canned tuna

Shelf-stable seafood

Canned tuna is tuna fish that has been cooked and sealed in metal cans for long-term storage.

A pantry staple, it appears in sandwiches, salads, and casseroles: She made tuna salad for lunch.

Canned tuna comes packed in water or oil, with varieties ranging from chunk light to solid white albacore.

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Uncooked ocean fish meat

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Large pelagic fish, Thunnus

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G