I’ve had many hobbies over the decades. Too many to mention. Now that I’m an old man, apparently my new hobby is sitting in my rocking chair watching guy eat sardines.
Hadn't ever tried sardines until today. I bought one can of sardines in Louisiana hot sauce, went home, cracked it open, psyched myself up, bit into it..... Proceeded to eat the whole can and go back to Walmart and buy 4 more. Officially a sardines fan!
I like to eat them on saltines with a dash of Frank's or Tabasco. Wait until you try the kipper snacks, fish steaks. Hell, I even like the smoked oysters.
Vietnam veteran here. After getting sick of eating army rations, whenever we had an opportunity to purchase sardines, we did. We called them “funky fourteens”. We would eat them by dipping them in a shared jar of mustard. Pretty messy, but, delicious!
I choked on a fish bone as a kid and swore off fish until adulthood. I ate a can of sardines for the first time last week. I proceeded to return to the store and buy multiple of every flavor they had and started eating them before I even got home. Even now my mouth is watering just thinking about them. It's been a week since I went shopping and it's been six days since I had sardines.
As a norwegian, sardines and surstroming have been a staple of my life for as long as I can remember. Honestly I don't think I could live without them!
I have always wanted to try surstroming but it’s really hard to get it shipped here to the US. Even if we could get it here, it would be well over $50 and that seems ridiculously high for a can of fish.
Herring and sprats are totally different fish. Herring are larger and chunkier than sprats. Brislings are just smoked sprats. Bumble Bee has some great brisling flavors, and all of King Oscar's flavors are pretty good and affordable. FYI, Bumble Bee used to pack herring, but switched exclusively to sprats last year.
@@georgecurtis6463 I think I may try a cracker next time. I don’t think there was enough texture variation for my personal liking, however, the rice vinegar on the rice, mixed with the fish had this amazing “umami”. So kind of conflicted but I’m glad I tried it!
@@K119_ nothing wrong with crackers at all. I think it may be intended for that use. But for me, rice and sardines has been a lifelong thing. Course it started back in the days, 50s, with those oval cans of larger sardines in a red sauce, again eaten with rice, etc. Glad you tried.
Okay dude this editing, this quality? This DEDICATION? All for a one off thing I looked up because I wanted to be more informed about deciding what canned fish was good before I bought any and this is just more than I expected. Totally subbed and going to go down the rabbit hole of your videos lol.
@@CannedFishFiles Keep up the great work man! Your music taste, and editing styles are *chefs kiss*. I honestly never thought I'd be so entertained just trying to learn about canned fish lol!
Same. I was eating a can of sardines and was dismayed that they were skinless and boneless cause I prefer those. Googled sardines to see what else was out there and found this. Epic.
King Oscar Mediterranean (in olive oil with black olive and herbs of Provence). Also, some Moroccan sardines are a decent alternative to the pricey Portuguese tins. I've had some good ones with chillis added.
A common thread: oil-packed vs. water-packed tend to have better flavor and texture. Even more so for high-quality oil. A can of good sardines in EVOO makes a great pasta sauce, practically on its own, with maybe the addition of some garlic/black pepper/peperoncini.
We eat a lot of Season Brand Skinless & boneless Sardines in Olive Oil. Inexpensive, delicious, firm never mushy, well packed, Atlantic wild caught, sustainable, BPA free can.Our favorite by far.
@@daviddandrea6491 I stock up on Seasons sardines when they're on sale at Costco. At $6.99 for a pack of 6 you can't beat it. I'm currently out and using up a pack of Wild Planet I panic bought when the pandemic started. They are just not as good. Trying to use them up in a pasta dish with lemon and capers because I don't like them alone.
I find it interesting people buy them boneless skinless and packed in oil. Seems like a lot of people like them oil packed. I am just starting to try them but I am into them being kind of healthy so I am definitely looking for things like bone in, skin on, packed in water lmao. no salt added a bonus hahaha
I'm with you 100% on your assessment of the Seasons Sardines. Very disappointed in those. Unfortunately my loving wife bought me a case of these from Costco. But to make matters even worse they were skinless and boneless. Definitely not a great taste. They gave my dogs the runs as well.
Yea. I got the seasons in olive oil from costco. No skin. No spine. They tasted like the famous Nuri brand Portuguese sardines. It says product of Morocco.
Yeah I saw them at costco for cheap a few years ago and picked up a pack. I didn’t see they were boneless and skinless until it was too late. I made sure they didn’t go to waste, but have steered clear of them ever since.
