from the traditional recipes in that there were fewer haricots verts and anchovies. Yet, still a nice combination of local greens, hard-cooked eggs, olives, tuna. I love a good Salad Nicoise, but detest it when it is made with fresh rare tuna...it is the canned, olived-packed tuna which seals the deal

scottb57 Jul 5, 2005 9:36 am

Wawa a chain of convience stores in the mid atlantic states makes by far my favorite Tuna. It's very creamy yet has a great flavor.

joanek Jul 5, 2005 10:00 am

In DC, visit The Breadline at 1751 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. The menu describes their sandwich as "Tuna Salad:
On olive bread, with the flavors of Morocco."

Don't ask for any substitutions, unless you want to feel the wrath of "crusty" Mark Furstenberg, the guy who introduced high-quality traditional breads to Washington, DC when he started Marvelous Market all those years ago.

OHNOMRBILL Jul 5, 2005 11:32 am

A Long Long Time Ago in a Hotel Far Far Away
 
1,074,373,283 (+- 7,000 ) seconds ago (as of this post) Mrs OHNO and I were married. After all the wedding activities we managed to elude the cars following us and arrived at our "secret hotel". It was late and we both were a tad hungry so we ordered sandwiches from room service. I had chicken salad and she had a tuna salad sandwich, since the menu was pretty limited. We still joke about her being tuna and me being chicken ;)
The next day we flew off to D'Land and had a wonderful honeymoon.

BeachRunner Jul 5, 2005 4:10 pm

My Favorite Tuna Sandwich
 
Chunk white tuna packed in water, drained
A small dollop of mayo (not Miracle Whip)
Finely chopped dill pickle
Finely chopped red onion
Pepper to taste
All served on freshly toasted wheat bread

I am now getting hungry again.

obscure2k Jul 5, 2005 4:42 pm


Originally Posted by BeachRunner
Chunk white tuna packed in water, drained
A small dollop of mayo (not Miracle Whip)
Finely chopped dill pickle
Finely chopped red onion
Pepper to taste
All served on freshly toasted wheat bread

I am now getting hungry again.

Sounds good. Don't you need a chunk of iceberg lettuce on that sandwich?

flyer_girl295 Jul 5, 2005 4:55 pm

my mom makes it with hardboiled eggs, water packed "regular" tuna, chopped celery, a bit of relish, and hellman's mayo. when she makes it, we eat it generally on some lettuce and tomato. it's quite good, and the best part is that she hardboils a few extra eggs and puts those on the side of my plate!

i make it with water packed albacore tuna (drained of course), hardboiled eggs, chopped celery, green onions, a bit of chopped red onion and lots of black pepper. i don't always use mayonnaise - if i do, only enough to bind it together. i'll eat mine as or as a tuna melt...mmm...now i want it! :D

i love this thread

ILuvParis Jul 5, 2005 4:59 pm


Originally Posted by flyer_girl295
my mom makes it with hardboiled eggs, water packed "regular" tuna, chopped celery, a bit of relish, and hellman's mayo. when she makes it, we eat it generally on some lettuce and tomato. it's quite good, and the best part is that she hardboils a few extra eggs and puts those on the side of my plate!

i love this thread

My mother would make it like this sometimes too, maybe with a little chopped onion, as well, but always the celery. :) Yum.

wr_schwab Jul 5, 2005 4:59 pm

After reading this thread again, I got hungry :) ...I made myself a tuna sandwich for dinner...straight tuna packed in water drained on Italian. Too hot for mayo today. Tuna smashed into little bits.

magic111 Jul 6, 2005 3:51 pm


Originally Posted by dhammer53
I thought all they did was burgers and ham sandwiches?

In New York City, you must go to Eisenbergs on 5th Ave between 22 and 23 street. It's an old fashioned coffee shop. Imagine, if you will, a long counter running the length of the restaurant, maybe 30' (10 meters). There are a few 2 person tables on the side. This is circa 1950.

According to NY Magazine, they make the best tuna fish in New York City. I asked the counterman the secret of said wonderful tuna and you know what he said, they blend it. :eek: They give a very generous sandwich. I believe I sent Magic111 there a while back.

They still make 'real' cherry cokes. They use syrup.

Dan

Yes we met up with tom911 & punki who also had the tuna sandwich. Jerrie went with the ruben and hunki the corned beef. Tuna with ambience. Can it get any better?

When Jerrie makes tuna at home she is likely to put anything into it including the kitchen sink. Dried cranberries, walnuts, sweet corn kernels, onion, celery, pickles are a few of the ingredients that she has added in the past.

obscure2k Jul 6, 2005 4:00 pm


Originally Posted by magic111
Yes we met up with tom911 & punki who also had the tuna sandwich. Jerrie went with the ruben and hunki the corned beef. Tuna with ambience. Can it get any better?

When Jerrie makes tuna at home she is likely to put anything into it including the kitchen sink. Dried cranberries, walnuts, sweet corn kernels, onion, celery, pickles are a few of the ingredients that she has added in the past.

Whole Foods makes a good tuna salad with dried cranberries, I have had tuna with sweet corn kernels at Harrods. Neiman Marcus adds water chestnuts and puts mango chutney on the bread. Give my regards to Jerrie. BTW, Apple Pan has burgers (Hickory or Steak), ham sandwich, ham and cheese, tuna sandwich and egg salad sandwich. Plus pies.

Skywlkr22 Aug 28, 2005 11:12 pm

I'm with you!
 

Originally Posted by Moderator2
Am I the only one who thinks a tuna sandwich needs a small bit of mustard added in?

I have to have mustard, at least on the bread, to cut out some of the fishy taste. I can only eat it that way, but I do enjoy it.

I also love it with chopped carrots and NO onions!

Rejuvenated Aug 29, 2005 2:29 am

For some unknown reasons, my tongue and nose is so anti-mustard. Gives me the creep whenever I have to smell or taste it. :( I have put mayo on my hot dogs as oppose to mustard because of that.

BamaVol Aug 29, 2005 7:15 am


Originally Posted by obscure2k
Whole Foods makes a good tuna salad with dried cranberries, I have had tuna with sweet corn kernels at Harrods. Neiman Marcus adds water chestnuts and puts mango chutney on the bread. Give my regards to Jerrie. BTW, Apple Pan has burgers (Hickory or Steak), ham sandwich, ham and cheese, tuna sandwich and egg salad sandwich. Plus pies.

I've had the Harrods tuna sandwich. I freaked out when I bit into the first kernel. I had to check the wrapper to be sure it belonged there.

Does anyone else eat tuna straight from the can? Is it just a guy thing or are there any ladies out there who will admit to it?


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