Canned tuna brand San Marino is providing Lent devotees a selection of fish products that they can eat guilt-free as we observe Holy Week from April 9 to 15.
During this solemn period of spiritual reflection, Christians often find themselves looking for food options that won’t be against the seven-day abstinence and fasting. Many Filipinos strictly complies to this practice where we forego a week of pork, beef, and other meats as form of penance and sacrifice.
But this act does not mean setting aside nutrition and health. San Marino products are rich in Omega-3, a heart friendly oil that helps lower bad cholesterol and reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, thus making them a nourishing food alternative.
San Marino Corned Tuna, the brand’s flagship product, has less oil and more tuna giving consumers a value for their money. San Marino’s Hearty Line, features tender cuts of first class blue mackerel in San Marino Blue Mackerel Steak and lean tuna in San Marino Tuna Fillet.
For those who crave Filipino dishes, there are San Marino Tuna Embutido and San Marino Tuna Laing viands. The former has the same texture as real embutido, while the latter features the same creamy coconut milk and dried taro leaves familiar to Bicol Region’s famous delicacy.
San Marino Tuna Paella is a mix of tuna and Spanish cooked rice, and San Marino Spanish Sardines is made of fresh herring and spices.
But for the classic among classics, you will never go wrong with San Marino Tuna Flakes which comes in hot and spicy flavor and flakes in oil.