Got this tin as a gift a few months ago and finally cracked it open. It’s delicious! I haven’t had a tinned squid that I really liked yet, so I am stoked to find this so tasty. It’s like a whole ass meal!
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?
I don't even know which one to try first, what would be your pick? 🤔
I also wanted to buy some more albacore and bluefin tuna in Jersey butter, but it was sold out so yeah maybe for Christmas
Shallots, green chili minced, curly parsley, black pepper grind over buttered toast
Referring back to a post from earlier today about collecting tinned fish wrappers/packaging, I thought I'd share some pages from my very low effort journal I started this year. I keep notes on every tin I try and when I have a bit of down time I break out a wrapper/box and rummage through my art supplies and see what inspires me. Sometimes it's just finding matching paper, sometimes it's a tiny sketch or a stamp, sometimes it's just a texture or color that seems to fit. Nothing fancy, just a fun way to remember the tins and preserve the art they come in!
I determined that today was the day I’d give this tuna energy stick from Japan another go. I wasn’t exactly thrilled by it in my first outing earlier this year, but I’d given meself a pep talk, suggesting I think of it as just a sea-based hotdog.
That reframing did actually help a bit. Full disclosure: I don’t really care much for even normal hotdogs, so adjusting my expectations only aided me so much. Looks semi-convincingly like a hot dog. Texture, though, is another matter. This tuna sausage is super solid. I expect you’ve never had any sausage of any kind as firm as this baby.
The product is pitched at health conscious folks looking for protein bombs, and that’s what is delivered. Not much flavor, not fishy, not anything really. It gives you the grams of protein quickly and efficiently. Boom! Then you’re back to your vigorous pursuits, fueled and ready.
I ordered these through Food Come Come, which is a reseller/through-seller of Japanese stuff like this. I’ve sourced a bunch of tinned fish and related things from them, and they’ve been good to work with. These bars, though, won’t be on my repeat-buy list.
Well, well, well. I have never had smoked herring or kippers before trying this tin. So, I’m massively inexperienced. But, I found these Brunswick Golden Smoked herring fillets to be very delicious. Kind of like a cross between the salt bomb of cured anchovies and the smokiness of smoked salmon??? Pretty fishy, very salty, but soo tasty. I also picked up the Polar Kippers to try another day.
I ate this tin with TJ’s Norwegian rye chips, which were almost too salty and airy to go but still good, cream cheese, extra sharp cheddar, hot Dijon mustard, some olives and celery and hummus to give my taste buds a break every now and then.
I love the smokey salty-ness, even if I know it cannot be good for me.
Can’t wait to try more kippered snacks!!
I was really excited to try these tins, they were part of my Chicago haul earlier this summer. My son (in culinary school up in NY) and I had a plan for fresh pasta and lemon cream sauce for a fancy home dinner when he got home for summer break. Was definitely underwhelmed when I opened the tins, at $40ea I was hoping for chunkier pieces. Worth noting this is my first tinned crab, and it’s pretty good, but for $80 I’ll just buy some king crab next time 😂 dinner was fresh spinach pasta with lemon cream sauce and spider crab, garnished with parm and fresh basil. My kitchen looks like a bomb went off, but we had a great time cooking together, so it was money well spent but will be spent more wisely next time. Am now slightly nervous about the Cole’s snow crab tin in my pantry, it was also kinda pricey😅
Title: How can I get this tinned fish in the US? 🇺🇸
Hi everyone! I’m in Georgia, USA, and I’m trying to get my hands on this particular tinned fish from France. I came across it online and even though I’ve never had it I’m craving it! Issue is I’m having trouble figuring out how to actually buy it here.
I found the company’s website, but it looks like they only ship within France. Does anyone in the US know of a retailer that carries this brand, or another website that ships it to the US?
I’d also be interested in hearing if anyone has successfully ordered it from the US through another legitimate shipping option. I’m specifically looking for this one pictured. It’s an octopus chimichurri style by the brand Pirate Cannerie.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Sourdough toast w whipped cottage cheese + mussels à la vinagreta + pickled fennel + red onion + mint. Picked this can up on my trip to Porto, though am aware it features Galician mussels. Really yummy.
It would’ve been better with parsley or coriander but I only had mint, and actually turned out to be a nice surprise.
It was pretty satisfying oncefinally open.
Not technically tinned 🫣 Super tangy little fishy guys so I enjoyed with some stale clearance bread from my freezer with clearance garlic hummus and clearance tomatoes! Anyone else try?
Matiz spicy tomato mackerel is only the 4th tin I’ve tried but so far it’s definitely my favorite!
Ordered from the latest restock at WildFish cannery. I decided to try the white king belly first.
I enjoyed it and wouldn’t mind having it again, but it’s not my favorite tin. Tasted like ham. Soft, incredibly tender. I ate it with some white rice and some bites with the seaweed. I ended up adding some chipotle Tabasco. I like how it wasn’t covered in oil. The bottom of the can just had a little bit of juice naturally.
Good tin, but not great (to me). :)