Century Tuna Flakes Mechado Style 180g

Century Tuna Mechado Style, Filipino Braised Tuna with Soy Sauce and Lemon in Every Tin

Mechado is a classic Filipino braised dish, traditionally made with beef marinated in soy sauce and lemon juice before being slowly cooked down into a rich, savoury sauce. Century Tuna has taken those same defining flavours and brought them to a 180g tin of tuna flakes, so you get all the character of the dish in a format that needs no prep at all. According to the product description, the mechado style sauce features that same soy and lemon marinade combination, giving the tuna a tangy, savoury quality that is noticeably different from standard canned fish. The description also notes that each can offers more tuna flakes, less oil and less salt compared to richer formats, which makes this a good option if you want bold Filipino flavour without a heavy sauce. It sits comfortably alongside the other recipe-inspired variants in the Century Tuna range and is one of the more distinctive tins available in our Filipino food range. Explore the full selection of canned seafood from Asia to see everything we stock.

How to Serve Century Tuna Mechado Style for a Fast and Flavourful Filipino Meal

The most straightforward way to enjoy this tin is heated through and spooned over a generous bowl of steamed rice. The soy and lemon notes in the sauce are pronounced enough to carry the meal on their own, so there is no need to add much. For a more complete dish in the mechado spirit, fry off some sliced onion and garlic, add the tuna and a little water to loosen the sauce, and let everything simmer together for a few minutes until fragrant. A pinch of black pepper and a scatter of sliced spring onion on top finishes it nicely. It also works well mixed into fried rice where the lemon-soy flavour cuts through the rice cleanly. Stock up on jasmine or long-grain rice as the natural partner, and browse our Asian sauces and condiments to add extra layers of flavour. For a noodle alternative, our instant noodles range pairs well with the mechado sauce too.

Shop Asian Grocery UK for Consistently Stocked Filipino and Asian Pantry Essentials

Asian Grocery UK carries the full Century Tuna range regularly, so you can keep your favourite variants in stock without the uncertainty of hunting across multiple shops. The site brings together a broad range of authentic products from East and South Asia in one place, with everything dispatched promptly across the UK. Whether you are building out a Filipino-inspired kitchen from scratch or simply replenishing a regular staple, the canned goods section has plenty to work with. Take a look across the whole store for noodles, snacks, drinks and seasonings sourced from across the region.

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