Sardines? (1 Viewer)

[NutterButter]

I rediscovered these recently and they're now apart of my regular rotation, Being a very practical eater, I love that there's no prep time and they store forever. I typically just dump the whole can onto some jasmine rice (another big favorite of mine) and compliment that with some kale or broccoli. The sardines as well as the oil they're in go so well with the jasmine. You could also eat a can by itself as snack. I highly recommend if you haven't tried already. They look like hell but taste oh so good.

 

[jon_mx]

Best place in the world for Sardines is in Lisbon. Their biggest and best festival every year includes grilling sardines and pork along with drinking beer and sangrias. The streets are filled with people, music, the smell of grilled meat, and flowing with cheap booze. Wonderful time and the sardines are much better than the things that come in cans.

 

[Thorn]

Agree they look gross but are pretty darn tasty.

 

[Pipes]

Put me in the hell yeah category.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I basically eat fish (lots of sushi, but outside of that mainly smoked fish) on a semi-daily basis... pastrami lox, mild Scottish salmon, eastern nova, salted belly lox for hangovers, sable, and other breakfast/lunch fishes like lean or fatty kippered salmon, or sometimes some whitefish.

For someone who loves fish, I've never gotten into sardines and don't get it, I find them repulsive, I don't know why, just do.

 

[Gator Shawn]

Such an awesome snack, but man that's some fishy breath afterwards.

 

[Gator Shawn]

I just had a can. Love them.

 

[comfortably numb]

They are a staple in my Portuguese family.Salted and on the grill.

I prefer the carapau

They are larger and a lot less messier being I am not one of the hardcore sardine eaters that can eat all the bones/skin and eyes.

http://honestcooking.com/carapau-grilled-portuguese-mackerel/

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Sardine?

http://imgur.com/77xwQWy

 

[3C's]

GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!

There's a can sitting on the counter right this very moment. Not mine though, son loves them. Maybe I'll try one when he opens it.

 

[NutterButter]

Sardine?

http://imgur.com/77xwQWy

with pretzels of course

 

[3C's]

GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!

There's a can sitting on the counter right this very moment. Not mine though, son loves them. Maybe I'll try one when he opens it.

I stand corrected. He has no idea why mom bought them for him and is hesitant to try them. "Maybe if they didn't have eyes and skin."

 

[NutterButter]

GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!

There's a can sitting on the counter right this very moment. Not mine though, son loves them. Maybe I'll try one when he opens it.

I stand corrected. He has no idea why mom bought them for him and is hesitant to try them. "Maybe if they didn't have eyes and skin."

The canned sardines I eat don't have eyes, skin or bones.

 

[boots11234]

If you like canned tuna you'll like sardines.

 

[EYLive]

I grew up eating canned sardines in tomato sauce. I'm indifferent.

But they look great when I see them served in Mediterranean countries on travel shows.

 

[comfortably numb]

Oh, and sardine pate' is the BOMB.

 

[drfeelgood]

They are too fishy tasting for me.

 

[eoMMan]

The canned ones in olive oil are fantastic.

 

[steelerfan1]

for some reason I only like wild planet's

http://www.wildplanetfoods.com/our-products/sardines/

the other brands I have tried are really fishy

 

[3C's]

If you like canned tuna you'll like sardines.

Interesting. Do like tuna well enough. The can he has says sardines in brine. Guess he might want to rinse them off.

 

[NutterButter]

The canned ones in olive oil are fantastic.

 

[Hastur]

Sardine sandwich on Rye with raw onion and hot mustard for the win!

 

[Christo]

Dee-lish

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Sardine sandwich on Rye with raw onion and hot mustard for the win!

Thank you for the suggestion. This sounds really good. I'm going to give it a try.

 

[NutterButter]

The "Hell Yeah" crowd is coming on strong

 

[krista4]

The "Hell Yeah" crowd is coming on strong

Hell yeah we are.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!

There's a can sitting on the counter right this very moment. Not mine though, son loves them. Maybe I'll try one when he opens it.

I stand corrected. He has no idea why mom bought them for him and is hesitant to try them. "Maybe if they didn't have eyes and skin."

