Had to share my lunch today - it's tomato season here, and I had fresh bread, & this Nuri tin to try, so the stars really just aligned for me to make the most perfect sardine sandwich!
Just used the sardines, a bit of mayo, some diced castelvetrano olives & pickled garlic, and also diced up some of the peppers from the tin and added them in. Absolutely bangin' sandwich!
I recently got a 12 pack of Matiz Sardines for $71. So about $6 per can.
My local store just started carrying these and I am already hooked! Small, tender, no grit, no dryness. These little darlings are perfectly cooked and the wood smoke and olive oil elevate it even higher. This is probably the best tin of bargain mussles I've ever had, better than the Jose Gourmet ones in escabeche. I like to throw a dash of Salsa Espinaler in this to wake everything up. Eat them straight up, with toast, or crackers. Enjoy!
I have a few tins of aged smoked trout cutlets and want to pair them properly this weekend instead of just grabbing whatever beer is in the fridge.
Found this short guide (https://lastcatch.eu/wine-and-trout-pairing/) suggesting that high-minerality whites and crisp Sauvignon Blanc are the benchmark because of the sunflower oil and smoke.
Do you guys stick to mineral whites, or has anyone had success pairing smoked oily trout with dry sparkling wine, cider, or light reds? What is your personal favourite bottle to open with it?
5 minute lurker, 1st time poster
Hello all, I usually get my sardines in olive oil from Aldi or Walmart (great value).
Looking at all of these different options, I suddenly feel like I've been missing out.
Where else are y'all getting your sardines from ?
First time trying this brand, bought from a local European market. Cost was $3.50 per tin.
Packaging is high quality, nice cardstock sleeve with a clean design.
When I opened the can, there was a nice lemon scent and not much else. Appearance is pretty standard for fried sardines, maybe would have preferred to see a little more skin when I opened the can.
Taste was pleasant and mild. The fish flavor was there but not forward. I had it on toast with cream cheese, which was perfectly serviceable.
There were a few pieces of lemon at the bottom of the tin, which was nice to see them using actual fruit instead of just oils and juices for flavoring.
My son shared this tin with me, and between bites he was stomping his feet for more. I should note that he decided to eat the fish in between bites of Cocoa Puffs. Read into that how you will.
Rating: 4/5. Lemon isn’t my absolute favorite but this was pretty good.
My son’s rating: 5/5, great with dry cereal and a sippy cup of milk
After seeing a recent post about sardines on pizza, I decided to give it a try. I used some red pesto for the sauce, spicy sardines, mozzarella, sun dried tomatoes, and onion. Would definitely make this again.
Lunch today, Patagonia Provisions lemon herb mussels with some cracked pepper Triscuits. These were really good. Fresh, bright, zesty herb flavor. The mussels had great texture. That oil with the bits of garlic was almost good enough to drink by itself. Overall a great tin that I’d happily eat again. 4/5.
i feel like tinned fish has gotten so popular recently that my go-to nearby markets are ALWAYS completely out of my fav sardines ive been eating for years :(
ive gone to my local costco, stopnshop, AND trader joes to buy groceries in the past month and every time i peek into the tinned fish section to get my fav season brand sardines theyre always completely sold out :(( i feel like just less than a year ago they were always available but now they are all gone ):
i think its great people have taken a liking to tinned fish!! i used to get made fun of in middle school for eating them lmao so this whole fish revolution has been great to see, but i do miss having reliable sardines as ye average consumer🐟
I always avoided them. But they are basically the only sardines left on the shelves in my local stores these days. I don't know why I ever did. They are dynamite. Ligos are great too.
Some slightly beat up preserved lemon Fishwife sardines, avocados, & tomatoes on seasoned rice with the lemony sardine oil drizzled on top.
New packaging from Ferrigno of their La Bonne Mer brand salmon, updating, best I can tell, what used to be labeled “Saumon Sauvage”—wild salmon—in the recent past. This is wild-caught salmon, from the “Northeast Pacific,” so it’s semi-hilarious to me that this is the one tinned fish not loudly trumpeting “Wild Caught” on the tin.
Wild caught is good. Extra virgin olive oil is good. Ferrigno is good. What’s less good, from my perspective, is that this is chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), also sometimes referred to as keta or dog salmon. It’s not me favorite, alas. Chum is leaner than most other salmon, and, perhaps accordingly, its flesh tends to be a bit grainy and less moist than you might expect when the big print shouts Salmon. I’m happy to report that as canned keta goes, this is relatively tender and pleasant. Relatively; I’ve had way worse—indeed, the sister can from Ferrigno packed in just water is pretty darn uninspiring. The flavor here is super-mild. Some folks might count that a solid win. For me, though, a bit boring, so I punched it up with Sijang Garlic Chili Crunch, my most favorite flavor party-animal.
I picked this up at World Market. I went to their site just now, to check the asking price, but they claim not to sell it. So, I shot an email to the head office, and while they replied with very admirable speed, that individual also stated it’s not a tin they stock. I would have concluded I must’ve been taking crazy pills, but this isn’t the first time I’ve bumped into such facts-on-the-ground—facts-on-the-shelf??—at World Market. It’s a very peculiar enterprise, but God love ‘em for featuring fish. You may, then, either see or not see this salmon in your local outlet.
Over the past year, the Tinventory community has logged more than 3,500+ reviews across 2,100+ tins. Looking through the reviews, I thought what stood out was interesting.
Most Reviewed Brands (Fishwife still dominates)
- Fishwife (432 Reviews)
- King Oscar (240 Reviews)
- Trader Joe’s (158 Reviews)
- Nuri (153 Reviews)
- Patagonia Provisions (130 Reviews)
Highest Rated Trout
- ABC+ Curry Flavoured Trout Fillets
- Minnow Smoked Trout Filet in Oil
- Cole’s Smoked Rainbow Trout with Lemon and Cracked Pepper
Most Reviewed Sardine in Olive Oil (Tinventory has 709 sardine tins logged, more than double tuna and three times mackerel.)
- Nuri Spiced Sardines in Olive and Sardines in Olive Oil
- King Oscar Wild Caught Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Bela Sardines in EVOO and Piri-Piri
Most Underrated Fish
- Herring!? - More reviews than squid, trout, anchovies, or oysters!
Most Reviewed Tuna
- Fishwife's tuna lineup accounts for the largest share of tuna reviews.
- Natural Catch Spicy Yellowfin Tuna with Spicy Chili
- Ortiz White Tuna in Olive Oil
Most Wishlisted Tins (We’re freaks for cheeks)
- José Gourmet Sardines in Butter (DEENS IN BUTTAH)
- Wildfish Cannery Black Cod Cheeks
- Wildfish Cannery Pan-fried King Salmon Cheeks
Most Pantried Tins
Every Fishwife tin…
3 things that surprised me the most:
Herring has quietly become one of the most reviewed fish.
Tomato sauce is still the second most common preparation by a huge margin.
Fishwife has nearly twice as many reviews as the second most reviewed brand. (I guess not that surprising)
Just want to say thanks again to everyone’s support. Tinventory has been a blast!
Happy Eating :)
People always ask why no bones??? I say that they taste good and are nice to throw on stuff and because the world needs fish boners.
These are just fantastic. I used to always get the matiz or wild planet ones but they have been out of stock in most of the places I go. Found these in tomato sauce/chilis/olive oil and bit the price bullet. My favorites so far. Eaten with garlic hummus and double Glouchester cheese, a perfect pairing!