I am usually a huge fan of Costco and their products.  One of my friends told me that their canned tuna, Genova Tonno Tuna, is imported from Italy and much better than regular canned tuna.  I heard at a culinary course at the 92nd Street Y (the Y in Manhattan) that Flott and Callipo, two brands of tuna both imported from Italy, are amazing and completely different than your Starkist or other standard canned tuna.  I always wanted to try it out, so I thought I’d give Costco’s Italian imported tuna a try.  I must say that I am not terribly impressed.  It just seemed like a more expensive can of regular tuna.  The smell was equally fishy, the taste was essentially the same, and honestly I like albacore tuna better.  I still want to get my hands on a can of Flott tuna and Callipo tuna, but until that point, I will stick to the “standard” canned tuna.

Here is a photo of what Costco’s Genova Tonno Tuna looks like… granted you can’t see how it tastes from my photo, but you can see that it looks like every other can of tuna: