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Image 1 — Peniche Can Fish Sardines in Spicy Olive Oil.
Image 2 — Peniche Can Fish Sardines in Spicy Olive Oil.
Image 3 — Peniche Can Fish Sardines in Spicy Olive Oil.
Image 4 — Peniche Can Fish Sardines in Spicy Olive Oil.

Peniche Can Fish Sardines in Spicy Olive Oil.

I got these from an exchange recently and I was very lucky to get a variety of fish directly from Portugal. I kinda forgot that these had more than just sardines and peppers, so I was pleasantly surprised to find a piri piri pepper, a pickle, a preserved lemon, and a bay leaf inside. The bay leaf got kind of broken up, but the rest were intact (although a bit mushy).

This was a delicious tin. I may have eaten half a sardine and a nibble of lemon before I remembered to take a picture of the contents on the plate. These were very easy to flake apart, while still being a nice, meaty sardine. The other things in the tin were subtly present in the fish itself, but amplified when I took a bite of both. A good underlying spice throughout that built up by the end, but still on the lower end of heat in my opinion.

I just ate them plain, but I could definitely see putting this on a piece of toasted sourdough or slices of baguette. There's a good amount of flavor, so it doesn't really need anything else. Unfortunately I don't think I can really find these near me, but I'm very glad I got to give them a try.

u/bobd785 — 1 day ago

I just got my exchange box from u/tcfodor

They sent some wonderful tins straight from the Pinhais factory, along with others from small shops in Portugal, and a very nice post card. I'm excited to try sardine Pate for the first time. I love the sardine fork, and the idea of chocolate sardines is so fun.

I requested spicy tins and they delivered big time. I've had the Nuri spiced sardines and love them, but everything else is new to me, and there's lots of things that I wouldn't be able to find in the US.

Overall, this was a well thought out box, and I am super excited to try everything. I'm very happy I did this exchange, and I will for sure participate again.

u/bobd785 — 2 months ago