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Tried the Whole 'Mussels & Potato Chips' Thing - Ati Manel Spiced Mussels in Pickled Sauce
▲ 31 r/Tinnedfish

Tried the Whole 'Mussels & Potato Chips' Thing - Ati Manel Spiced Mussels in Pickled Sauce

This was a nice tin, the texture of the mussels wasn't quite as good as Ekone, but still solid. And the escabeche was really good, it had some nice spice to it.

I used Cape Cod Kettle Chips, emulsified the escabeche from the tin and poured it on top. Added some gochugaru pickled onions that I make on the regular and always try to keep on hand. And then finished it off with some homemade green goddess dressing. A pretty tasty midnight snack!

u/mattharris75 — 2 days ago
▲ 9 r/Tinnedfish

Cole's Smoked Mussels and Patagonia Lemon Herb Mussels - Garlic Lemon Mussel Pasta

I love the other Patagonia mussel products, but the flavor from the lemon herb didn't work for me. The quality of the mussels was still good, so I certainly wasn't going to ditch the tin. The Cole's tin is solid, not as well packed, doesn't look quite as appealing, but the flavor is there. So I decided to throw them together in a quick pasta dish.

The pasta is Lotus gluten free ramen (got a couple of celiacs in the house). Used the liquid from the tins plus a little extra EVOO to cook down half a shallot and a few cloves of garlic with S&P. Tossed in the mussels, the cooked pasta, and a little of the pasta water. Squeezed in the juice of half a lemon, and grated a bit of the zest on as well. Brought everything together, plated, and threw some rough chopped fresh parsley on top to garnish. Simple and delicious. And the flavors that I didn't enjoy in the Patagonia tin by itself melded perfectly with everything else. Sometimes you can save a tin with other ingredients...

u/mattharris75 — 4 days ago
▲ 77 r/Tinnedfish

I've had this tin several times. It's smoke forward, and if that's your thing it's quite good. Works well as a feature ingredient in a rice bowl. I also like it with just some cream cheese on a wheat thin.

Pretty simple presentation. The spicy mayo is mostly kewpie with some gochujang, and a splash of pickling liquid from picked onions for acid, and another splash of Bachan's for some salty/umami complexity. Garnished with some green onion and furikake.

u/mattharris75 — 20 days ago
▲ 42 r/Tinnedfish

No recipe, just all the good things!

Mackerel and sardines together?!?! Why not!!!

Going to throw something delicious together and put it on some rice pilaf!

u/mattharris75 — 23 days ago
▲ 17 r/Tinnedfish

I'm not talking tins that were just straight up bad, but those that didn't reach expectations. Maybe it was due to excessive hype, maybe they were too expensive for the experience they provided, or maybe your tastebuds just didn't fit what the manufacturer was going for.

Here are a couple for me:

Wildfish, Smoked White King Salmon Belly - This was not a bad tin at all, in fact I enjoyed it. But given the price I expected more. The flavor of the fish was mild and subtle, and the salt level was a little too much for the fish. I'm glad I tried it, but won't be purchasing it again, just not a good value.

Fangst, Limfjord Blue Mussels - Mussels may be my favorite tinned seafood, and I've had so many tasty examples. These were fairly small mussels. The dill and fennel flavors are very forward. A little acid. Texture is so-so. Not particularly soft, but also not overly meaty, a bit chalky. Sort of a pickled mussel vibe. Based on the reputation of Fangst (and I've had several of their tins that I liked a lot more) I was disappointed in these...

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u/mattharris75 — 24 days ago