# If Subway's Tuna Ain't Tuna, Then What Is It? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [January 29, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773 "2021-01-29T14:13:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/41 "2021-01-29T20:23:31Z")
Eat fresh! Also, the leftover water forms a delicious “tuna gazpacho”. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/42 "2021-01-29T21:36:13Z")
I can’t comment on tuna, but the deli I go to makes their potato salad from scratch from products provided from a central supplier. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/43 "2021-01-29T21:38:04Z")
The supermarkets here have many things in their deli. I’ve noticed that they make them in-house. Granted, thinks like poke are from a kit, but the kit is assembled there. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/44 "2021-01-29T22:16:58Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > If Subway settled, they would give the impression that there might be something to the accusation. They absolutely can’t do that. That is not the way businesses usually approach these things. They ask the question, “Is it going to be more expensive to defend against this in court, with some risk of losing, and have all the publicity of a court case that goes on the public record, possibly with evidence that makes us look bad even if we can win? Or settle out of court quietly with an NDA to all parties, with a statement that we committed no wrongdoing and settled the case as a business decision?” This stuff happens all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/45 "2021-01-29T22:31:05Z")
Given that the accusation is already out there and being featured in many places, they don’t really have an option to “settle quietly” any more. That might be an option if a lawyer contacted them privately to shake them down, but I think the ship has sailed. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/46 "2021-01-29T22:36:33Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > People are saying Subway’s Tuna is not tuna or fish Not “people”- _lawyers,_ who have _alleged_ that in a _lawsuit_ to make _money._ ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/47 "2021-01-29T22:53:30Z")
This sounds like that Taco Bell lawsuit alleging their beef wasn’t beefy enough (35% vs the company’s claim of 88%). Turns out 🤯 all ground beef has a water in it. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/48 "2021-01-29T23:37:11Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > For texture and affordability, chicken is my best guess. Well, chicken is the tuna of the land. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/49 "2021-01-30T00:28:14Z")
It’s made from the entrails of a cash cow class-action suit filed by unscrupulous lawyers. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/50 "2021-01-30T00:42:55Z")
That’d be my guess. OTOH, Subway is so bland I dont eat it, so I am not a big fan, either. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/51 "2021-01-30T01:13:14Z")
> It tastes every bit as “Tuna-ish” as the stuff I buy at the market. Memo to self: next target for my unscrupulous shakedown litigation - your market. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/52 "2021-01-30T01:26:24Z")
Frankly, what should be more scandalous is that their ‘cold cuts’ sandwich is just a turkey sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/53 "2021-01-30T01:30:01Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > It’s those giant catfish that dwell at the bottom of dams. What’s this now? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/54 "2021-01-30T01:33:10Z")
> [@Dark\_Sponge](#): > > She’s mentioned being disgusted by the tuna before but it was because the tuna/mayo mix is actually more mayo than tuna. In her own words it’s a “small packet of tuna and huge packet of mayo” mixed together. She never mentioned anything about it not appearing to be fish or tuna. I think this is the clue. The plaintiffs will show some sort of lab analysis that proves the main ingredient in the “tuna” is not actually tuna, but mayonnaise. Therefore, Subway should be calling it tuna-flavored mayo or somesuch. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/55 "2021-01-30T01:40:52Z")
I had an aunt who would make sandwiches for a dozen kids with a loaf of Wonder bread, a whole jar of mayo, and a single tiny can of tuna. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/56 "2021-01-30T02:02:40Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > > [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > > > It’s those giant catfish that dwell at the bottom of dams. > > What’s this now? Maybe the [giant Vundu](https://r.ddmcdn.com/s_f/o_1/w_1024/h_682/APL/uploads/2014/03/river-monsters-vundu-fish-article.jpg) that lurks at the base of Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/57 "2021-01-30T02:03:18Z")
> **[Subway lashes out at 'baseless' lawsuit, insists sandwiches are '100% tuna'](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/subway-lashes-out-at-baseless-lawsuit-says-sandwiches-are-100-tuna-174313118.html)** > > Subway on Friday rejected the basis of a lawsuit claiming the ingredients used in its tuna are anything but. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/58 "2021-01-30T02:38:33Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > giant catfish that dwell at the bottom of dams > **[Giant Catfish](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cat-o-nine-tales-2/)** > > Monstrously large catfish lurk supposedly underwater at the base of dams. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/59 "2021-01-30T04:37:14Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > > [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > > > So what is it supposed to be? Floor sweepings? Laundry lint? Shredded tires? > > For texture and affordability, chicken is my best guess. So, what is it? Is it chicken, or is it fish? Is it Chicken of the Sea? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773/60 "2021-01-30T04:41:36Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > So, what is it? Is it chicken, or is it fish? Is it Chicken of the Sea? Could be Tuna of the Land. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773.md?page=4)