The canned sardines I eat don't have eyes, skin or bones.

The ones at Costco don't have eyes, skin, or bones. That's why I try to get them elsewhere. The eyes, skin, and bones make them better. Well, the skin and bones, anyway. I don't think I've ever seen them with eyes.

 

[steelerfan1]

GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!

There's a can sitting on the counter right this very moment. Not mine though, son loves them. Maybe I'll try one when he opens it.

I stand corrected. He has no idea why mom bought them for him and is hesitant to try them. "Maybe if they didn't have eyes and skin."

The canned sardines I eat don't have eyes, skin or bones.

The ones at Costco don't have eyes, skin, or bones. That's why I try to get them elsewhere. The eyes, skin, and bones make them better. Well, the skin and bones, anyway. I don't think I've ever seen them with eyes.

hi MT,

I get the wild planet at Costco in a 6 pack. they do have bones and skin. not sure if there are other brands there but 6 cans for $15 of wild planet is a great price

 

[NutterButter]

GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!

There's a can sitting on the counter right this very moment. Not mine though, son loves them. Maybe I'll try one when he opens it.

I stand corrected. He has no idea why mom bought them for him and is hesitant to try them. "Maybe if they didn't have eyes and skin."

The canned sardines I eat don't have eyes, skin or bones.

The ones at Costco don't have eyes, skin, or bones. That's why I try to get them elsewhere. The eyes, skin, and bones make them better. Well, the skin and bones, anyway. I don't think I've ever seen them with eyes.

hi MT,

I get the wild planet at Costco in a 6 pack. they do have bones and skin. not sure if there are other brands there but 6 cans for $15 of wild planet is a great price

I didn't see any at Costco with skin and bones. They have the boneless/skinless one's next to the anchovies and that's it. I would do the skin, but bones seem like a hassle.

 

[otello]

anchovies as well.

 

[grateful zed]

sardines are a specific species and are labeled 'bristling'. in the usa it is legal to market trash fish as sardines. they are usually the cheapest ones and come with mustard sauce or the like.

overall rankings:

1. Angelo Parodi Sardine Portoghesi allolio di olivo Portugal/Italy - $1.99
2. Gallego sardines in olive oil - Spain - $2. 99
3. Idamar Portuguese Sardines in olive oil - Portugal - $2. 25
4. Gonsalves Sardines in olive oil Portugal - $1.99
5. Da Morgada Sardines in Pure Olive Oil - Portugal - $3. 99
6. Albo Sardines in Olive oil Spain - $4.99
7. King Oscar Sardines Mediterranean style Norway, packed in Poland - $2.99
8. Yankee Clipper lightly smoked sardines in soybean oil Morocco - $2.49
9. King Oscar Extra Small Sardines in fish oil 2 layers Norway - $2.99
10. Brand: BELA-Olhão lightly smoked sardines in cayenne pepper-flavored extra virgin olive oil. - Portugal - $1. 75
11. Beach Cliff Sardines in soybean oil USA / Canada - $.69
12. Brunswick Sardines in Spring Water No Salt Added Canada - $1.19
13. Madrigal spiced sardines in vegetable oil Morocco - $1.59
14. Brunswick Sardines in Olive Oil Canada - $1.19
15. King Oscar Extra Small Brisling Sardines in purest virgin olive oil Norway - $2.99
16. King Oscar tiny tots Sardines in olive oil two layers Norway - $2.99
17. Crown Prince One Layer Sardines in soy bean oil no Salt - Scotland - $1. 85
18. Palacio Real Small Sardines in Olive oil (slightly smoked) Spain - $2.99
19. King Oscar Sardines in pure spring water Norway - $2.99
20. BUMBLE BEE Sardines in Water Poland - $.89
21. Mega Sardines in tomato sauce with chili The Philippines - $.79
22. Brunswick Sardines in Mustard Sauce Canada - $1.19
23. Bumble Bee Sardines in Mustard Poland - $.89
24. Yankee Clipper lightly smoked sardines in tomato sauce Morocco - $2.49
25. Yankee Clipper lightly smoked sardines in mustard sauce Morocco - $2.49
26. King Oscar Sardines in tomato Norway - $2.99
27. Brunswick Sardines in Mustard and Dill Sauce Canada - $1.19
28. King Oscar Skinless & boneless Sardines in olive oil Morocco - $2.99
29. Gourmet Award lightly smoked sardines in tomato sauce Morocco - $1.89
30. Brunswick Sardines in tomato & basil Sauce Canada - $1.19

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/301739

anchovies are better.

