[Sca-cooks]Tuna, tuna, tuna

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

Several folks made remarks about folks not eating fish. I don't doubt 
that it's true where you live, but around here, folks actually like 
fish...  Afterall, California has a very long sea coast as well as 
many rivers and lakes, and we get lots of really good stuff.

Fresh tuna is like fresh salmon... yummy, yummy, yummy.

So i'm not worried about folks eating it. And, yes, i'll go with 2 oz 
per person. Thanks for the suggestion Jadwiga. And yes, i'm planning 
on having it pre-cut in serving sized pieces.

I only eat canned albacore tuna, although it's not as good as fresh 
(heck it barely resembles fresh tuna). But the other kinds of canned 
tuna taste like cat food - and, no, i haven't really eaten cat food, 
to the best of my knowledge.

As i said, i'll be checking on the price of other kinds of tuna... so 
about 10 lb for the feast. We're cooking most food off site and ahead 
of time - i will make the date sauce ahead of time, but the tuna will 
be cooked on site.

If anyone has a better idea as to which variety of tuna the Romans 
were likely eating, i'd appreciate hearing what it is. Otherwise, 
i'll probably just go with whatever i find that's cheapest.

Anahita