Sardines... in the can **POLL***

Was listening Joe Rogan and heard him talking about how much he loved canned sardines .

My Dad used to eat those things like candy but I never tried them, not in my life.

Bought 5 tins of varied flavors and brands. First can was gross. But the more I eat them, the more I like them.

They still look vile, but they taste not bad. I like the ones in hot sauce and in water best. Not such much in oil. Did not like those. But better with Hot Sauce.

Any tips on how to enjoy these tasty little fish?

Do you like Sardines in the tin?

smoked oysters are good on a cracker with hot sauce

Life is too short to spend time making stink fish taste better.

I love them all except the ones in tomato sauce, those give me heartburn.

Agreed. Sardines are bait for the fish I like to eat.

Where is Lannie btw?

I don’t understand JRs popularity. Not very insightful, average personality, and sort of an average interviewer and comedian. He does work hard and has good guests every now and then.

Canned Tuna fish>>>canned sardines.

^^^^this .

Sardines the same .

You can also try adding small pieces of sardines during the last few minutes of cooking a pizza . Sort of a low sodium alternative to anchovies .

Chicken of the sea brand smoked sardines are very good. Trouble is, they are hard to find. Brookshires is the only place here that sells them. Do not know about the DFW area though

Joe Rogan's shows are very hit and miss. Depends on the guest. Some of them you could not pay me to listen to, just boring and not fun or funny. BUT some of them are totally riveting...entertaining and educational. I like the historians he has on, and some of the medical folks who talk about health and working out and stuff. He talks about bigfoot and UFO stuff sometimes too, I like that.

Is it actually chicken?

I just got some of those from Kroger here in DFW. I got a few of every brand they had to try.

Its a cheap way to get some healthy proteins and Omega-3. Of course totally portable, toss a few cans in your bag and you got a snack on the go.

Going to try what Ratz suggested, the oysters.

Good quality sardines Med style in a spinach salad with a touch of Balsamic Vinegar for the win...

When I was growing up and my folks were still married , my mom bought TONS of canned sardines --- we lived close enough to Monterey Bay and those cans of sardines were dirt cheap and a great way to get protein . I loved them , ate them like candy . Today , just the thought of eating them makes me gag .

I like the ones in oil with some Pace medium salsa. Have some Club crackers and cheddar cheese and you have a meal.

Same with smoked oysters.

I like the plain or mustard sauce ones. Straight up on saltines.

Love canned sardines, I’ve been eating them since I was a kid.

This is the Rolls Royce of sardines. From Portugal, hand packed in good olive oil.

$7.00 a can on Amazon,

I think true patriots just eat plain Vienna sausages...not even a hint of socialism in any can.

Smoked oysters in a can are great, not a fan of the sardines tho

Damn... the Rolls of tiny fish in a can. I gotta try some! Ordering now.

Grazie Fratello

I like the ones in hot sauce...mustard ain't bad either. BTW If you make your own bbq sauce, use two or three of these fishes in place of the salt. Makes for Dang good sauce when pureed w/ the other ingredients.

Canned sardines are the chuck norris of survival food.

Prego

There’s a very popular documentary on how these sardines are made

Next thing ya know someone will jump up and say the only they eat sardines is with peach and crackers!!!!

Catfish bait!

With mustard ummm hummm

I personally prefer them packed in hot sauce and served on saltines.

Sardines and Saltines !! Love Em.


Good Luck,
Bozz

There's a brand called Season I buy at Walmart that's good.

Love the sardines packed in mustard sauce or jalapenos!

Like all kinds, hot sauce the best. Like smoked oysters and pickled herring, but too much salt for my cardiologist. Have to sneak a can in every now and then.

Smoked herring is the bomb on a cracker with sharp cheddar and a slice of pickled jalapeno.

This^

I couldn’t get past the little rib bones crunching in my mouth.

I ordered the 10 pack for $55. I have to think if I kind of like the 1$ tins these must be over the moon.

Really liked watching the care they put into selecting and packing the fish, all by hand! Did not think anything was done the old way anymore.

YES, had some today, Tabasco and Club crackers...

I love these. It's been way too long since I've had any.

Love sardines. I get the boneless, skinless in a can. Several cans a week.

WAIT! WAIT! I GOT THIS ONE!! Coming out of longtimelurkerdom to answer this... It's a fish question I am qualified to answer FINALLY. King Oscar Finest Norwegian Brisling Sardines in Olive Oil is what you want. Not kidding. Two fiddy a can or so. I eat them straight out of the can or on a saltine. A little black pepper or Tabasco but it's not really necessary. Those cheaper brands like Chicken of the Sea use soy bean oil which tastes about like used racing oil.

The smaller the sardine, the better they are. King Oscar was my go to for years. I recently discovered Polar sardines packed in a jar, they are lightly smoked and packed in oil. HEB carries them. King Oscar packed with cracked black pepper are a close runner up though.

Used to love the Smoked Kippers.

Until I came back from a Halibut fishing trip in Kodiak, where we used herring for bait. Now just can't get past the smell, and it's stuck in my Gortex coat for life.

I have those very ones in my collection! Have not tried it yet. But will give a full review tomorrow.

It has the red packaging with the bearded dude.

Dan likes to put boney salty creatures in his mouth from some creepy redbearded dude.

🤢

They make great skunk bait.

