# Canned foods you eat straight from the can. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329 "2014-10-14T19:08:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/41 "2014-10-15T04:34:41Z")
I still eat these things right out of the can/tin: Pineapple in juice usually Pears in juice usually Salmon often Sardines usually Smoked Oysters usually Baked beans often Pasta sauce occasionally. Yes, you read right. I sometimes eat the canned sauce cold with a spoon and without pasta. I don’t eat these things any more, but when I did I ate them right out of the can: Ravioli Corned beef hash I have also been known to eat sauerkraut straight from the jar. I don’t buy canned kraut. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/42 "2014-10-15T04:36:08Z")
Oh my god, you people are disgusting! And I love you all for it. This is nearly as good as a zit thread for pure gross-out enjoyment. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/43 "2014-10-15T05:18:44Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > Beets. > All fruits. > Pork & Beans. > > I would starve before I would eat a Vi-eenie sausage. Exactly same. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/44 "2014-10-15T05:41:21Z")
Tomato paste. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/45 "2014-10-15T06:14:44Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Tomato paste. No way. Prove it! 😛 For me: smoked oysters - I love them so much! Also sardines. Mandarins. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/46 "2014-10-15T07:14:32Z")
Oh, God, how could I forget chili?!? Especially the Hormel kind. The stuff they sell at Wal-Mart is pretty good too. I just shoveled some of that Cold-Pack type cheddar cheese food out of its container and into my mouth. I swear, if I had to, I could subsist on that stuff and canned chili (maybe with some Saltines thrown in). Cold-Pack with red wine is the best! Yum! :o ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/47 "2014-10-15T07:15:34Z")
Hormel canned tamales. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! :o ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/48 "2014-10-15T09:05:56Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I actually like canned salmon, but something about the fact they leave the bones in makes it feel kinda gross. (And it’s a pain to remove them when making salmon patties.) Oh, I forgot about the big gross cans of salmon with skin and bones. (It’s actually pretty tasty, but I have to ‘clean’ it first). I was thinking of the tuna-sized cans of salmon that actually do look like pink tuna. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/49 "2014-10-15T15:17:12Z")
I can’t eat much canned stuff any more due to a low-sodium diet, but I used to chow down on: tuna (with some soy sauce) salmon ( the bones and skin were the best part) kippers Vienna sausages Potted meat food product Potato sticks ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/50 "2014-10-15T16:16:14Z")
Van Camp’s pork and beans cold from the can makes a fine and tasty dinner. Of course, they just very quickly end up in another can… ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/51 "2014-10-15T16:27:54Z")
In my poorest college days I ate nothing but Franco-American brand [Spaghetti O’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaghettiOs), sometimes for a week at a time. The only way I could choke it down was cold from the can. When your food budget is down to $30 per month (early 1990’s) you can’t be too picky. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/52 "2014-10-15T16:33:31Z")
Amy’s Organic Chili. I don’t even heat it up. My wife calls it “eating hobo style” when I do it, and it embarrasses her when I do it at work. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/53 "2014-10-15T17:09:14Z")
I will eat kidney beans right out of the can. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/54 "2014-10-15T17:40:23Z")
I like tuna, sardines or oysters out of the can. Occasionally, I’ll pick up a can of quail eggs from the Asian market for salads and noodles, but they’re good snacking on their own too. I’ll eat black olives until the can is empty if left to my own devices. When I was younger, Vienna sausages were a staple for camping trips. College years, Franco American (or store brand if money was realllllly tight) ravioli didn’t require heating up first, just a can opener and a spoon. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/55 "2014-10-15T19:24:28Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > :eek: Good God! You eat a bowl of cold soup, which is like a bowl full of cold mucus blown out the nose, but you don’t like the idea of canned salmon? which you never tried? > > It’s not unlike a can of tuna fish, only pinker. > > They sell it in foil pouches, handy for lunches, open and eat, or put on top of salad… Cold _condensed_ soup :). Like I said, I’ll probably think it’s fine. Never saw the foil packaging. Also, like others, who reminded me: canned lychees; mandarins; and baked beans, when they’re around. The tomato paste guy probably meant just a satisfying spoonful or so. I’ve been there; and should add a good 1/2 bottle of marinara sauce straight from pantry to mouth has been just fine for me every now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/56 "2014-10-15T19:35:02Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > i knew a guy that ate peas at room temperature. Piker. I eat peas _frozen_. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/57 "2014-10-15T19:37:23Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Oh my god, you people are disgusting! And I love you all for it. This is nearly as good as a zit thread for pure gross-out enjoyment. If **Green Bean** ever gets canned, she better be careful. Reeeeal careful. That’s all I’m sayin’. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/58 "2014-10-15T19:54:41Z")
I feel like a freak. I don’t eat anything straight from the can. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/59 "2014-10-15T20:08:02Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Condensed cream of chicken soup (no adding water) Condensed chicken noodle soup. Tried condensed double noodle out of the can once. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329/60 "2014-10-15T23:00:54Z")
> [@Octarine](#): > > Oh, and I might try drinking the tuna juice, but my cat would probably smother me in my sleep - the can opener is her signal to weave around my feet and wait for the salty goodness. Oh yes - NEVER deprive the cat of its God-given right to various foodstuffs. The cat gets to clean out the tuna or salmon tin, the cat gets bacon rinds, the cat gets the crumbs from the bottom of the chips packet. Humans only evolved according to how they interacted with felines. Those that didn’t have a symbiotic relationship with the cats (read: servant-master) - well, let’s just say - _they didn’t go on to breed_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-foods-you-eat-straight-from-the-can/701329.md?page=4)