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hot cocoa on the couch posted:So my wife and I are students and a couple times in the past year we’ve had to go to the food bank. They gave us sardines in a tin both times, one in water and one salted in oil. They sat in our cupboard for a while and then the other day we decided to try em out. We sliced up some sourdough, tomatoes and some cilantro, and tried them plain and topped with the different toppings. My wife and I are big fans of seafood, or really just all kinds of cuisines, so we’re not put off by weird or gross poo poo. But the sardines were just... disappointing? It’s just a fish I guess. I don’t know what I was expecting, but sardines and anchovies and stuff have this reputation of being gross or at least an acquired taste and I just found them to be bland. Like I would eat them but I guess I was hoping that it would be a pungent smell or strong flavour/weird texture. Kinda like Limburger vs cheddar or something. I like potent cheeses and cured meats so yeah, sardines was a let down. like all canned or pickled food, if you just get a random cheap brand and then judge the entire category based on it you're probably selling yourself short fwiw sardines are on the milder side of tinned fish. try some other brands, or flavors/packings (aside from the standard water or oil, there's hot sauce, tomato, mustard, smoked, and others). try some other types of fish. brunswick kippers are my jam but they're quite smoky and not for everyone.
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I've started preparing a pink sauce made of fresh grated horse radish with a tomato base. If i'm being lazy I'll use ketchup for a cocktail style pink sauce but if I'm feeling saucy I'll go for a full marinara either way, it's perfect for the dines on any kind of cracker
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Mar 23, 2019 06:10
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Mar 23, 2019 11:08
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Heretic
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Mar 23, 2019 11:13
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I see you're from the Midwest.
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Mar 23, 2019 14:22
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Mar 23, 2019 15:58
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OMGVBFLOL posted:would Kinky. Also, I've definitely done the ketchup and horseradish quick and dirty cocktail sauce thing. I've also made a fair amount of use of a lovely ersatz aioli consisting of mayo and a poo poo-ton of sriracha.
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Mar 23, 2019 22:26
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It looks like an artist's representation of a bait ball.
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Mar 24, 2019 01:39
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Which was your worst cutting your finger on the sardine can?
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Mar 24, 2019 01:46
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Android Apocalypse posted:I see you're from the Midwest. Fish is haram in the Middle West.
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Mar 24, 2019 08:35
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And like Islam, it's haram because they didn't understand safe food handling techniques when it was established.
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Mar 24, 2019 15:56
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Just had my first can of King Oscar Sardines and they were tasty but way saltier than I'm used to
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Mar 26, 2019 14:29
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Salt is good for you. Also, spines
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Mar 26, 2019 16:39
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please, all goons, eat fewer salt
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Mar 26, 2019 17:36
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The Saucer Hovers posted:please, all goons, eat fewer salt nah
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Mar 26, 2019 18:12
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I had a can of the jalapeño ones yesterday they were good. Very small, reminded me of Riga Sprats which is a good thing. Kippers are still the best though.
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Mar 26, 2019 19:22
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The Saucer Hovers posted:please, all goons, eat fewer salt Get out
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Mar 26, 2019 23:53
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The Saucer Hovers posted:please, all goons, eat fewer salt
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Mar 27, 2019 04:22
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I won a first place prize in the KO haiku contest in December They sent me a box but I hadn’t opened it til tonight Hmm what’s in here?  A t-shirt, a fancy box of vintage sardines, two coupons, and a plastic lid to cover your unfinished ‘dine tin when you put it in the fridge 
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Mar 27, 2019 08:22
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Keith Atherton posted:A t-shirt, a fancy box of vintage sardines, two coupons, and a plastic lid to cover your unfinished ‘dine tin when you put it in the fridge Review those vintage dine's!!!
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Mar 27, 2019 08:27
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Keith Atherton posted:a plastic lid to cover your unfinished ‘dine tin 
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Mar 27, 2019 08:33
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Yeah it won’t get any use in my house
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Mar 27, 2019 08:34
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I used mine the other day. Then 20 minutes later I ate the rest of the can.
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Mar 27, 2019 23:09
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Almost let some free King Oscar coupons expire, whew. A few more cross packs in the cabinet.
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Apr 4, 2019 16:17
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King Oscar kippers are way way better than Brunswick. By a mile.
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Apr 4, 2019 18:48
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The Saucer Hovers posted:please, all goons, eat fewer salt agree. dont forget to eat things other than tinned fish
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Apr 5, 2019 01:00
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Mix your 'dines into a big, healthy salad. Everything balances out.
