The Obamas make tuna salad, talk about favorite foods

[NYCGirl]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/09/the-obamas-make-tuna-sala_n_142483.html

Cute film!

Early into the Obama candidacy, 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft paid a visit to the family's Chicago home and was privy to some tuna salad-making (recipe below) in the kitchen. The conversation turned to other things the then-senator cooks well (Malia: "Chili and that's it"), and Obama defended himself: "The truth is, before I met Michelle I did quite a bit of cooking. I had an Indian roommate for a while, so I learned how to make Indian food. I grew up in Hawaii where there's a lot of Asian influence, so I learned how to cook Chinese food...also, the stuff I make is a little too spicy for these guys." When Obama asks his daughters what kind of food they like, they deliver a unanimous and resounding reply: "Cheese." "So," Obama continues, "it's not as if we've got real sophisticated palates in this household." Scroll down to see the video.

From what we can decipher, Obama's tuna salad recipe is as follows:

President Obama's Tuna Salad
-Tuna
-Grey Poupon mustard
-Mayonnaise
-Gherkins

[stray cat]

1. Cheese - I knew I liked the family

[carlyhippy]

2. I never tried mustard in tuna salad

tuna
mayo
pickles
celery
salt/pepper
toast

[NYCGirl]

3. Just a tiny bit — adds depth to the flavor. NT

[Wiley50]

13. You'll never taste the mustard with all of the mercury and Dolphin meat n/t

[Lex]

15. mmmmm, my favorite!

[NYCGirl]

33. There's more than one brand of tuna, you know. And you can even get it fresh.

You might want to look into that.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

5. All that and diced black olives

:headbang:

[tblue]

6. Try a touch of soy sauce! Mmmmmm yummy!

I just had a tuna sandwich yesterday and now I want another one.

[tammywammy]

10. I do a squirt of French's Yellow Mustard

And a couple splashes of hot sauce, usually cholula. And the usual mayo, salt/pepper, pickles (never relish), and very small diced onion.

[aquart]

20. I always use it.

Tuna
Mayo
Mustard powder
Chopped red onion.

[demigoddess]

35. no no, no,

its
tuna
chopped onion
chopped celery
pickle relish
miracle whip

[Contrary1]

41. My recipe is pretty much the same as yours...

Sometimes I add chopped green peppers if I have them, and mustard...but that's if I am the only one to eat it.

What's really good is a tuna melt. Add a little cheddar cheese, and then grill it.

[sandnsea]

4. tuna chamich, just what i was hungry for

bye!

[Ellen Forradalom]

7. Nice to see 60 minutes is tackling the big issues

Though I luvs me some tuna salad too.

[Antennas]

40. I think it was a fairly old interview that they are just now releasing. nt

[StrictlyRockers]

8. mmmm, too-nah

[Kali]

9. what, no onions? I'm taking my vote back!

:rofl:

[aquart]

21. Exactly. Gherkins are so midwest.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

27. I'm from NY, now I know why that sounded weird to me! Onions and a mist of lemon juice with mayo

and I'm a real happy puppy.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. Me too! Have to have onions and if there aren't any, there's no tuna salad here!

[Catherine Vincent]

11. Now I want a tuna samich.

And I put a dab of mustard in mine also.

[carlyhippy]

Me too! We may just have that for supper

Carly

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

28. Me too, but I gave my last can to my kitties! I'll have to buy more tomorrow.

[Odin2005]

12. They forgot the onions, olives, and bell peppers!

:rofl:

[jmowreader]

14. So you're saying Obama isn't going to eat Spaghetti-O's for lunch in the WH

I remember the revulsion a while back when the White House chef (probably one of the ones Pickles fired for attempting to put spices in the food) disclosed that when you cook lunch for Shrub, you make him a hamburger, a hot dog, a toasted cheese sandwich and a bowl of spaghetti-o's and whichever one you bring him first, he rejects it and wants something different--right now.

Which brings to mind the lyrics to this wonderful song:

There's no bread? Let them eat cake!
There's no end to what they'll take
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth
Wash the salt into the earth

[Kalyke]

16. I love mustard, but not in tuna salad.

Yick.

(And, yes. I've tried it that way.)


But, I do adore cheese. That's the No. 1 snack in our household, too.

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[Kalyke]

23. What do PUMAs have to do with not liking mustard in tuna salad?

:shrug:

[PearliePoo2]

18. Yum ......Tuna Samich

Vacuum pack solid Albacore (dolphin friendly)
Best Foods Mayo
chopped Walla Walla Sweet onion
chopped Claussen brand dill pickles
sprinkle of dill weed
freshly ground pepper
Optional/ smidgeon of roasted sunflower seeds
Lightly toasted Rye bread

[Raksha]

22. That sounds good - thanks for the specifics.

I just happen to have a can of solid pack Albacore in the cabinet right now. Although I'd add a little bit of Grey Poupon mustard in honor of the President-elect.

[PearliePoo2]

37. The best Tuna I've ever had was the.....

solid pack Albacore IN THE FOIL POUCH.
Starkist or Bumblebee are two in the foil pack.
It is incredible. No draining, no mess, just shake it out in big chunks in the bowl.
It tastes fresh..fresh...fresh. The problem is that it is a little more expensive and...once you've had it...you won't want to go back to canned tuna ever. That's a fact, Jack.
I look for it on sale and then buy a bunch.
:9

[trof]

19. OK. Fine. But where do they stand on pimento cheese? This is IMPORTANT!

Mayo or Miracle Whip?
Velveeta?
If they don't use Velveeta they're effete poseurs.
Dash of Tabasco?
How adventurous are they?
;-)

[Mike 03]

24. Sweet film. Just make mine without mayonnaise. NT

[Lyric]

25. I make my simple tuna salad the same way, save that I use dill pickle relish.

:hi:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

29. Cute video! lol! He tackles making tuna with same intensity he uses

in politics!

Those kids are gorgeous!

[malaise]

31. Here's a nice family photo from December 2006

in Hawaii. You can see that his grandma was quite feeble even then.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

32. That really is lovely! Did you ever see, anywhere pics of Shrub and his kids when they

were younger? It's almost as if they invented those girls for his political career.

[malaise]

36. No but even if we did the photos would be stiff and formal

:D

[Ishoutandscream2]

30. Barack, I love ya. But tuna salad? Yuck!!!!

Come on down here and we could have some good Tex Mex and a margarita. Now that's good eatin'!

[girl gone mad]

34. yeah...

I ate a lot of tuna salad when I was living in Chicago. I found one good Indian place, but the only good Mexican food I could find was Chipotle. There were plenty of good Italian restaurants, though.

[yeswedid]

38. I didn't even know what gherkins were. lol

had to look that shit up after seeing this post.....

[alittlelark]

39. My first Obama issue.... Mustard in TUNA SALAD....EEEEWWWW!!!

Substitute mayo and celery salt and we'll be OK.