Canned Sardines - Nutritional Powerhouse
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I eat them once a week. I usually eat tuna.
I prefer them in oil
I prefer them in oil
I think I tried sardines once when I was a kid. They weren't gross as I recall, but that was a long time ago.
So for the ones with bones...I take it the bones are 'chewy' and you can just chew it all up?
With as much nutritional value these things have, I'll sacrifice a little bit of taste for the healthy benefits.
So for the ones with bones...I take it the bones are 'chewy' and you can just chew it all up?
With as much nutritional value these things have, I'll sacrifice a little bit of taste for the healthy benefits.
Hypno
Crow
churros said:
try them with some saltine crackers.
also, clean up is important because they stink. I use paper plates and napkins, and I place everthing in a grocery bag, tie it up, before placing it in the trash.
I once made the mistake of letting some of the oil spill onto my kitchen counter and I wiped it up with a dish rage. My kitchen smelled funky for days, and that dishrag has been washed a few times and still smells funky.
Tex Cruise
Pelican
I missed this thread originally, but after discovering it the other day I decided to give them a go.
Last time I ate canned sardines would have been when I was in my late teens and often flat broke before pay day. A can of supermarket brand sardines in tomato sauce (from god knows what 3rd world shithole) was at the time about 25c.
A few of these with a 99c loaf of bread could keep you alive until your pay came through for a few bucks.
I usually get through a few cans of tuna per week, but recently the more expensive tuna was on sale for less than the cheap tuna. I bought some and found it so superior that the cheap stuff was now completely inedible.
The day this thread got bumped, some decent Canadian sardines happened to be on sale for less than either kind of tuna. It was a no brainer. Good cheap, long life body fuel.
A mate got me onto canned mackerel years ago too, he used to put them on a sandwich with sprouts and some other salad stuff that I've now forgotten. I did so too for a while... but when that juice runs down your hand as you're eating, it's there for days regardless of what industrial strength shit you throw at it. Your hand will smell like you've been three knuckles deep into the dirtiest pussy in human history for the rest of the week whether you like it or not.
Last time I ate canned sardines would have been when I was in my late teens and often flat broke before pay day. A can of supermarket brand sardines in tomato sauce (from god knows what 3rd world shithole) was at the time about 25c.
A few of these with a 99c loaf of bread could keep you alive until your pay came through for a few bucks.
I usually get through a few cans of tuna per week, but recently the more expensive tuna was on sale for less than the cheap tuna. I bought some and found it so superior that the cheap stuff was now completely inedible.
The day this thread got bumped, some decent Canadian sardines happened to be on sale for less than either kind of tuna. It was a no brainer. Good cheap, long life body fuel.
getdownonit said:
A mate got me onto canned mackerel years ago too, he used to put them on a sandwich with sprouts and some other salad stuff that I've now forgotten. I did so too for a while... but when that juice runs down your hand as you're eating, it's there for days regardless of what industrial strength shit you throw at it. Your hand will smell like you've been three knuckles deep into the dirtiest pussy in human history for the rest of the week whether you like it or not.
Tex Cruise
Pelican
Been through approximately 100 cans of sardines since finding this magnificent thread. Now my local store has stopped stocking my favourite Canadian Wild Caught Sardines in Olive Oil. Only ones I can get are in Soy Oil... and for some reason (not sure why) eating Soy is not something I want to do.
Deep soy is out to get you.
It's a fair bet that all the male sardines in those cans are either fucking each other or playing doormat to the female sardines.
It's a fair bet that all the male sardines in those cans are either fucking each other or playing doormat to the female sardines.
ExploringReality
Robin
Uuuh, as a spaniard sardines have always been in home, they are really really common here. I love putting them in bread with tomatoes and a little olive oil, give it a try!
Gotta go sardines in water. Hot sauce and on a saltine. Or deep fry them.
Another similar and good seafood. Canned oysters.
Another similar and good seafood. Canned oysters.
Giving this thread a good bump. I eat sardines almost everyday. They immediately put me in a good mood, similar to eating organ meats like liver.
I eat them straight out the can, skin + bones in water. They're pretty gross IMO. I've just gotten used to eating them. I throw them over rice sometimes but that doesn't really mask the taste at all.