I buy cans of sardines, oyster and mackerel to keep on the truck. I usually will microwave a frozen bag of riced cauliflower and mix a few cans in with the bag once it’s heated. I’ve started to enjoy this concoction

Don't know 'bout Dan but King Oscar was King of Norway and Sweden in the early 1900's. I am sure you've conquered a lot of Viking territories too.

Don’t you dare judge him, and certainly don’t call him a golf ball.

Back in my bass fishing days,I would have starved to death if it had not been for sardines,vinnie sausages, cheese, and crackers.

This is by far one of the stranger things I've read on this forum. More power to you, it's got to be pretty healthy at least.

I like the ones in hot sauce.

I think KD is driving a big truck now like across country...

I'm sure it's hard to get healthy inexpensive meals at truck stops so I can see what appealed to him about this concoction.

I’ll bet his truck smells nice! Like a week old carp eating lot lizard living in the sleeper!

one bad can and done.

No!!!

That is gross!

I dont like them at all.

I like all of them with some saltines, mustard, and touch of tabasco.

They are in a can................... And they need to stay there.

Smoked Kipper snacks, sardines, and oysters, in a can are all good. Try canned anchovies dipped in balsamic vinegar for a great snack. Anchovies are good on pizza and and when making caesars salad. My wife detests them but really enjoyed them (unknowingly) in my home made dressing.

Do yall know why they are so tightly packed in the can ?


MO

the more the merrier?

smoked oysters in oil and crackers with gouda or provolone cheese, that's livin!

I ran a trap line as a kid and always had sardines in the trap basket for bait. Sometimes when we got hungry they were lunch instead of bait. Washed it down with some creek water and those were some great times!

Sardines in a tin are a good thing, Some types more than others but best I had was over a hot coal grill with a good sprinkle of rock salt and some boiled potatoes with a knob of butter on them and some cold suds to wash them down

The sell the Portugal ones at World Market. Will have to get some!

Thats where i had them, nazaré in Portugal, beautiful!!

in oil ones, on bread coated with mayo...….awesome sammich..

our eating habits while fishing or hunting have really changed over the years....back before we had convenience stores or fast food places we ate a lot of sardines,vienna sausages or potted meat on crackers while hunting or fishing....I've eaten my share of sardines but haven't in years,too easy to grab a box of fried chicken from convenience store or a deli sandwich from a sandwich shop....

I had the king Oscar ones yesterday in oil. Many times better than the chicken of the sea ones.
I can't wait to get the Nuri and try them... Looks like the shipping is going to be a few more weeks though.

I like em, but the wife hates me to stink up her kitchen with them. For Christmas, my kids usually give me canned sardines as a joke gift. They think it’s funny and can’t imagine how I can eat sardines. Well, this year I guess they got confused, because they gave me some canned Anchovies. Not sure I want to eat them. Maybe if I mix them with sardines...

My Dad used to put sardines in a bowl and chop them up a bit, add chopped onions and lemon juice, mix it and eat them. Good stuff. Try it.

I was in Rotterdam or Amsterdam (I forget which) at a business meal, and I ordered a Caesar Salad with chicken. The waiter looked at me funny and said they didn’t offer the chicken, but they did offer the salad with sardines. I ordered that. And I got a great salad topped with big cooked sardines. I guess they were about 3” long. Not bad, but I prefer the chicken.

Sardine filets are fine. But do you eat catfish bones and all as well?

Yeah you eat the bones and all. They are smoked and so small they are soft. After doing the research the bones and skin of the sardines in the can are really healthy for you.

I honor of this poll, I had sardines for lunch. Had a few saltines too. Then I opened the anchovies and ate a couple. Good flavor but way too salty. The wife won’t kiss me now. Says I smell like sardines.

I thought I might be the only one....go to racoon bait for us! 5:00 AM before school, skin and hang for the fur guy to come get. I could close my eyes and go back to 1978 without much complaint

Haven't had any in a while but saw these today after reading the thread. Hot sauce, crackers, a pickle and Tilamook sharp cheddar. They were very good!

My neighbor said that meal definitely produces an oily discharge.

New Year's purge!

Anyone try them from Portugal yet?

I haven’t searched for them locally, but love sardines and that YouTube on the company is impressive.

I have them on the way! They look wonderful.

Amazon has a ten pack for like $65. I got that.

Shipping takes 3 weeks though.

I bought 4 cans from Cost Plus World Market in Plano. Just tried one. It's very good!

https://www.worldmarket.com/

I’m a no

This is my favorite, get them at Costco.

How were they for you?

I'm having some of the Nuri ones for lunch now. Love them.

They're good, to me these are better:

Makes for some good chum....

Put the anchovies in a small bowl and just barely cover them with balsamic vinegar, They are delicious! They're good in Caesar salad, too.

Tomato sauce for the win. Add fresh Pico de Gallo and eat with saltines. Some eat whole but I pull main bone out before mixing

Nasty little buggers. But good coon bait.

This^^^used to use them to trap coons back when I lived in Jasper/Newton.
When I ran out, tin foil wrapped around the trigger on the trap also worked well on a moon lit night.

Things you can't figure out, even about yourself. I love the canned sardines and smoked oysters. Usually always have some on hand for a quick snack. Accidentally bought a can of smoked clams. No way in hell am I even going to give those a try.

When I was a teen, my buddies and I ate sardines all the time. We bought the Tiny Tots brand in olive oil. Ate them straight but the best was to mash them with a fork and mix them up with diced onion and tomato then pile them on a saltine cracker.

As an aside, the oil from canned sardines is a primary ingredient in the best catfish bait recipe you could ask for.