Recently I was shopping in the supermarket with an environmentally minded friend. She told me that of all the tinned tuna one can buy in France, SuperU's own brand is one of the most ethically sound choices (she'd got the information from Greenpeace). Phew! It's the one I buy, on the now rare occasions I buy tinned tuna. It's line caught and half the price of the fancy brands with Label Rouge certification. Win-win hopefully. But still not something to consume too much these days.
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"But still not something to consume too much these days."
We don't.... 3 tins a year probably.... but why?
I read somewhere that alabacore tuna is the best but it's not easy to find in the UK, and expensive when I have found it. We do like the occasional nicoise style of wrap but other than that rarely eat it.
At first I thought that was a photo of our pantry, but then I counted--we only have 38 cans of tuna. There's someone in this household who can't walk by the tuna or pasta sections in our favorite small grocery without stocking up when the price is right. He buys only a certain type of tuna and only packed in olive oil. So we have tuna salad once a week.
What I really marvel at in French grocery stores is the chocolate aisle. Talk about died and gone to heaven!
Pré de la Forge: over fished, horrendous bycatch if netted.
Jean: I can't remember which tuna species is supposed to be best, and the tins can be quite mysterious about which they contain.
Carolyn: Good grief!
Off topic—Susan, I hope the flooding in Queensland is not affecting your family.
chm: not as far as I know. But I have friends who've had their family home flooded. They are currently in Europe so their son is fortunately on hand to deal with the mess -- poor guy.
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