I eat them straight out the can, skin + bones in water. They're pretty gross IMO. I've just gotten used to eating them. I throw them over rice sometimes but that doesn't really mask the taste at all.
They taste better if you get them in olive oil.
Marmite said:
Does the mackerel taste better? I've tried a few of the trader joes canned fish but cannot get past the foul taste.
eradicator said:
The mackerel doesn't have the bones, so has a better texture. I do prefer the taste to sardines too. If you find it difficult to palate the taste in brine / oil, try in a sauce. I quite like the spicy tomato, but you still get the strong fish taste.
I should eat more of these little suckers.
The extremely cheap brands packed in SEA smell particularly horrible and make me feel sick so I pay a little more and get the ones packed in Poland when they're on special. It also feels nice to support a country pushing back against the globohomo regime.
The extremely cheap brands packed in SEA smell particularly horrible and make me feel sick so I pay a little more and get the ones packed in Poland when they're on special. It also feels nice to support a country pushing back against the globohomo regime.
Sardines are all wild caught and fairly sustainable.
I like the ones in round cans packed in tomato sauce, it cuts the fishiness a bit. Chop a chive or two, add some powdered chili pepper and black pepper, eat with bread.
[img=600x400]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JVY3trMQ...ardine+in+Tomato+Sauce+125g+Product.jpg[/img]
[img=600x400]https://previews.123rf.com/images/n...s-salad-canned-fish-in-tomato-sauce.jpg[/img]
Those cans are usually available in ethnic asian stores (chinese), usually at C$1 per and sometimes on sale for 2 for a dollar.
Canned sardines are a great no-fuss snack, but you guys should try a mediterrannean-style treat of grilled fresh (frozen) sardines. Frozen sardines are about the same price as canned sardines, usually from portuguese brands.
You can get the small ones, which are usually the size of canned ones or a little bigger (around 4"), or the larger ones, about 6"-8". You have to clean them first, which is quick and easy for the small ones, there is a technique to remove their guts without having to cut their belly, by just yanking their heads out after you cut their head halfway from the top, stopping just as you severe their central bone. When you pull the head out, the gut stays attached and comes right out. That's how they clean them at the factory. You do that then rinse them quickly. Takes about 20s per fish, so you can get through a big batch quickly.
Or you can look for filleed, prepared frozen sardines, which are more expensive:
[img=400x530]https://www.ocado.com/productImages...tifier=aa868b3d68c6c286b4d7a5363e176996[/img]
Fry the sardines in olive oil, with chopped garlic and herbs, squeeze some lemon juice, salt and pepper when you're done. You don't need to debone them or tale out the tail, frying them makes then edible, and you get a nice serving of calcium from those. Eat with oven roasted potatoes, and sauteed zucchini which you can prepare in the same pan, with olive oil and chopped garlic. Eat with a dry white wine or beer.
The larger sardines are great too, you have them grilled in your oven, or on a grill. But you have to prepare them like a regular fish, scaling them, then gutting them out. There are lots of youtube vids on this. Dab with olive oil, put a thin sliver of lemon in their guts, sprinkle with chopped garlic and grill, srpinkle a little bit of chopped parsley/herbs, salt and pepper. They cook quickly, 15-20min depending on size.
[img=377x500]http://alvorfoods.com/_uploads/products/sardines-large.jpg[/img]
[img=400x400]https://flockler.com/thumbs/sites/1...en-herbs_s600x600_c2326x1358_l0x383.jpg[/img]
Grilled/pan fried sardines are delicious, nothing like canned sardines, it's like the difference between fresh grilled tuna vs canned tuna, so it's worth the effort, especially if you are on a budget and don't want to compromise on your nutrition.
For a side dish, bake potatoes about 45min in the oven, then take out when they're 90% done, let rest 5min, then cut them in 4-6 large pieces, coat with olive oil and put back in the oven along with the fish. Grilled sardines with roast potatoes! or even better, get fingerling/small new potatoes and coat in olive oil and roast in the oven, or you can boil the potatoes and finish them up in a pan with a bit of oil skin on.
I like the ones in round cans packed in tomato sauce, it cuts the fishiness a bit. Chop a chive or two, add some powdered chili pepper and black pepper, eat with bread.
