Getting Tinned/canned Oysters And Mussels In Non-PUFA Oil?

barbwirehouse

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Anybody manage to find mussels or oysters tinned in an oil that isn't PUFA? All I can find is crap like sunflower and cottonseed. :cry:
 

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Fresh from your local fishmonger? I can see other problems than pufa, such as source of the food and cooking methods. It's not surprising you can hardly find them canned. It would cost a huge lot for a canned product, definitely not something that a grocery shopper would pay for. Its more like something you'd get at a restaurant for the sea taste, and canning defeats this purpose.
 
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jyb said:
Fresh from your local fishmonger? I can see other problems than pufa, such as source of the food and cooking methods. It's not surprising you can hardly find them canned. It would cost a huge lot for a canned product, definitely not something that a grocery shopper would pay for. Its more like something you'd get at a restaurant for the sea taste, and canning defeats this purpose.

Yea, looks like I'm going to have get some fresh ones. :roll:
 

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Just checked Amazon and no cloverleaf oysters there. I'm not in Canada.
Seems there have been a lot of contamination problems with the fresh ones here.
Can't remember what brand we've used, but the bumblebee packed in water sound good.
 

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Crown Prince has smoked oysters with garlic and butter. I made them into a soup with mushrooms.
 

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For Canadians: Costco carries pacific (farmed) oysters in brine in the fresh fish section. Not from China and pretty affordable. Something to look for if you can't find the good canned oysters.
 

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For Canadians: Costco carries pacific (farmed) oysters in brine in the fresh fish section. Not from China and pretty affordable. Something to look for if you can't find the good canned oysters.
I wonder if they are in the US fresh fish section. I don't remember one in the US but it's been a while. I remember the Canada Costco had different stuff in general.
 

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Anybody manage to find mussels or oysters tinned in an oil that isn't PUFA? All I can find is crap like sunflower and cottonseed. :cry:
There are good ingredients at Trader Joe's etc. I had a terrible experience getting sick off them and can't eat canned oysters ever again though.
 

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