 

[3C's]

Here's the ones my wife bought for son. The ones in brine, likely came from Dollar Tree. Pass... http://mouth-full-of-sardines.blogspot.com/2011/08/pampa-33.html

 

[El Floppo]

:X

 

[3C's]

:X

Hopefully the cats will eat it.

 

[Jackstraw]

I like to mash them up with spicy mustard and eat with pickles and olives.

 

[Henry Ford]

Can you just mash them in the olive oil they come in and make a fish spread for crackers? That seems like it would be super easy and tasty.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Can you just mash them in the olive oil they come in and make a fish spread for crackers? That seems like it would be super easy and tasty.

Yep. On Ritz. That's my Sardine go-to.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

I get the wild planet at Costco in a 6 pack. they do have bones and skin. not sure if there are other brands there but 6 cans for $15 of wild planet is a great price

[SIZE=14.4444446563721px]Thanks. At the Costco I go to, they generally carry Seasons brand, skinless and boneless, but I will keep a lookout for the Wild Planet brand.[/SIZE]

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

I didn't see any at Costco with skin and bones. They have the boneless/skinless one's next to the anchovies and that's it. I would do the skin, but bones seem like a hassle.

Bones aren't a hassle. You just eat them. You don't even notice them.

 

[NutterButter]

I didn't see any at Costco with skin and bones. They have the boneless/skinless one's next to the anchovies and that's it. I would do the skin, but bones seem like a hassle.

Bones aren't a hassle. You just eat them. You don't even notice them.

I had no idea. Normally, I wouldn't eat fish bones.

 

[Henry Ford]

I didn't see any at Costco with skin and bones. They have the boneless/skinless one's next to the anchovies and that's it. I would do the skin, but bones seem like a hassle.

Bones aren't a hassle. You just eat them. You don't even notice them.

I had no idea. Normally, I wouldn't eat fish bones.

Sardine bones aren't like normal fish bones. at least the canned ones.

 

[NutterButter]

I didn't see any at Costco with skin and bones. They have the boneless/skinless one's next to the anchovies and that's it. I would do the skin, but bones seem like a hassle.

Bones aren't a hassle. You just eat them. You don't even notice them.

I had no idea. Normally, I wouldn't eat fish bones.

Sardine bones aren't like normal fish bones. at least the canned ones.

curious why even bother removing them

 

[Henry Ford]

I didn't see any at Costco with skin and bones. They have the boneless/skinless one's next to the anchovies and that's it. I would do the skin, but bones seem like a hassle.

Bones aren't a hassle. You just eat them. You don't even notice them.

I had no idea. Normally, I wouldn't eat fish bones.

Sardine bones aren't like normal fish bones. at least the canned ones.

curious why even bother removing them

Because people think "oh, boneless, that's better!" and will buy them.

 

[The Man With No Name]

I remember trying and liking them 30 - 35 years ago, haven't had them since and don't intend to.

 

[Fariq]

They are too fishy tasting for me.

I would hope so because, after all, sardines are fish. Sardines should not taste like bananas or vanilla wafers or cucumbers.

 

[Fariq]

anchovies as well.

I prefer mackerel as far as fish one would find in the canned fish department.

 

[E-Z Glider]

Can you just mash them in the olive oil they come in and make a fish spread for crackers? That seems like it would be super easy and tasty.

Yep. On Ritz. That's my Sardine go-to.

Canned smoked oysters on a Ritz is where its at.

 

[comfortably numb]

I remember trying and liking them 30 - 35 years ago, haven't had them since and don't intend to.

Give it another shot.

They have changed quite a bit in the last 20 years

 

[Da Guru]

My Labradors love sardines.

 

[Ignoramus]

My Labradors love sardines.

Me too!