We don’t go through them fast but to me it’s nice to have when you’re making arroz con pollo or insalata russa.
Years ago a girlfriend’s uncle who was in the food industry told me that a company he’d worked for had done a series of tests and found that blindfolded consumers preferred peas from small cans over frozen and peas from large cans, though without the blindfolds they’d pick the greener frozen peas.
That’s pretty interesting re: canned peas.
I definitely enjoy the Pomi line of products.
You may want to try the DiNapoli tomatoes. They are quite good, too.
Question please. I’ve never bought these super expensive canned tomatoes. Do you use them for anything calling for ‘canned tomatoes’? Or something more focused on the fruit? TIA
I use them for anything that would cook down into a sauce. I have other applications, too, but nothing “focused on the fruit.”
They are also not super expensive to me. More expensive, yes. But not super expensive.
Yes, the Ortiz tuna is great, as is the Portuguese brand As do Mar. Those are our standard tunas. My daughter served me Costco’s Wild Planet Albacore a while back, and compared to those, the Wild Planet tasted like cat food.
Make a double batch of the Hazan sauce, half with your usual and half with the Bianca DiNapoli or Pomi. See if it’s worth it for you.
An additional $5 to run the experiment.
I also like the Matiz brand and Jose Gourmet for tinned fish.
They are pricier than most tinned fish, so if I’m splurging then it will be for something other than a standard tuna or sardine.
Jose Gourmet has really good mackerel, octopus, and other interesting fish.
I would have tried one of the Bianco DiNapoli pies at Pizzeria Mozza, but none of them included pork products.
I prefer Pomi’s box packaging, more efficient use of shelf space and if I don’t use a whole box I just fold over the top and clip it down. The 750s are $3.29 at Berkeley Bowl, which sometimes has them on sale for 30-40 cents off.
We were in Fred Meyer in Seattle this afternoon and I planned on getting a couple of cans. But they didn’t have it! Will look in Reno when we get back.