I have been loving canned sardines for so long! I take them out, split them in the middle, remove the bones and little guts then pour the oil in a bowl, add some diced onions and a little garlic clove and season - fyi: Old Bay - and let marinate in the fridge. Ooooh!! Baby!! Lol, over some basmati rice or multigrain crackers, or spread on a baguette - it's absolutely delicious! I'd take them over a dessert! Lol! The canned Portuguese ones in spiced oil are my favorite. I haven't delved into other canned fish, glad I found this channel 😊😀.
Damn! Just had two slices of toasted sourdough drizzled with olive oil, salt and filled with skin and bone sardines! Never thought that healthy food could be this tasty. Just sad to see that most supermarkets in my local are won't sell the cans with olive oil. I really don't want to use vegetable oil.
Bumble Bee, Brunswick and King Oscar are all owned by the same Company, FCF Seafood Co Ltd with their headquarters on Taiwan. Brunswick sardines are caught in Canadian waters, King Oscar's are caught in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Bumble Bee's sardines used to be caught in Maine waters, but that plant closed in 2010 . FCF also owns the sardine cannery in Poland
I just found your channel Mathew, I subscribed right away. I enjoy the production quality of your vinettes. Yes I call them vinettes, I saw someone in another thread call u Stanley Kubrick. No I see a Tarantino vibe happening, well without the sword fighting and copious amounts of blood and or dismembered limbs. Sorry got off on a tangent point is your creative and it's refreshing to see someone that has actually spent time producing something worthy of a like or forward or subscription. Keep up the great work.
I'm watching a video on "common sardines" and it involves a dude picking at tinned fish while looking absolutely like the type of guy to eat sardines and say "that's pretty good" with some of the goofiest ambient music in the background
I've never had the Season ones in water, but their regular sized ones in extra virgin olive oil are pretty good imo. Packaging is interesting too, they have a foil top instead of the standard pull tab.
I'm 74 years old now and I've been eating sardines regularly since I was a little kid (because my dad was a sardine addict) and my favorite regular brands are King Oscar in olive oil and Crown Prince in olive oil, but they're both smoked and the smoke residue aggravates my sinus allergy. So my next favorite choices are Brunswick Sardines in water, Season Sardines in water, and Beachcliff Sardines in water. I dump the can in a bowl and I drink the water (because it has some omega 3 oil in it), and I add a tablespoon of half and half sesame oil and smoked sesame oil and I chop up the sardines small to make sardine salad. The sesame oil transforms the el-cheapo sardines into a delicacy.
@@CannedFishFiles ~ Hey Matthew, I like to mix the sesame oil equal amount with toasted sesame oil and use it that way. The straight sesame oil is a bit too bland for my liking (except for sauteing meats) and the straight toasted sesame oil has a bit too much of a toasty flavor for my liking, but mixing them half and half is ideal. I buy both oils from Vitacost.
@@CannedFishFiles ~ Hey Matthew, Here's something else I think you might like. This is a recipe I learned about when I was a teenager and I'm 74 years old now. It's a peanut butter, sardine, onions, and mustard sandwich. I know it sounds crazy but it's superb (in my opinion). If you think about it, the orientals have been using peanuts and mustard with fish and chicken recipes for thousands of years. The Chinese call those recipes 'Kung Pao" recipes. Here's the way I do it: I dump a can of sardines in water into a bowl and I drink the water. Then I let it sit for few minutes and I drink the last drops of the water. Then I spread the sardines out on a plate and let them air dry for a couple of hours. Then I butter one piece of whole wheat bread with a generous amount of Smucker's Creamy Peanut Butter and I set it on another plate. Then I dump a big handful of chopped onions onto the peanut butter and I kind of tamp them into the peanut butter. Then I carefully place the sardines onto the top of that, then I squirt a fair amount of mustard on top of the sardines. Then I put another slice of whole wheat bread on top. No salt is needed because the peanut butter is quite salty, and so are the sardines and the mustard. I love those sandwiches. That's one of my most favorite sandwiches in the whole world. If you try it please email me and tell me your opinion about it. My email address is jim.yost911@gmail.com
@@jimyost2585 That sounds pretty good Jim! I mean, if you've been eating them for decades... I'll try to give it a shot. Don't worry, I'll let you know what I think. I think once onions are involved you can start to really mix stuff up, they're a magic ingredient.
For me all are the same..if i have to choose I' ll choose the cheeper one first ! Suggestion: mix one can of sardines with one can of tuna chunks together..this is heaven!
Someone recently turned me onto Spanish sardines . I think the name brand is Mike’s or mikeys. Something like that. They are in a glass jar . I don’t think I can ever go back now . I just love them. They are only found at Asian stores , at least around my area anyway. They run about $4.50 and they come in Spicy and mild . Oh they are so good
Merch is definitely the endgame in the youtube-verse, it seems. Jeff, you must be one of Justin's buddies, right? From the USAF or just an excellent basketball player?
