Say you're stuck with three tins of fish for a whole month and that's it. No restocking, no swapping.
Which three are you picking? Brand and type if you can, and a quick reason why. Everyone's going to have a different answer, so I'm keen to see how it splits.
Mine would be hard to narrow down, so I'm interested to see how you lot manage it.
Hey everyone, looking for advice from people who've been in a similar situation.
2025 tax year:
For 2025 I believe I need to file Form 5472 + Pro Forma 1120 (reporting the $1,750 distribution) and Form 1040-NR.
Questions:
2024 concern:
Used Sprintax last year and filed the 1040-NR only. Pretty sure I never filed the Form 5472/1120 separately. My previous CPA handled everything 2019–2023, so this would be my first missed year.
Any real-world experience appreciated — especially from non-resident LLC owners or Amazon sellers. Thanks
Curious what people are actually cooking with tinned fish, recipe and all.
Everyone's got a different taste and style with this stuff, some go simple, some go all out with sauces and sides, so wondering what your best one actually is.
Tinned Fish World and BBC Good Food both have some great ones if you want a bit of inspiration first.
Everyone's got one. The specific tin that flipped it for you from "tinned fish is a backup lunch" to actually caring about this stuff. Could've been a fancy sardine someone gave you, something you tried on holiday, or just a random supermarket buy that turned out way better than expected.
What was yours, and where'd you get it?
Enough with the best of threads for a bit. What's the actual worst tin you've had, brand and where you got it from. Tasted like metal, fell apart, smelled off, whatever it was, name it and shame it.
Doesn't need to be fair, just tell us what to avoid.
London's got a few now, a couple of stalls at Hackney Broadway Market and Borough Market. There's also a decent number of UK-based online options going the specialist route rather than supermarket shelves, Tinned Fish World, The Tinned Fish Market, Rockfish, Sea Sisters, and some more.
Curious if this is mostly a London thing or if other cities have caught up. Anyone come across a proper tinned fish shop, stall, or market stand outside London? Feels like the kind of thing that could be quietly happening in a few places without much attention.
Pork scratchings, scotch eggs, a bag of crisps behind the bar, that's the usual lineup. Tinned fish doesn't really come to mind when you think pub food, but I reckon it could work. A tin of sardines, some good bread, maybe a squeeze of lemon, sat next to a pint.
Feels like the timing might actually suit it too. Even McDonald's is doing veggie options now, more places seem to be leaning into food that's a bit better for you without losing the point of going to a pub in the first place. Tinned fish fits that gap, proper protein, not deep fried, doesn't feel like a compromise.
Anyone actually seen this on a menu anywhere? Or is it too far from what people expect when they walk into a pub for a quick bite. Curious if this is something that could catch on here or if it's just never going to fit the vibe.
Portugal gets called the spiritual home of tinned fish — canneries going back over a century, a culture built around it, birthday-stamped tins as souvenirs. Spain and France aren't far behind either.
But the UK's actually got more going on than it gets credit for. Rockfish (Mitch Tonks' project, canned in Spain but built on British-caught fish), Hevva! (Cornish cannery, small-batch, inventive sauces), Sea Sisters (Dorset craft cannery), Fish4Ever (organic, ethically driven), plus others doing quietly good work.
So — where do you honestly think the UK sits globally on tinned fish right now? Genuine contender, promising but still catching up, or a long way behind Iberia?
What's the best British tin you've had, and how does it compare to what you've had from Portugal or Spain?
There used to be a pretty firm hierarchy in the UK — fresh fish was what you served to guests, tinned was what you ate when money was tight or you couldn't be bothered to cook. That's clearly not the whole picture anymore, at least not on Instagram and in certain restaurants.
But has opinion actually shifted across the UK, or has it just been rebranded for a certain crowd while everyone else still sees it the old way? I keep wondering if this is a real change in how people think or just a London thing that looks bigger online than it actually is.
Would be curious to know if your parents or grandparents saw it differently to how you do, and honestly, would you have served tinned fish to guests five years ago without thinking twice about it?
There used to be a pretty firm hierarchy in the UK — fresh fish was what you served to guests, tinned was what you ate when money was tight or you couldn't be bothered to cook. That's clearly not the whole picture anymore, at least not on Instagram and in certain restaurants.
But has opinion actually shifted across the UK, or has it just been rebranded for a certain crowd while everyone else still sees it the old way? I keep wondering if this is a real change in how people think or just a London thing that looks bigger online than it actually is.
Would be curious to know if your parents or grandparents saw it differently to how you do, and honestly, would you have served tinned fish to guests five years ago without thinking twice about it?
Portugal gets called the spiritual home of tinned fish — canneries going back over a century, a culture built around it, birthday-stamped tins as souvenirs. Spain and France aren't far behind either.
But the UK's actually got more going on than it gets credit for. Rockfish (Mitch Tonks' project, canned in Spain but built on British-caught fish), Hevva! (Cornish cannery, small-batch, inventive sauces), Sea Sisters (Dorset craft cannery), Fish4Ever (organic, ethically driven), plus others doing quietly good work.
So — where do you honestly think the UK sits globally on tinned fish right now? Genuine contender, promising but still catching up, or a long way behind Iberia?
What's the best British tin you've had, and how does it compare to what you've had from Portugal or Spain?
Portugal gets called the spiritual home of tinned fish — canneries going back over a century, a culture built around it, birthday-stamped tins as souvenirs. Spain and France aren't far behind either.
But the UK's actually got more going on than it gets credit for. Rockfish (Mitch Tonks' project, canned in Spain but built on British-caught fish), Hevva! (Cornish cannery, small-batch, inventive sauces), Sea Sisters (Dorset craft cannery), Fish4Ever (organic, ethically driven), plus others doing quietly good work.
So — where do you honestly think the UK sits globally on tinned fish right now? Genuine contender, promising but still catching up, or a long way behind Iberia?
What's the best British tin you've had, and how does it compare to what you've had from Portugal or Spain?
Most tinned fish content assumes you can walk into a specialist shop or order from Portugal. Fair enough, but most of us are doing the weekly shop at Tesco, Waitrose, M&S or Sainsbury's and want to know what's actually worth putting in the trolley.
So — what's the best tinned fish you've found on a UK supermarket shelf right now? Doesn't have to be fancy, just genuinely good.
I'll start: Ortiz White Tuna in Olive Oil from Waitrose. Properly firm, doesn't fall apart into mush like most tinned tuna does.
What's yours, and which supermarket?
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