I don't eat canned tuna, can't stand the smell of it, the taste of it or the look. However, DH loves tuna in oil. So, as a surprise, ordered him some Ortiz brand tuna packed in oil (Spanish if you didn't already know by the name). Opened a can last night for a salad nicoise, you actually have to put your nose to the can to even smell the tuna. It's big chunks of flaky tuna. The taste is close to fresh tuna cooked to a very well doneness.
As a comparison, we were in Whole Foods and bought a can of yellowfin in oil. About the same price. Unfortunately, I don't remember the brand but it was a product of Thailand (didn't read label before we brought it home). While it still smelled better (less) than the tuna in oil from the grocery store, it had a noticeably stronger smell than the Ortiz tuna, it also tasted more fishy. I had to pop an olive in my mouth to get rid of the taste. DH decided he'd make some tuna salad with it for lunch. The kitties also got a bit of it, which is why we had to take the garbage out and I don't have the can anymore.
Now both of these at $5+ a can is certainly no bargain, but for occasional use in something like a salad nicoise, I'd use the Ortiz over any other product barring seared fresh tuna.
As a comparison, we were in Whole Foods and bought a can of yellowfin in oil. About the same price. Unfortunately, I don't remember the brand but it was a product of Thailand (didn't read label before we brought it home). While it still smelled better (less) than the tuna in oil from the grocery store, it had a noticeably stronger smell than the Ortiz tuna, it also tasted more fishy. I had to pop an olive in my mouth to get rid of the taste. DH decided he'd make some tuna salad with it for lunch. The kitties also got a bit of it, which is why we had to take the garbage out and I don't have the can anymore.
Now both of these at $5+ a can is certainly no bargain, but for occasional use in something like a salad nicoise, I'd use the Ortiz over any other product barring seared fresh tuna.