I used to work there but it's been a very long time so I can't really remember all the ingredients. I can say that it's equal parts chunk light and dark tuna drained completely dry though. Red wine vinegar and deli mayo.
I hope that helps
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Something else to consider, a lot of sandwich places use "deli mayo." it has a much higher fat content than the stuff you can buy at the grocery store. Which, obviously, has a significant effect on flavor and texture.
It can be a key factor when trying to replicate restaurant recipes.
It tasted basicslly the same as what I have always made at home and what I make at home is:
1 can light tuna packed in water, drained
2 spoonfuls of olive oil mayo
salt, pepper, onion power, garlic powder, MSG, and smoked paprika.
I then put pickles in the actual sandwich but you could also just mix in some dill pickle relish.
I know they're mostly the same, years ago, I used to know Jimmy Johns Tuna.
The 2 major things were making sure you squeeze out enough liquid of the tuna before starting, and soy sauce as an ingredient.
Other than that it was typical tuna ingredients like celery, Mayo, etc. Hopefully that helps.
I was going to say Jimmy John's had the best tuna sub. Almost every other place was bland. Jimmy John's had mayonnaise, celery, white onion, soy sauce, and black pepper
Soy sauce????
It is a sauce made of fermented soybeans.
Umami baby
For the salt probably
This doesn't directly relate to your Jersey Mikes recipe request, but tuna related - quality of tuna makes a huge difference. Tuna packed in oil is typically higher quality than tuna packed in water. The best canned tuna I've found is As Do Mar solid tuna, Italian yellowfin tuna certified caught via pole & line fishing.
so that cancerous site say chunk light and mayo. no shit.
Firefox, Ublock Origin.
I was told canned tuna, mayonnaise, vinegar, olive oil, relish or cucumber pickle, pepper, curry powder, and fresh vegetables.