"Two-na" Thumbs up!

Greetings and Happy Memorial Day to all! I'd like to pay a special thank-you to all veterans and active servicemen and women who are visiting Season with Swag right now! You are America's heroes, and I hope you all were treated with some swag food today!

I did some grilling of my own today...but I took a shortcut and cooked inside on a grill-pan...but it's still grilling! I made tuna burgers with spicy Asian slaw (visit my YouTube channel next week for the pilot episode of SWAGourmet!, on which I will show you how easy it is to whip up those burgers), and they tasted AWESOME! (I'm gonna post the recipes for the burgers and slaw next week, so check back for those!)

Anyhow, I want to talk to you a bit about the tuna I used for the burgers. First of all, tuna is a very meaty fish, and that is why it is ideal to use for the burger. There are many types of tuna, but for this Asian-inspired meal, we used Ahi Tuna, which is traditionally the kind of tuna used for sashami. Fun fact that you can add to your culinary knowledge bank: Ahi and Yellowfin tuna are the same. If you remember that, you can wow your local supermarket's fish counter worker!

Ahi Tuna, since it must be sushi-grade, is a top-notch tuna- kind of the Kobe beef equivalent for fish. Unfortunately, that means the price is significantly higher than most other types of fish...but trust me, it will be money well spent if you cook it wisely... and I'm just saying, but my tuna burgers certainly pass the test, so try them out! As long as you Season with SWAG, all your tuna endeavors will receive two-na thumbs up! ;)
Happy cooking,
Gevin

Credit for tuna pic:

Seattle Fish Company. Fresh ahi tuna (sashimi grade). N.d. Fresh Ahi Tuna (Sashimi Grade). Seattle Fish Company, n.d. Web. 28 May 2012.