£13.40 for two tins of tuna???

[cumbriaisbest]

I thought Sainsburys had made a mistake when about 7 things cost me 50 quid. But, no it's correct.
I can't stand the cheap stuff and it will form the basis of a meal....but really??

Baked beans, tuna and sweetcorn combined is up there with chicken and BBQ sauce on a pizza levels of wrong

Eh? What are butter beans doing in a traditional Sunday roast??

If you are making a nice meal of tinned fish … Ortiz bonito Del Norte is best

You bought bonito, not tuna. Bonito is a superior fish than tuna, hence the price. That brand is from Spain and even there it's not cheap.

@cumbriaisbest "I don't like the cheap stuff"

You purchased 2 tins from an expensive brand, from an expensive supermarket, and you either weren't price checking as you filled your basket, or you can't do maths.

And you "don't like the cheap stuff"

So, yeah. Unreasonable.

It’s Bonito del Norte, which is albacore tuna. It’s a different species to the usual tuna you get in British supermarkets. It’s all lot smaller and tastier, and always fished with line pole.

cheap but awful
put me off shop's own tuna
although we had coop own tuna and it was totally fine!

wrong? it is delicious

This thread reminds me of a seaside town we went to in France where there were entire shops dedicated to selling tinned anchovies at prices that ranged from "a bit much really" to "we're gonna need a second mortgage".

I do love a bit of fancy tinned fish though.

I don't know what the OP used but Bold Beans are widely available now and are excellent. About £3-4 a jar but well worth the price.

isn’t it cheaper to purchase fresh tuna & add the olive oil you prefer?

How did they let you buy that? It's not for girls.

I thought that was a thing, my Gran did it although she died 35 years ago!

Sounds nice though

Learn to cut back then and stop complaining. Nothing wrong with non branded or supermarket own..especially in this cost of living

My dad would make baked cod with a side of butter beans and roast tomatoes. I've not eaten them for years. My add them to my basket on my next shop.

You made the choice to buy more expensive tuna…..then complained that it’s….more expensive 🤷‍♀️

I love Ortiz tuna but it's expensive. I buy it and hide it for myself 🫣

I realised I had 8 tins of tuna last night because of this post.😄😄😄So I did a tuna and potato bake was gorgeous.

You could have returned it … looked at screen at self check out, or receipt.

We buy Ortiz all the time & sometimes Sainsbury has it on Special. Gourmet shops selling premium Ortiz, even more expensive.

We bring it back from Spain too.

@cumbriaisbest the only tinned tuna that doesn’t have that horrible smell is the Waitrose tinned tuna steaks. I’m too tight to buy the fancy jars and won’t eat any of the other tinned ones but the Waitrose one is fine.

Well, I bought a small tin to try and some butterbeans, I'm on my own this week and wanted nice easy meals and it's hot. I'm hoping it does two meals with some other stuff. it would be wasted on DH who would just wolf it down

I agree completely, although if you have a poorly cat, tuna spring water is good to get them to start drinking and improve their appetite.

For me though, it has to be in oil, nothing better than a tuna salad in warm weather where the tuna is just a little bit oily.

@MoistVonL Never had butter beans in a salad until reading your post but it sounded nice so have had them in a salad today - they were a nice addition! Thanks for the idea.

@Cherrytree86 and @Bjorkdidit - yes, Bold Beans are excellent, and my preference. But if I’m in the Asian supermarket I will pick up whatever they have.