He learned, too, that the fish, when thawed and eaten, still had all its fresh characteristics. On Arctic trips as a field naturalist for the United States government, he noticed that freshly caught fish, when placed onto the Arctic ice and exposed to the icy wind and frigid temperatures, froze solid almost immediately. An inventor,В entrepreneur, and naturalist, and the founder of the modernВ frozen food industry. How Japanese-Americans helped launch the California tuna-canning industry-and one of AmericaвЂ™s most beloved sandwiches: вЂњ A Second Look at the Tuna SandwichвЂ™s All-American History.вЂќДЄs we muse on a melt, we might spare a thought for Clarence Birdseye he died on this date in 1956. The sandwich is portable, dependable, and eminently satisfyingвЂ¦ Its assembly rests on three postвЂ“Industrial Revolution convenience foods: canned tuna, presliced wheat bread, and mayonnaise. While the Spanish make their tuna bocadillo with piquillo peppers and sherry vinegar and the French have their pressed pan bagnat, made with high-quality jarred tuna and an array of vegetables in a real baguette, the American version is an object of convenience and thrift. It is hard to think of a food more emblematic of AmericaвЂ™s working-class spirit than the humble tuna sandwich.

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