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[Little Laura]

Why is it that with as many selections as there are in the tuna fish aisles I still can't find white tuna fish? Has anyone found it? Do you know what the Korean for it is?

[canuck in Ansan]

I don't know about "white Tuna" exactly, but Tuna is Chamchi.
I buy either the dark blue can (I dont know what brand), its in oil (so I rinse the tuna off with water, cause its so greasy), I think it says "Fresh Tuna" on the tin. I've gotten the bag kind which is in water but tends to be more expensive, and when I'm lucky I can find a can of tuna packed in water, and it's written on the can in english. Same brand as the oily one I think.

I just avoid all the kinds that seem to have the strange flavours..Tuna should not be flavoured, I learned that the hard way!
hope any of that helped, sorry I dont know more brands, or more korean to help you!

[Bob O.]

Dunno if this answers your question, but I buy 'Chunk Light Tuna in Water' in the bag. In Korean it's called '��������ƮƩ��.' '����' (Dong-Won) is the company name, so I guess the Korean call light tuna as '����ƮƩ��' (ra-i-teu tyu-na) It's a little more expensive than the stuff in the cans, but I detest tuna packed in oil, so don't mind shellin' out a little extra for the good stuff.

By the way, this stuff comes in a green bag and I find it at my local Kim's Club. Hope this helps.

[Little Laura]

Thanks for the answers so far...but it's not the pink ("chunk light") kind I'm after. The oil actually doesn't bother me, but white tuna has a milder flavor than chunk light. In the States, basically we have two variables, so four kinds of tuna: White in water, white in oil, chunk light in water, and chunk light in oil. I"m looking for white in oil. I got the oil part..., but have not yet seen white �� ġ.

[the_beaver]

Albacore tuna?

Costco.

[krats1976]

Costco has white albacore, but it's packed in water, not oil.

It's still good, though.

[coolsage]

Americans say 'tuna fish'; Canadians say 'tuna'. (We assume that it is indeed, fish, unlike Jessica Simpson, who somehow became confused about 'chicken of the sea'). The Light tuna in the large can is probably what you're looking for. It's quite inexpensive as well.

[tzechuk]

I would like tuna in brine... have you see any?

[krats1976]

[Little Laura]

Thank you, Beaver and Krats! Just what I needed. I'll add a little olive oil and I'll be all set to make tuna salad on Paris Baguette's baguettes, my new favorite lunch...but with my kind of tuna (oh yeah, it's called albacore.) Even marginal increases in comfort zones go a long way here!

[krats1976]

[neandergirl]

Also at WalMart

[joe_doufu]

You can also buy tuna with mayonnaise ("salad dressing" to some of you), tuna with vegetables, and my personal favorite, spicy hot pepper tuna (honestly it's fantastic for a snack right out of the can)!

[Mr. Literal]

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