Tonnino Ventresca is just $43 for six 6.7 ounce jars, which is around $1.07 an ounce.
I am beebopping around this month so I do not want to order anything that might sit on my porch for 4 or 5 days. Next month I may order a 6 pack and see how it is. It is twice the price of my on sale Tonnino. The Ventresca bottle says they support line caught (IPLNF) but does not actually state that it is line caught. And it is from Costa Rica, as well. I love COOL products but I have to admit I do not know which countries are good and which are bad. My unsupported opinions may be wrong but I like to buy North American, European or Chilean products. Next is Costa Rica and Thailand, then the rest.
Tonnino is fine and well priced for ventresca but it does not come close to the ventresca from Spain and Italy, to my taste. I’ve never seen ventresca from Thailand.
On my recent trip to the “tuna coast” of Spain, I brought home two jars of ventresca packed in lard (locals call it “butter!”)…I’ve yet to try either of those yet.
Other than that outlier, I stick to tuna packed in olive oil.
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That’s my fave.
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Indeed.
Ounce for ounce, it’s more expensive than fresh tuna. Close to 3x more in some cases.
And well worth the price of admission. Some might even consider it a bargain.
Taste. You just have to keep tasting, mindful of what your use is. Salad Nicoise calls for the best grade, while tuna noodle trasherole…
If you live in a place with a local tuna fishery, some enterprising boats can their catch. A friend gifted me 2 cases of such, and it was outstanding.
Another gambit is to seek out specialty grocery stores (usually European, and ideally Italian), and wade through their selections of tonno. When you find some you really like, you’re set, and you can sometimes find those cheaper at other outlets.
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Took long enough!
I’m a slow reader 
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