Anyone else drink the tuna water?

[dtw]

I used to be ashamed, and steal little sips of it after securing the kitchen of any prying eyes. Now in my old age I've lost my inhibitions, and when I open a can of tuna, I tilt it back and drink the water inside.

It backfired once earlier this year when one of the "packed in vegetable oil" cans found its way into the grocery cart, and I took a slurp of that before noticing the different label.

Anyone else do this or am I alone in this fetish...

[Moses]

Yuck!

That water has more mercury than a thermometer.

[scottmandue]

Whoa!

I like sushi so I am no one to throw stones but wow...never even though of trying that.

[dtw]

Man, it's like I've got a predisposition to eating unhealthy crap, even when I don't intend to do it. What's with the mercury, what the hell is it doing in my can of Star-Kist??

[bryanthompson]

you're alone there

anyone know for sure which brand of tuna comes from Canada, so I can buy some? Was at a ballgame on the 4th, and one of those flying banners came by that said, "save seals, boycott canadian tuna." So I want to make sure I buy a bunch of it.

[craigster59]

I hope you gargle afterwards. Your breath must smell like a fish market.

[Joeaksa]

Bet the cats really love you after this. I have had a lot of things down my gullet but aint going to try this one!

(Course I do eat kipper snacks from time to time and they smell about as bad!)

[sand_man]

You're giving Cooterville a bad name, dtw! And for the record, the "tuna water" goes down the drain in our house.

[jyl]

Originally posted by dtw
Man, it's like I've got a predisposition to eating unhealthy crap, even when I don't intend to do it. What's with the mercury, what the hell is it doing in my can of Star-Kist??

Tuna and other long-lived, predatory ocean fish have lots of mercury, accumulated through years of eating other fish.

I don't worry about it but I don't eat tuna every day either. I would think twice before feeding my kids tuna daily.

[Jims5543]

Originally posted by dtw
I used to be ashamed, and steal little sips of it after securing the kitchen of any prying eyes. Now in my old age I've lost my inhibitions, and when I open a can of tuna, I tilt it back and drink the water inside.

It backfired once earlier this year when one of the "packed in vegetable oil" cans found its way into the grocery cart, and I took a slurp of that before noticing the different label.

Anyone else do this or am I alone in this fetish...

Hmmm... Its always been reserved for my cat. She comes running when she hears me opening a can.

[Moses]

Great website;

http://www.gotmercury.org/

I weigh 215 pounds. I can only eat 6 ounces of tuna/week before my mercury levels hit the toxic range.

No levels reported for "tuna water", but I'll bet it ain't good.

[steve911]

Ewww...

[vash]

i cut the lid all the way around and use it for a "plunger" to send the juice down the drain. never considered drinking it. warm it up for tuna tea?

thank the lord for the new (and dryer) tuna bags...

[Jeff Higgins]

Here I was thinking a different "tuna water". Now I'm grossed out.

[Rodeo]

I used to have a lesbian friend that did that. Reminded her of her first love ...

[jkarolyi]

No to the tuna water, but I like to sip pickle juice (brine?) sometimes, especially from a Clausen jar...mmmm...

Come on guys, don't any of you have a wierd food fetish?

[ChemMan]

Sorry. Think you are the only one. Until now the most disgusting thing involving tuna that I have seen was a recipe for a Tuna shake published in Flex Magazine.
Mike

[LeeH]

Originally posted by dtw
Anyone else drink the tuna water?

My cat.

[red-beard]

Tuna is officially banned from our household

[artplumber]

Be ashamed. Be very ashamed.