Tuna, humph

I had a little revelation about tuna steaks: they're bland. And for $32/lb, bland is not acceptable. It's not a bad bland, it's just a plain, if-I-was-blindfolded-I-couldn't-identify-it nothingness. The texture is interesting, sure, but there's a reason why restaurants soak them in soy or miso or wasabi -- they're trying to amp up the flavour.


Nevertheless, the Brit did an admirable job of these two little numbers (with soy and sesame seeds and a very quick visit to the screaming hot surface of the bbq) and we certainly enjoyed them, but we both craved...more flavour. We agreed that we might well prefer sardines.


But as far as summer salads go, this everything but the kitchen sink coleslaw was pretty decent. Carrots, napa cabbage, celery, onion, fennel, apple and parsley in a mayo-Dijon-lemon juice dressing, mmm.