Canned tuna/Tuna in oil

[MartinB]

As any other preservative, it will work without salt but it will not last.  Besides the taste of salt that all of us maltese are so used to, salt is imperative to cure and preserve.

This is true,i dont think it will preserve as well & for as long without the salt!! and although it seems like it has alot of salt in this recipe it is disolved in water so alot will be left behind when you throw out the water (along with the omega 3 oils of the fish unfortunaltey!!) & the final product is not salty at all.
Im sure most of us watch our salt intake as gaffer pointed out,& i wasn't suggesting that you eat it every day or even twice a week..besides,everything becomes boring like that no matter what it is your eating! However in moderation,all things being equal,it will do no more harm than any other preserves that we use alot of in malta e.g sun dried tomatoes,anchovies etc

[MartinB]

maybe this is out of topic, but last week I was on the ferry to gozo after a van. This van has wraped a picture of the tin of tuna but instead of tune it had "sawrell ta l imperjal". Sounds funny but its true

Emic most fish can be preserved this way.  lampuki and fanfri are a good option, i bet sawrell will be really good too.

Now i want to try and build a smoker, to smoke my own fish.  When i was in California studying, one of my flat mates used to go fishing for trout and catfish and he used to smoke them.  They were fantastic.

Ive seen a few smokers for sale on the net as i was interested in buying one too not so long ago as fresh smoked fish is awesome!!!! I have a good mate in the u.k who smokes trout & mackerel & as clutch said its fantastic!!

Also my mate told me the same thing as shanook..basically the wood chips you use in the smoker make all the difference! He uses oak chips and he sometimes orders alder wood chips off the net from a grilling/bbq/smoking supply shop in the uk.

He also makes his own beef jerky & last time i was over there he bought a mix of bourbon soaked oak & wild apple wood chips... & they it was ready for when i went to see him & the jerky came out awesome!!!