If only we could all visualize whirled peas.
To answer the OP, canned peas are just fine. Not as nice as fresh, but better than frozen, in my opinion.
Canned tomatoes (diced or whole) and tomato paste make great sauces and stews.
Canned pasta (Heinz spaghetti, Beefaroni, and similar) will never win any culinary awards, but are nice comfort foods.
I have an important question: where can I buy canned brown bread? I’ve been looking for it for years.
OK, add to the good: canned clams. No, not as good as fresh, but you can’t keep fresh on hand for emergencies. Linguini with clams is delicious and quick to fix if you forgot to thaw the chicken or burned the grilled cheese.
The bad: Just thinking of canned stew makes me queasy. It’s so…gloppy. And I haven’t been able to eat canned hash since my second pregnancy: too much like canned dog food. Corned beef hash from scratch is delicious, though.
And Spam is also disgusting. I know I’ve insulted the entire state of Hawaii, but I DON’T LIKE SPAM!
I’ll have your spam. I love it. I’m having spam spam spam spam spam spam spam baked beans spam spam spam and spam!
Red Gold is great, if you can get the brand. They’re not super common around here like Hunt’s and Contadina are though.
There is one of those shows that documents the production of Red Gold tomato products (“How It’s Made” or maybe “Unwrapped”?) and it seemed to be from field to can in like a day or less.
A lot of this is dependant on cooking skills and ability, upbringing etc.
I find nothing inherently wrong with canned corn or green beans, some soups, chili, some beans, or some fruits. (Mixed veggies never turn out well when premade in bulk)
However, I’ve found that both brand and price are pretty good indications of quality.
Not acceptable at all are mixed veggies. Ever. Not even frozen. Only fresh made mixed veggies are acceptable, it’s something about the carrots I think, plus I hate that they are always chopped up into these teeny tiny little cubes. I shouldn’t need a damn spoon to eat veggies.
Acceptable, eh, the only thing I’ve ever had from a can that didn’t fall into the binary love/hate category was a korean beverage called sac sac (orange with extra pulp). Not…terrible, but not one I’d choose again(syrupy, so much pulp it was almost chewy)
Has it got much Spam in it?
Sliced, gutted xalapeños can be found in little jars. But feh. The gallon can of fat green babies is supremo.
En escabeche, a nice marinade. Peppers, carrots, and onions, all the veggies needed to nutritionally bolster the basic protein+fat+carbs of the entree.
And process. XKCD: Learning to cook
I’ve seen it at Walmart. I know I’ve seen it (B&M brand) at grocery stores. Have you asked at the service desk if they have it and where it might be found?
It’s easy to make. The home-baked version tastes very close to the canned bread.
Baked beans are off.
Amazon.
Nalley’s had a canned beef stew that was actually pretty good and vastly superior to Dinty Moore in every way. However, I always ate them out of single-serving microwaveable containers rather than cans so that might’ve made a difference. Also, I haven’t eaten any in years so they may have changed the recipe.
I will check that out!
try fruit cocktail with yogurt
yall nuts canned peas are fine i like frozen too but frozen has a different taste than can …
Veg-All is unseasoned and not meant to be eaten a cappella; they are meant to be used in soups, casseroles, etc.
When I was a kid, my mother would serve canned stewed tomatoes as a side dish. They smelled awful and looked worse, and were one of the few things she prepared (ok, opened a can and heated it up) that I wouldn’t eat. Now, I do buy them but I use them to make spaghetti sauce, cook over a roast in my Instant Pot, or something along those lines.
Canned macaroni and cheese just cannot be good; sorry.
Some years back, Campbell’s reformulated their cream soups, and they do not have the same taste or texture, or effect on my stomach that they used to, and not for the better. (They make me gassy, and I’m burping that for a few hours afterwards.) I don’t have the same issues with Amy’s or Progresso cream soups, or even some of the store brands I’ve tried.
Has anyone here heard of aquafaba? If you haven’t, this is what it is: If you whip the liquid from canned garbanzo beans and flavor it, it can be served as a vegan whipped cream. However, if you’re sensitive to any gas-forming properties of garbanzos, it will affect you because that’s where they go when the beans are cooked in the can.
Possibly. But I prefer the La Morena brand, which are canned. I also prefer to buy the whole chiles and slice em’ myself.
I used to enjoy canned corn. But then I tried the frozen plastic bags of Green Giants Peaches and Cream corn. I have never tasted any better corn - except for freshly boiled corn on the cob with salt and butter. But since the frozen variety is so tasty, I just can’t see taking the time to get a huge pot of water boiling and then husk and boil corn on the cob.
I prepare Camblell’s cream of tomato soup regularly and have done so for years. I have never noticed any change - neither in the taste nor in the effect on my stomach. I find it very delicious and a great accompanyment to a light lunch.
Tuna, sardines, kippers, salmon.
I’ll admit to liking several Campbell’s products:
Campbell’s Pork and Beans
Campbell’s Bean With Bacon soup
Campbell’s Split Pea With Ham soup
I keep a few cans of Chef Boyardee around as quick comfort food.
Most canned vegetables are disgusting (peas are supposed to be green, not gray) but I will use them in things like soup. And I love canned beets.
Tomato paste and sauce for spaghetti sauce.
I like canned ham, Hormel or Black Label.
I’m sure there’s some other things I’m not thinking of.