Price verified July 2026 · Purune food-supply mart (푸르네 식자재마트), Seoul, South Korea
There is no Korean pantry without a can of this. Goes into gimbap, into kimchi stew, gets mashed with mayo over hot rice. Zero glamour, endless jobs — that’s exactly why every household stockpiles it.
Sajo Mild Tuna costs ₩1,890 at Purune food-supply mart (푸르네 식자재마트), Seoul, South Korea, as of July 2026. ()
What you get
The yellow tag on the shelf said 전단세일 — flyer sale. That’s when a Korean mart puts an item in its printed ad flyer and runs a limited-time promo on it, so the Sajo Mild Tuna with a ₩3,300 tag was ringing up at ₩1,890. Canned tuna here is infrastructure. It lives in the pantry next to the ramyeon and the instant rice, the thing you reach for when the fridge is empty. Tuna gimbap. Tuna kimchi-jjigae. Tuna-mayo over hot rice with a drizzle of sesame oil. The can never runs out of work. Sajo’s Mild is the plainest version — soft, mellow, packed in oil, no seasoning — which is exactly why it fits everywhere. Same shelf, same family: gochu-chamchi (hot pepper tuna) for people who dump it straight into stew, and the leaner salkogi light-meat version.
Price details
| Item | Sajo Mild Tuna (마일드참치, basic canned tuna in oil) |
| Price | ₩1,890 — |
| Where | Purune food-supply mart (푸르네 식자재마트), Seoul, South Korea |
| Date | July 2026 |
| Best for | Anyone stocking a Korean-style pantry, tuna-mayo rice addicts, and travelers in an Airbnb kitchen who want one can that makes three different meals. |
| Would I buy again? | Yes, and never just one can. When the flyer-sale tag shows up, you grab a handful — that’s just how tuna works here. |
Tip: For kimchi-jjigae, drain the oil first or the broth turns greasy; for tuna-mayo rice, keep a little oil in — that’s the flavor. Flyer sales rotate, so if you see the yellow tag, that price won’t be there next week.
FAQ
How much does canned tuna cost in Korea?
I paid ₩1,890 for a can of Sajo Mild Tuna at a food-supply mart in Seoul in July 2026. The shelf tag was ₩3,300 — it was on a limited-time ‘flyer sale,’ the promo marts advertise in their printed flyers.
What is Sajo Mild Tuna exactly?
The most basic Korean canned tuna: tuna packed in oil with no seasoning. Sajo is one of Korea’s big canned-seafood brands, and ‘Mild’ is their plain all-purpose line. Variants like hot pepper tuna and leaner light-meat tuna sit right next to it.
What do Koreans make with canned tuna?
Tuna gimbap, tuna kimchi-jjigae (kimchi stew), and tuna-mayo over rice are the big three. It also goes into pancakes, fried rice, and lunchbox fillings — it’s a stockpile staple on the level of instant ramyeon.
What is a ‘flyer sale’ (전단세일) at Korean marts?
A limited-period promotion on items the mart features in its printed ad flyer, marked in-store with a yellow tag. The prices only run during that flyer period, so if you spot the tag, buy then.
This price is as of July 17, 2026 (date of writing) and may vary by store.