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Apr 5, 2019 02:35
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Gave Chicken of the Sea brand another shot because the can advertised "New and Improved" quality. I went with their 'dines in "Louisiana Hot Sauce." Not good. Four sad looking 'dines in various states of wholeness - some had fins, some didn't. Texture was middling to mushy. Flavor was not great - left a distinct "bait shop" aftertaste which has left me searching desperately for a mint. They're cheap, but give them a pass.
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Apr 5, 2019 18:50
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i let some KO coupons expire 
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Apr 5, 2019 18:56
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reading this thread is starting to make me understand why the cans with bigger fish are cheaper. people definitely seem to prefer the tiny ones. why?
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Apr 5, 2019 18:58
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OMGVBFLOL posted:reading this thread is starting to make me understand why the cans with bigger fish are cheaper. people definitely seem to prefer the tiny ones. why? I can't speak for everyone, but for me it's a textural thing. The small fishes, paradoxically, seem to end up firmer and with a better "chew" than the big ones. It's also harder to pick out individual bones/fins/whatever in the small ones, whereas the big ones it's really apparent that a tail fin is stuck between two of your back teeth. Also, it seems like freshness becomes a factor as well. For some reason in a cheap can, the bigger fish smell and taste of bait-store minnows in a way that the small fish usually don't. It could be a processing issue, but it could also be a species issue (since there's a number of small fish that get canned and called "sardines"). That said, as much as I love me some KO "Tiny Tots", my favorite canned fishes were when Coles used do smoked fingerling trout in a can like sardines. I think they only do fillets now, but having tiny smoked rainbow trouts to put on crackers when I was out in the field was just the bees knees. I miss them so much that I daydream about taking any money I make with my current business and opening a small trout farm and hatchery with an attached smokehouse and cannery specifically to make them again. I've done so in half-pint mason jars, but I don't like lugging glass around with me.
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Apr 5, 2019 19:20
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Bigger fish are often inferior quality and the texture and taste aren't as good. Bigger fish are okay to use for cooking etc. where you're gonna mash them anyways but when eaten by themselves the small fish are just so much better. Working from home again, demolished a can of Riga sprats on rye for lunch. Mmmmm, dat smoked flavour. I gotta buy some kippers again soon.
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Apr 5, 2019 19:23
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My biggest problem with the big fishes is the spine. I have no problems eating bones but the crunch of eating the spine is just too much for me. It's unpleasant.
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Apr 5, 2019 19:25
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Renegret posted:My biggest problem with the big fishes is the spine. I cut the bigger ones in half & grill them on toast, sorts the bones out a treat.
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Apr 5, 2019 19:41
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Weltlich posted:Gave Chicken of the Sea brand another shot because the can advertised "New and Improved" quality. I went with their 'dines in "Louisiana Hot Sauce." I'll use these mixed in with rice and black olives or other stuff. Yeah, they're pretty low-quality but all mashed up and mixed in with other ingredients I find them tolerable.
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Apr 5, 2019 22:17
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CaptainSarcastic posted:I'll use these mixed in with rice and black olives or other stuff. Yeah, they're pretty low-quality but all mashed up and mixed in with other ingredients I find them tolerable. they also cost like, a dollar vs $3-4 for better brands
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Apr 5, 2019 23:29
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CaptainSarcastic posted:I'll use these mixed in with rice and black olives or other stuff. Yeah, they're pretty low-quality but all mashed up and mixed in with other ingredients I find them tolerable. naem posted:they also cost like, a dollar vs $3-4 for better brands Yeah, I bought like four cans because they were already cheap and then they were on sale. I'll give them a chance as a mix with some olives or something. I don't think I'd buy them again to eat on their own, though.
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Apr 6, 2019 03:00
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I've pretty much switched over to Brunswick dines, away from even the mighty KO. The Brunswick fillets in mustard and dill sauce are so drat good. I usually throw 'em in a chopped kale/chard/spinach/other greens salad. The olive oil and spring water Brunswicks are good too and I usually eat those with a mashed up avocado and some sambal oelek.
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Apr 6, 2019 03:18
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pahuyuth posted:I've pretty much switched over to Brunswick dines, away from even the mighty KO. The Brunswick fillets in mustard and dill sauce are so drat good. I usually throw 'em in a chopped kale/chard/spinach/other greens salad. The olive oil and spring water Brunswicks are good too and I usually eat those with a mashed up avocado and some sambal oelek. they stopped carrying the mustard ones near me 
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whenever i buy some dud 'dines i use the remaining cans for fisherman's eggs
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