# What foods do you eat straight out of the can? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752 "2014-11-27T05:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/21 "2014-11-28T12:13:52Z")
Alpo doesn’t really get that much better when you heat it up. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/22 "2014-11-29T01:34:49Z")
Take the cheapest, fishiest tuna in water, drain it a bit, and add soy sauce. Bliss, I tell you! Can’t do it any more, too much sodium. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/23 "2014-11-29T02:47:27Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > Take the cheapest, fishiest tuna in water, drain it a bit, and add soy sauce. Bliss, I tell you! > > Can’t do it any more, too much sodium. Use the packed in water stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/24 "2014-11-29T02:50:05Z")
_makes note never to kiss a Doper before they’ve had a breath-mint_ ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/25 "2014-11-29T03:28:55Z")
Pineapple chunks, some reason they just taste better fridge cold and still in the can. ---
**Author:** ![windin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/6f9a4e/32.png) [@windin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/windin)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/26 "2014-11-29T03:51:03Z")
sardines canned in mustard, with Triscuits, and Bush’s Bakes Beans straight from the can. ---
**Author:** ![KCB615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@KCB615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KCB615)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/27 "2014-11-29T03:52:45Z")
Corned beef hash straight out of the can got me through college. I’ll still occasionally indulge. Of course, I have a stove now, so i can have warm hash. Canned fruit is best served in the can, with a fork. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/28 "2014-11-29T10:34:31Z")
> [@notquitekarpov](#): > > Heinz Baked Beans, tuna or sardines - but only when desperately hungry and alone. > > Fruit - a little more often. Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/29 "2014-11-29T10:39:03Z")
Directly from the can? beetroot and creamed rice. Think I would empty everything else out before I ate it. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2014, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/30 "2014-11-29T11:17:20Z")
Fruit cocktail. Campbell’s Chunky Soup (any variety). ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/31 "2014-11-30T02:45:34Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Pineapple chunks, some reason they just taste better fridge cold and still in the can. Totally on board with this. Cold canned pineapple (the packed in juice kind) is delightful. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752/32 "2014-11-30T03:38:53Z")
> [@typoink](#): > > Totally on board with this. Cold canned pineapple (the packed in juice kind) is delightful. Also good: the same pineapple, ambient air temperature, on a dive boat, shortly after surfacing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-do-you-eat-straight-out-of-the-can/705752.md?page=1)