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Madrid August 8, 2011 at 11:54 pm

Wow! This is a silky soft, lusciously textured tuna with a fresh-from-the-sea flavor. Just salty enough and so good it can be eaten straight from the jar. I’ve tried a bunch of other high-end tunas (bonito del norte, regular yellowfin, high-quality albacore, etc), and yellowfin ventresca (from the fatty tuna belly) is the only type that felt like it was worth every penny. Other brands are also good, but I especially like tonnino!

Gilbert August 9, 2011 at 11:32 am

Yes, these are a little more expensive than your supermarket solid white Albacore in oil, but that’s like comparing Filet Mignon and hamburger. You actually get a very decent amount of tuna per bottle here, and it’s all lush, luscious Ventresca. With quality like this, even a little goes a long way!

Noriega August 9, 2011 at 11:28 pm

Excellent product! Though it doesn’t look like a large amount, when combined with various ingredients for a delightful salad nicoise, it makes an entire meal for four people. I also use it with pasta! Excellent!

Nolan August 10, 2011 at 12:14 pm

This is not your average canned tuna at $10.00 a tin, but if you are looking for a gourmet canned tuna experience this is it. I have seen the same product in Michigan for $17.99 a tin, so $9.99 is quite the bargain. I made a simple butter lettuce salad, flaked the tuna on top, reserving the olive oil in the tin for the dressing of sea salt, ground pepper, lemon juice and a couple of capers. It got rave reviews.

Ortiz has different grades and Amazon has the best prices, try one of each in a side by side comparison, include a can of the best tuna you can find in your local grocery store then decide for yourself.

On a side note, has anyone noticed that Amazon’s prices are better that eBay prices?

Hodge August 10, 2011 at 11:39 pm

If you can afford to try this even once – then do it! But I’ll guarantee that you’ll be ordering again. It’s not just that taste that defines the quality of this tuna but its velvety texture as well. Not for tuna sandwiches! (how dare you even think that!)

Gliniak August 11, 2011 at 11:37 am

Just came back from Spain and was reading The New Spanish Table by Anya von Bremzen. She had a sidebar where she raved about Ventresca Tuna (of course, what she was eating was specially canned for Chef Juan Mari Arzak, the Spanish heavy hitter.) But after she raved on and on, I decided to see what the hoo-ha was about. So I bought a can. And it made just about every other canned tuna I’d ever tasted seem like cat food. This stuff is the real deal.