Tinned Spaghetti Carbonara - yes or no?

[OpalGoose]

I heard a discussion about tinned spaghetti carbonara on the radio this morning. Lots of very unimpressed, if not disgusted, foodies contributed, I got the impression no-one was in favour of it. The main objections were that it is meant to be made with fresh ingredients, and cooked al dente, which are obviously impossible with tinned food. Would you eat canned spaghetti carbonara?

Yuck.

No

And eating tinned artichoke hearts is no reason to eat anything else out of a tin just because it’s in a tin.

This sort of thing wouldn’t be allowed if we were still in the EU. Italy would have some sort of regulation.

This abomination is David Cameron’s fault.

Olives in a tin
Olive oil in tin
Salmon
Tuna
Kippers

Just running through my cupboards

Carbonara isn't made with cream.

I buy tinned foods and am not a snob but somethings shouldn't be tinned, carbonara for example.

I'll try it, but I'll try anything.
Once a year or so I get a craving fir tinned spaghetti bolognese, and nothing else hits the spot.

Disgusting.

I tend to limit my consumption of tinned things to single ingredient tins- pulses, fish, tomatoes, don’t mind tinned fruit on occasion. But tinned soup always tastes shit and anything that pretends to be a dish/meal -yuck.

This. The whole point of carbonara is it’s fresh pasta and eggs.

Morrisons used to do a tinned rigatoni carbonara which was bloody lovely, big disappointment when it was discontinued.

But most Heinz canned products are terrible, so I'd not expect much from this.

I'd not expect it to be authentic, or even comparable to something made from fresh, but for something that can be kept in the cupboard and heated up without any thought or effort, I'd give it a go. Could also be good for camping too.

No..not because I'm a tinned food snob but because pasta is so easy to make...and dried pasta is cheap so I can't see any reason to. Carbonara is only four ingredients anyway.

I was recently in the supermarket and saw a tomato pasta frozen meal. Literally just pasta and tomato sauce but frozen....seemed so pointless unless of course you don't have a hob and just a microwave. Otherwise I couldn't see the point.

I suppose the depressing reality there is that some people don’t have access to a hob for basic cooking, and the microwave tomato pasta is their only choice. And the same is probably true for tinned pasta / tinned meals - they’re aimed at people who don’t have the option to make something better.

But yea, I’ll hard swerve on the tinned carbonara, thanks.

No, just no. Ok for students I guess, but for £2 a tin, fresh carbonara can be made more cheaply?!

Tinned macaroni cheese is one of my guilty pleasures so I'd probably really like this 😳 but I don't think I'd ever buy it

Well yes. I plan to make puttanesca tonight that's mostly from tinned ingredients. Very different to cracking open a tinned carbonara 🤢

I'll try it, once, just to say I've tried it really but I don't have any great expectations for it.

Carbonara is about the quickest and easiest pasta dish to make.

Canned sounds rank.

That really is taking one for the team.

Absolutely not.

Try it and report back.

No not for me! My DD likes macaroni cheese in a tin though 🤢 (which I know is very unhealthy and I do make fresh Mac & cheese but it's handy to have a tin in the cupboard!)

I love tinned macaroni cheese, so I'd give it a go.

Generally I like tinned food, usually just eaten cold from the tin as it retains flavour better if you don't eat it. Tinned ravioli is nice that way. But cheese doesn't go well in a tin so this would be a no from me.

No! Making tomatoe sauce doesn't have to take long at all. You can go really simple with a tine of tomatoes, some crushed garlic and salt and pepper or go crazy with lots of your favourite veg, herbs etc.
My favourite is a veg bolognese made with white wine.😊

All tinned pasta is acceptable if you accept that it is nothing to do with the original recipe. Even a jar of carbonara sauce has nothing to do with real carbonara which is why you never see it for sale in Italy!

So you don't use tinned tomatoes to make spaghetti Bolognese or a chilli?
Tinned tuna/mackerel are good sources of protein.
Tinned chickpeas, kidney beans, butter beans etc. (My gran nearly killed my grandpa once with unsoaked dried kidney beans in a stew)

I don't use any tinned or jarred sauces, spaghetti hoops etc but done of the above are store cupboard staples