Canned sardines--underappreciated culinary awesomeness, or satan's nastiness, only to be feared?

[Shakespeare]

I'm trying to conform my eating habits to be more environmentally friendly; sardines are good sources of Omega-3 oils, and better than salmon, environmentally/food chain-ily speaking.

Anybody a fan? Suggestions requested, please.

[deucemagnet]

1. Yum!

Sardines are a very tasty (if somewhat fatty) treat! :9

[Jamastiene]

2. With Saltines, they are a match made in Heaven.

Nice, nice snack. Yuuummmm! :P

[Shakespeare]

3. Do you mash them up? Slap 'em on there whole?

I haven't a CLUE what to do with them. :shrug:

[Jamastiene]

9. put them on there whole.

Yummy! :P

[Sanity Claws]

4. underappreciated

Nutritious fast food. Yummy. I usually have them about once a week.

[Shakespeare]

7. How do you eat them?

Straight out of the can? Cooked in some manner?

[Sanity Claws]

21. On flatbread with tomato slices, maybe red onion

What about you?

[Shakespeare]

22. I haven't had them in years, that's why I asked. n/t

[UndertheOcean]

5. be careful of the mercury content .

I don't think its safe to eat them everyday

[Shakespeare]

6. Mercury's not a concern with sardines. n/t

[Bunny]

8. They are the devil's work.

Renounce them at once, or face the eternal flames of hell. Seriously.

[Gormy Cuss]

10. Have you tried them yet?

I love them, but many people can't even stand the smell of canned sardines.

Simple ways to eat them:

1) dice a fresh tomato and some red onion. Make a salad dressing of fresh lemon juice with olive oil and fresh dill or dried dillweed and some minced garlic, and black pepper to taste . Place a few leaves of lettuce on a plate, top first with the sardines, then the tomato and onion. Drizzle dressing on top and serve with lemon wedges.

2)Remove the backbone and mash the sardines with mashed hardboiled egg or mayo or yogurt, some mustard and minced onion, celery, and/or garlic, chopped chives and other herbs (dill or dillweed, basil, thyme) and use it as a vegetable dip.

Sardines are a good source of calcium because the bones are soft enough to eat.


on edit: whole on a saltine with either mustard or hot sauce is my favorite way to eat them.

[Shakespeare]

14. From what my mom told me, I LOVED them when I was little.

I have vague memories of eating them, but haven't tried them in many, many years. Your salad suggestion sounds GREAT (and low carb). :hi:

[TK421]

11. I used to eat them often, not so much anymore....

and I liked the ones in tomato sauce

[hobbit709]

12. Sardines in olive oil with chiles and a fresh baguette.

Only thing better is pickled herring in sour cream.

[limit18]

13. The ones in olive oil

with peppers are my favorites.

[siligut]

15. You are right; they are very good for you, and can be very tasty.

Straight out of the can on soda crackers, very good. Use the oil, mustard, water or tomato packed, whichever you like.

Mashed up with onions, garlic and tomatoes over rice. Pour about a tablespoon of lemon juice over a small sliced onion, then sweat the onion in some oil, and then add the garlic, about 2 cloves, chopped. Then add a small can of crushed tomatoes and the sardines, use the ones in olive oil. When all is heated thru, serve over short grain rice. Season to taste.

Also, sweet onion and sardine sandwiches on French bread. Trader Joe’s carries some good ones.

[bicentennial_baby]

16. Can I ask a stupid question? I'm too lazy to Google...

What's the difference btwn an anchovy and a sardine?

:silly:

[Shakespeare]

17. From what I understand, very little aside from size.

Sardines = bigger. I'm DYING to try some fresh, but I'll have to go to the fishmonger at the Santa Monica farmers market for that, I think.

[Gormy Cuss]

18. Shakes! You must have the fresh ones when they're in season.

Winter to early spring is the time to get them up here in the SF bay area. Look for them in large supermarkets or Whole Foods at Christmas because they're one of the fish used for the Italian Feast of the (#) Fishes. I grill them and they have a milder taste than the tinned ones but are still rather assertive. All they need is a squeeze of lemon juice at the table.

[UndertheOcean]

19. Damn , I'm on a diet , and this thread is making me salivate.

[applegrove]

20. I liked them when I was a kid. Don't know if I could stand them now. Haven't tried.

[Bzzzz]

23. My Husband...

loves them and I think of this song everytime he opens a can of them!! yuk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn73Wtem0No

[latebloomer]

24. Mmm, you inspired me to eat a tin of them

King Oscar's, in olive oil. Spread them on a toasted whole wheat English muffin, topped with tomato. Yum!

[RushIsRot]

25. I love the two-layer, cross-packed ones on saltines with Pickapeppa Sauce.

[dolo amber]

26. When my sister was like 3 or 4, she snuck into the kitchen in the middle of the night...

looking for a snack, somehow she figured out how to open a can of sardines. The entire house was awakened by her screaming bloody murder as she was terrified of being eaten by the "fish teeth" (I assume it was the bones). The most fun was the smell and slipping on the now-flung-to-every-corner-of-the-kitchen sardine carcasses. :eyes:

It was pretty awesome. :rofl:

[Shakespeare]

28. AHAHAHAHA!!!

That's a GREAT story! :rofl:

[Lethe]

27. i tried them in my home made sushi rolls once

just didnt work.

i like em with crackers tho :D

[Drum]

29. Yes!

Tons of good stuff in them! Yumm. I like the King Oscar ones, the Mediterranean style in olive oil with spices. :9

[Shakespeare]

30. Hey, you!

:hi:

Trying to eat a little lower on the fishy food chain (for the environment). Sardines are great for Omega-3s, so they're going on the menu.

[Drum]

31. Agreed and agreed,

and I like the taste and all that protein is gooood.

And great to "see" you. :hi: !!

[astral]

32. I think I eat a can about once every three years

I tolerated them when I was a kid -- but they were SMALLER then.

Put 'em on bread, dab on a little mayonnaise (or get the pre-mustarded ones), and chomp away and eat them fast so you don't have to think about the fact you're crunching on their brains.

Don't look at the sammich once you take a bite -- you know they leave the guts in there(another reason why you gotta eat 'em fast once you take your first bite!)

Most of the time, though, I think I'd rather go hungry than eat sardines. But I am sure they are a wonderful thing to eat for the healthy fish oils.

[Lil Missy]

33. Uhm, Yuk!

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Tikki]

34. Love em......

lying there across a slice of black bread with blue cheese and crunchy lettuce
and a big glass of buttermilk. yum


Tikki

[BlueCollar]

35. under appreciated

Pop open a can. Slap them on some sour dough or french bread....

:thumbsup: