This is a guest blog post from my friend Adeline. Enjoy!

Olive Oil Blend

Too oily.

Brine

The container was too big and hard to open.

Chilli

I think this was yummy, my favourite out of the chilli ones for sure. I do think this flavour is permanently ruined for me as a result of Clarisse’s tuna oatmeal “incident”.

Thai Red Curry

This one smelt exactly like the real deal. I, along with others, were all so flabbergasted by the accuracy of the tuna. However, the taste was much more bland than anticipated. I felt let down, I felt disappointed, I felt ashamed.

Fiery Tuna and Tangy Jalapeno

This one was okay. I did not enjoy the texture of the jalapenos. It felt like really gelatinous and the jalapenos reminded me of aloe vera.

Lemon & Cracked Pepper

This one was quite yummy. I love lemon, so this was good for me. I felt very sophisticated eating this one. I think this would be super yum on some crackers, although, I think I would sick of it so quick.

Onion and Tomato Savoury Sauce

It tastes like a Kmart version of Onion and Tomato, but I cannot pinpoint why.

Mango Chilli

Absolutely feral. The texture of the mango was so gross, it was like loose skin that had been soaked in acid. The mango tasted like a mango scented candle. I was very excited for this one too. Very upset.

Mild Indian Curry

It’s ok, worse than the Thai Red Curry.

Naturally Smoked

I feel so neutral about this one. It’s probably yummy in a sandwich or something.

Oven Dried Tomato and Basil

This one was so nasty. It tasted like basil with the essence of tuna. It tastes like if you went to a nice italian restaurant and your waiter was a feral cat who breathes in your face while you eat.

Sweet Chilli

I usually like sweet chilli flavoured things, but I think it was a bit too sweet and not enough chilli. It was ok.

Sweetcorn and Mayonnaise

MY FAV FOREVERRRRR so delicious and scrumptious in my tummy. I could eat this for ever and ever and it even has corn in it?!!! So fun when you poo out the kernels. The mayo also super yummy. No one else liked it though.

Zesty Vinaigrette

I love vinegar but this one nasty af dawg.

Springwater

A staple. You cannot hate on this one. I always mix it without condiments though, so I guess I don’t love it on it’s own.

Onion and Tomato

YUMMY. This is a childhood favourite. It was very nostalgic and brought me back to when I would bring it to school for morning tea and then struggle to open it and then spill it on my uniform and then my mum would get mad at me and then I would have to wash it but for some reason she kept packing it for me.

Thousand Island Dressing

I think they might be recalling this one, but this TECHNICALLY is my favourite flavour of tuna. I will say, it is not bang for your buck. It’s like 10% tuna and 90% sauce. So maybe I don’t like it as much as before. Also the recall warning is too scary, I will not be purchasing again.

Stacked tins of tuna

Will’s Notes:

  • Mango chilli: has a whole chilli, and chunks of mango. I try to be objective but this was a very strange clash. I appreciate the bravery. Mango has no texture and disintegrated.
  • Springwater: much firmer texture than other chunk style flavours for some reason. Less salty, slightly less smooth and more fishy.
  • Naturally smoked: VERY smoky, which I liked. Smooth texture, but not very strong tuna taste which might be a downside.
  • Thai red curry: has whole curry leaves. Smells coconutty? Really does taste like jar sauce curry. Leaves don’t have a strong flavour.
  • Onion and tomato savoury sauce: less harsh than the tomato and onion, and smoother.
  • Zesty vinaigrette: visible herbs, very lemony but more chemical.
  • Tangy jalapeno: chunks of jalapeno, and the right amount of jalapeno flavour. Not a lot of spice overall but the chunks do have a little spice.
  • Oven-dried tomato basil: not sure about this one. A LOT of basil, not much tomato.
  • Sweet chilli: very different to the chilli. It tastes like the subway sweet chilli sauce. Not spicy at all.
  • Tomato and onion: more like a relish. Surprisingly harsh.
  • Mild Indian curry: smells like butter chicken. Tastes like it too, but very mild.
  • Chilli: contains a whole chilli, which has some kick. The tuna is also hot, but it dissipates quickly enough.
  • Olive oil blend: very strong olive taste, and quite salty. Not a tonne of tuna flavour. Good texture.
  • Lemon and cracked pepper: only really tasted the lemon, but it was good overall.
  • Sweet corn and mayonnaise: needs mixing. Mayonnaise was weirdly tangy, corn didn’t seem to add to the flavour.
  • Brine: bland and salty. A lot like the springwater, but a little better.
  • Thousand island dressing: needs mixing. Very little tuna, pasty texture. Flavour is reasonably close to what’s on the tin, but texture is more like sauce.
  • Spread: red mystery. A little tomato, a little onion, a little ranch? Mild flavour.

And for the two custom additions.

  • With Nutella: the Nutella did not mix into the tuna at all, I suspect because the tuna is oily and the Nutella is water-based. As a result, there were two totally distinct flavours that didn’t mix in the mouth at all. So it wasn’t unpleasant - more like eating some tuna, then eating some Nutella.
  • With peanut butter: this mixed in a little more, and was about as unpleasant a clash as you’d expect.

Before eating any tuna, we ranked how good we thought the various flavours would be, so we could compare them to our ranking afterwards. Here are the full results:

Stacked tins of tuna