[img=600x400]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JVY3trMQ...ardine+in+Tomato+Sauce+125g+Product.jpg[/img]
[img=600x400]https://previews.123rf.com/images/n...s-salad-canned-fish-in-tomato-sauce.jpg[/img]
Those cans are usually available in ethnic asian stores (chinese), usually at C$1 per and sometimes on sale for 2 for a dollar.
Canned sardines are a great no-fuss snack, but you guys should try a mediterrannean-style treat of grilled fresh (frozen) sardines. Frozen sardines are about the same price as canned sardines, usually from portuguese brands.
You can get the small ones, which are usually the size of canned ones or a little bigger (around 4"), or the larger ones, about 6"-8". You have to clean them first, which is quick and easy for the small ones, there is a technique to remove their guts without having to cut their belly, by just yanking their heads out after you cut their head halfway from the top, stopping just as you severe their central bone. When you pull the head out, the gut stays attached and comes right out. That's how they clean them at the factory. You do that then rinse them quickly. Takes about 20s per fish, so you can get through a big batch quickly.
Or you can look for filleed, prepared frozen sardines, which are more expensive:
[img=400x530]https://www.ocado.com/productImages...tifier=aa868b3d68c6c286b4d7a5363e176996[/img]
Fry the sardines in olive oil, with chopped garlic and herbs, squeeze some lemon juice, salt and pepper when you're done. You don't need to debone them or tale out the tail, frying them makes then edible, and you get a nice serving of calcium from those. Eat with oven roasted potatoes, and sauteed zucchini which you can prepare in the same pan, with olive oil and chopped garlic. Eat with a dry white wine or beer.
The larger sardines are great too, you have them grilled in your oven, or on a grill. But you have to prepare them like a regular fish, scaling them, then gutting them out. There are lots of youtube vids on this. Dab with olive oil, put a thin sliver of lemon in their guts, sprinkle with chopped garlic and grill, srpinkle a little bit of chopped parsley/herbs, salt and pepper. They cook quickly, 15-20min depending on size.
[img=377x500]http://alvorfoods.com/_uploads/products/sardines-large.jpg[/img]
[img=400x400]https://flockler.com/thumbs/sites/1...en-herbs_s600x600_c2326x1358_l0x383.jpg[/img]
Grilled/pan fried sardines are delicious, nothing like canned sardines, it's like the difference between fresh grilled tuna vs canned tuna, so it's worth the effort, especially if you are on a budget and don't want to compromise on your nutrition.
For a side dish, bake potatoes about 45min in the oven, then take out when they're 90% done, let rest 5min, then cut them in 4-6 large pieces, coat with olive oil and put back in the oven along with the fish. Grilled sardines with roast potatoes! or even better, get fingerling/small new potatoes and coat in olive oil and roast in the oven, or you can boil the potatoes and finish them up in a pan with a bit of oil skin on.
whitewashedblackguy
Kingfisher
I love these jars of Polar Sardines. For 2.50 you get a jar of em wild caught, smoked, in olive oil.
My mate 911 you're making me hungry!
There actually was a Sushi maker in a certain suburb of a capital city that made sushi's using raw salmon, tuna and, yes, sardine. I have no idea if this was a joke or something but it tasted delicious. It (got?) shut down as soon as it got popular but yeah we all know how they deal with REAL foods in our countries.
I had a job for a while where my breaks made me walk most of it, to just get to a toilet, so it made me have little time to eat and sardines were a great way to make you feel full and fed. I never minded the fishy taste, God made it taste like that for a reason right?
Good shit out there for little money, but as Leonard said, buy the ones that are packed in a country you feel the waters aren't filled with feces.
There actually was a Sushi maker in a certain suburb of a capital city that made sushi's using raw salmon, tuna and, yes, sardine. I have no idea if this was a joke or something but it tasted delicious. It (got?) shut down as soon as it got popular but yeah we all know how they deal with REAL foods in our countries.
I had a job for a while where my breaks made me walk most of it, to just get to a toilet, so it made me have little time to eat and sardines were a great way to make you feel full and fed. I never minded the fishy taste, God made it taste like that for a reason right?
Good shit out there for little money, but as Leonard said, buy the ones that are packed in a country you feel the waters aren't filled with feces.