Fishwife Gift Box & RTG Package

Target was selling a Fishwife Gift Box, which was quite gorgeous. It came with Smoked Mackerel with Chili Flakes and Smoked Rainbow Trout, plus a  Mini Tabasco Hot Sauce that had a custom Fishwife label. The Tabasco has been nice to eat on eggs, as it usually is.

So far I've had the Smoked Mackerel with Chili Flakes and today just had the Natural Catch Spicy Tuna Filets.

Fishwife Smoked Mackerel with Chili Flakes: A
The Fishwife Smoked Mackerel was quite tasty, not very spicy though it has a light kick.  The texture was very much like smoked salmon but less slippery. And it was salty, to be expected from smoked fish. This brand has once again delivered a great tasting tin, though I will be honest and say I would probably just buy a pack of smoked fish and drizzle oil and chili flakes on it instead for the price of this one tin.



Natural Catch Spicy Yellowfin Tuna Fillets: B
The spiciness of this tinned fish made my mouth hurt, tho it was still quite tasty and I happily ate it regardless. The texture was not as firm as the typical "Chunk Light Tuna" and it wasn't greasy despite being in oil. Overall a step up from standard canned tuna (as in Starkist or Chicken of the Sea), though at the price of a single can, it isn't going to be a daily driver. The hunt continues. Crossing my fingers that the Nuri tins will please as much or even more.

Below: A box of tinned goodies from Rainbow Tomatoes Garden (RTG). Gotta say unpacking the box has been a delight. Each tin was carefully wrapped in newspaper, each with a little note giving preparation tips or QR links to the RTG site. They also had stickers on the newspaper indicating what the type of tuna for the tins that did not have clear indicators on the packaging. Quite helpful. I'm looking forward to trying each one.



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