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Ever since I moved over to the American side of the Atlantic, I’ve been unable to order tuna in restaurants.
The first time I tried it, they brought me chicken.
who knew this would be such a great combo? ME, that’s who!
“No, it was the tuna salad,” I said patiently.
“Yeah. The chicken salad,” the surly waitress spat back at me.
“No, tuna.”
“Chicken?”
“Tuna!”
“Chicken!”
And so on….until I gave in and ate the damn chicken.
NOT chicken
It would appear that us British/Irish folk pronounce our ‘tu’s differently to North Americans, who prefer to substitute a “too” sound*.
Thus, hubs (who is Canadian) laughs at my pronunciation of the following: Tuesday, tune, tube, turmeric, tuberculosis (actually, I don’t think that last one’s ever come up) etc
I had it on a baked potato, because my belly is a genius
Due (another problematic word) to extreme vocal embarrassment I prefer to make my own tuna salad these days.
And hooray for that because I get to create lovely dishes like this one – aromatic, flavourful and very easy to whip together.
*and while we’re airing our semantic differences, it’s coriander NOT cilantro.
Tarragon Tuna Salad (serves 2)
- 1 can tuna
- 2 tsps sour cream
- 2 tsps lemon juice
- 2 tsps fresh tarragon leaves, very finely minced
- 1 spring/green onion, very finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Mix all the above together. Chill until needed.
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You had me at Tarragon! (And I will give you coriander for some things…but living in Texas and the amount of Mexican food that is made….cilantro is the name of the game, lol)
Kenley
Hi Kenley, I’m starting to think I’m bilingual when it comes to cooking – there’s so many things that the brits and americans differ on!
Oh I bet!! And quite frankly — it even happens in different parts of the U.S. for me. I grew up in Wisconsin and in the Midwest you grow coriander. Down here in Texas, it’s all about the cilantro.
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I have tuna & I have tarragon….making this for brunch. Thank you for another great one Ms. Cat.
Lovely, as always, Cat. Baby Lady cannot eat canned tuna as it makes her violently ill. Fresh tuna is no problem but there is something about the canning process to which she is allergic. So, we don’t et tuna salad. Too bad because I really like a good tuna salad. This looks and sounds wonderful.
This sounds delicious. I’m not a big fan of mayo with tuna, so I love your idea of adding sour cream, lemon and fresh herbs instead.
Go the coriander!
i can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks!
Lord almighty….tarragon and tuna? Divine!
This looks delicious and I’m going to try to make it. I’ve never had a tuna salad like this. Ok, but the real reason I’m commenting is because I’m laughing about what you wrote about your pronunciation of certain “t” words. I once had a Latin teacher who was British, and he once referred to something being due on “Cheeseday”. It was my first year and I was completely confused but too embarrassed to ask when “Cheeseday” was. I thought I was missing out on some insider’s Latin joke because no one else seemed confused. Finally – and I mean after several minutes and cross-checking the dates with various “Cheesedays” – I realized he was actually saying “Tuesday.” My college roommate and I still call it “cheeseday”. I’m going to start pronouncing “tuna” like that and working “chooberculosis” into conversations
LOL. From this moment on, every Tuesday is Cheeseday (also a day for eating cheese – it works on so many levels!)