@@CannedFishFiles Oddly enough it's my real name, an Ellis Island simplification we think. Though my dad and grandpa were both pilots in the Air Force. Life is strange these days, your videos are helping. Thank you!
I am new to the canned fish game but have been enjoying it. So far my favorite way to eat them is I'll get the ones packed in oil then I'll splash some sherry vinegar in the can. It adds some acidity and makes it a pretty nice snack.
Okay, I am back again. I came to watch what you said about the Brunswick sardines. I had my first tin of these. It was the sardine fillets gourmet style in olive oil, which turned out to be herring. I decided to put it on a whole wheat tortilla, with some spicy hot brown mustard and crispy onions. The herring was mild but it turned out to taste really good.
Ive never tried sardines but I grew up on Cayuga Lake in Upstate NY and during the Smelt run we'd take seine net and catch as many as we could to salt and smoke. Im going out to grab a few cans to try today.
I usually add them to my healthier microwavable lunches & mix them in. It helps to fill me up because some of those microwavable lunches are meatless. Prince Edward in olive oil or Tiny Tots brands is what I get.
Brunswick.the best saradines in the world.I've been eating them for over fifty years.breakfast. salad.onions.tomatoes.cucumber.pepper.mayonnaise. lime and parsley.
My Dad always ate the grocery store sardines packed in hot sauce. Don't remember what brand but they were pretty good, especially as a soup side on untoasted bread
In portugal I often buy a cheap can of sardines just to snack when I get home from grocery shopping, they cost abour 1€, used to be about 0.75€ before covid. For the price they are good, but then again, it's still portuguese sardines. Also mackerel, squid, octopuss, etc. Sometimes I mix with some pickles or bean sprouts
4.25 ounces of Northern Catch brand sardines either packed in water or sunflower oil for .89 cents at Aldi. 20 grams of protein for under a dollar and packed with Omega-3. You can't beat that with a stick! I make sardines mixed with salmon and zucchine, mushrooms and tomatoes with spaghetti. Delicious and healthy! Seasoned with oregano and basil in the sauce. Sardines Italian style! Saute onions and garlic in olive oil and butter, add zucchine and mushrooms, season with salt, oregano and basil them add fish and tomatoes, cook till sauce is done. Makes a beautiful sauce for spaghetti. One of my favorite dishes
Fun fact Morocco produces half of all canned sardines worldwide. We also call it the poor man fish because we can get a kilo of fresh sardines for 1$ to 2$ depending on the time or year.
Diced tomatoes and onions with chopped up fiddlehead fern shoots mixed with your favorite canned sardines preferably in oil, season as you like salt and pepper little squeeze of lemon and you got a little sardine salad
I sit at the kitchen table with my grandsons...twins 6 1/2. They love to pop the tab for me but then sit back and laugh and yell "gross!" We have fun with it but I know one day the mighty sardine will be something we share. It only take a little boldness to take the first bite 😋
Yup. Got laid off. Decided to hit the social security at my age. What,? I enjoy canned food. So let's watch this and see what happens. Bubble bee is good and available. King Oscar is a tasty herring brand. Being single it must work out well for this guy.
Since COVID, my office hardly has anyone. I can eat sardines every day - no complaints from coworkers. I have tried all these kinds. I agree with your assessment. The king Oscar were excellent, Bumblbee brand is my goto brand.
I bought a can a year ago to put on a nice bun for lunch and now I collect and hoard all kinds of cans from all over the world . Looking forward to visiting Spain where , you know They get it .
King Oscar are by far my favorite sardines. They have an excellent anchovy as well. Their sardines tend to be a slightly neutral flavor. I have mine with a small pit of Himalayan sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper, some smoked paprika, and a touch of garlic powder. Sometimes I’ll mix in some capers. Season has a really good sardine in olive oil. BJ’s wholesale club carry a sleeve of 10 tins for about $10. Those have a great flavor and they are firm. They make great sandwiches.
I recently discovered the channel in the last week and immediately subscribed and am now devouring all of the Canned Fish Files. I have noticed you have numerous stylish and attractive chopsticks and am curious if you have a particular place you have picked them up. The chopsticks in this video specifically I would love to have a pair of myself. Additionally, I have a high recommendation for canned octopus. There was a specific kind I had last year that was superb but alas, the name escaped me; they were a part of number of canned seafood treats brought by my stepsister's s/o to enjoy that were can only, no box. If I ever can determine what they were I will send you a can post haste. Thank you Matt!
