Is Tuna Raw in the Can

Is Tuna Raw in the Can

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I blame sushi. We live in a world where raw tuna is a delicacy served on rice pillows, so it’s easy to assume canned tuna is just the lazy, budget-friendly cousin. But think about it: if canned tuna were raw, you’d need a survival instinct and a bottle of wasabi every time you opened a can. That’s not a snack; that’s an adventure.

Instead, the tuna is caught, quickly frozen, then cooked in the can under pressure. It’s like a fish version of a pressure cooker stew, minus the carrots and your grandmother’s secret spices. The result is a cooked fish that looks like it’s been through a wrestling match—but it’s perfectly safe to eat straight from the can.

I remember my first college apartment, where I ate canned tuna like it was a religion. I’d mix it with mayo and dubious amounts of relish, and not once did I get a tapeworm or turn into a dolphin. That’s because the cooking process kills anything that could make you sick. Bacteria? Gone. Parasites? Toast.

Why It Looks So Weird (And Why That’s Okay)

You know how a perfectly good steak turns brown and shrinks when you cook it? That’s what happens to tuna. In the can, it becomes this pale, striated mess that looks like a biology experiment gone wrong. But don’t let the looks fool you—it’s as cooked as a hot dog at a baseball game. It’s just lost its fashion sense.

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One time, my friend Dave swore he saw blood in his tuna can. He panicked, called his mom, and she laughed so hard she coughed up her coffee. That “blood” was actually natural fish oils and juices that get released during cooking. It’s not raw blood; it’s just tuna sweat. And you can drain it, eat it, or pretend it’s the remnants of a fish spa. Up to you.

鈴木 陽菜
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