Canned Sardines - Nutritional Powerhouse

[How Many Bothans]

My mother used to make bake with sardines for breakfast.

For those who don't know, bake is a very simple lightly fried dough. It's thin and it puffs up when fried. You slice of open and can put butter (delicious) or cheese or whatever inside, close it up and have a delicious snack.

She would take plain sardines and finely diced onions, fresh lemon juice, black pepper, etc and mash them together. Then we'd fill the hot, fresh bake with it.

She showed me how to make bake, but I forgot. Now she's gone. I'll have to look it up on YouTube. I feel like making that for breakfast tomorrow.

 

[Feyoder]

Never got the taste for sardines. I like sprats on toast though. Another nutritional powerhouse. I buy the estonian ones.

Very "honest" food.

 

[Kingsley Davis]

Used to be forced fed cod liver oil (RIP Gran) but now willingly splashing 15 bills on a 5 pack of these lot.:heart:

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[911]

Had a quick dinner before stepping out earlier tonight, large canned lobster meat. You buy it frozen, and put it in the fridge section a day before to thaw, I bought a stack in season a few months ago to get that summer treat mid-winter:

Made 2 lobster rolls from one 320g can, my version was with avocado:

cocktail sauce: mix mayo with ketchup 2 to 1 roughly, a bit of horseradish, add a dash of lemon and of spirit (vodka, gin, tequila or white sherry all work), dash of tabasco, bit of celery and chives,; mix lobster meat and avocado chunks, line toasted bread with Boston lettuce and enjoy with a white beer w/ a dash of lemon juice.

 

[Kingsley Davis]

^^Certified Kosher aka Goy Tax.:dodgy:

 

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

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.

But why would you clean such small fish in the first place? I just swish mine around in a bowl with some olive oil/garlic/parsley/salt /lemon, dump them into a baking pan and bake. Just eat them whole, the heads are actually the best parts and it's a pity to throw them away.

 

[deerhunter]

Is canned salmon expensive where you guys live? That is what I like but I understand that I have the luxury of canning cases of it myself with my own salmon and most people don't. Worth a try if not too spendy. Great as a sandwich in place of tuna or with pasta and an alfredo sauce. I eat lots straight out of the jar.

 

[911]

^^Certified Kosher aka Goy Tax.:dodgy:

Weird, shellfish are not kosher, so I don;t know why they'd need to certify them. I guess the goyim don't know...

 

[Kingsley Davis]

AY tONE!!

"Weird, shellfish are not kosher, so I don;t know why they'd need to certify them. I guess the goyim don't know..."

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[Benc]

I don't like the taste of sardines, but canned tuna is fine.

 

[antman333]

I don't like the taste of sardines, but canned tuna is fine.

Canned salmon is pretty great. Way underrated, most of it is wild caught (very healthy) + cheaper than a filet. I usually mix with mayo and throw it on a bagel/toast.

 

[antman333]

Is canned salmon expensive where you guys live? That is what I like but I understand that I have the luxury of canning cases of it myself with my own salmon and most people don't. Worth a try if not too spendy. Great as a sandwich in place of tuna or with pasta and an alfredo sauce. I eat lots straight out of the jar.

Trader Joes has these big cans for $3. For whatever reason it's cheaper than the sockeye salmon + double the size. I prefer the taste/texture of sockeye though.

 

[buja]

Here are my favorites. I've eaten them on occasion since I was a kid.
(My dad liked them and kipper snacks too)

I put a little hot sauce on them.

In the last 2 months I've been eating them along with soft yolk eggs and calcium/mineral supplement...people have told me I've lost weight.

And I've lost my cravings for soda.

I'm hoping not to lose any more teeth!