Tried sardines.....

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  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    Snowdusk wrote: »
    I usually love fishy stuff, and I realllly wanted to like sardines but they're just poop in my mouth

    Lol!!!
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    edited December 2017
    Tinned smoked oysters on crackers turned out to be really good. They were in oil though, I wonder how many calories... Anyway, it was years ago but this thread makes me want to go find some. But I don’t think I’ve tried sardines yet. Maybe I’ll put them in the shopping list this week.
  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    can i just say... kudos on a board still going about sardines without there being an argument inside that keeps the board being bumped lol..
  • chandramiller68
    chandramiller68 Posts: 189 Member
    I remember eating sardines in a mustard sauce; haven't had them in years...now I want some. LOL
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    can i just say... kudos on a board still going about sardines without there being an argument inside that keeps the board being bumped lol..

    Obviously sardines have been underestimated!
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    I remember eating sardines in a mustard sauce; haven't had them in years...now I want some. LOL

    I've been craving them like mad. Wtf.
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    Ok sooo I didn’t eat sardines today but I did eat the smoked oysters today. Lol. But I WILL try the sardines.
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    Ok sooo I didn’t eat sardines today but I did eat the smoked oysters today. Lol. But I WILL try the sardines.

    Smoked oysters are yummy!
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    Herring/kippers and sardines also have a lot less mercury than tuna. I grew up eating sardines and herring and they're a great protein source -- unfortunately, the meds I'm on make me prone to gout attacks so I have to limit my intake.
  • LearningToFly13
    LearningToFly13 Posts: 329 Member
    vingogly wrote: »
    Herring/kippers and sardines also have a lot less mercury than tuna. I grew up eating sardines and herring and they're a great protein source -- unfortunately, the meds I'm on make me prone to gout attacks so I have to limit my intake.

    I love kippers with lots of butter and toast for breakfast...never tried herring. I'll have to put it on my to do list :)
  • LearningToFly13
    LearningToFly13 Posts: 329 Member
    Ok sooo I didn’t eat sardines today but I did eat the smoked oysters today. Lol. But I WILL try the sardines.

    Smoked oysters sound amazing...don't know where I would get them in UK though, never seen them about anywhere :(
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    Ok sooo I didn’t eat sardines today but I did eat the smoked oysters today. Lol. But I WILL try the sardines.

    Smoked oysters sound amazing...don't know where I would get them in UK though, never seen them about anywhere :(

    Sainsbury and Waitrose have them. :)
  • LearningToFly13
    LearningToFly13 Posts: 329 Member
    Ok sooo I didn’t eat sardines today but I did eat the smoked oysters today. Lol. But I WILL try the sardines.

    Smoked oysters sound amazing...don't know where I would get them in UK though, never seen them about anywhere :(

    Sainsbury and Waitrose have them. :)

    Aw thanks, I'm adding them to my shopping list as we speak :):)
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    So thanks to this thread, I have now also tried smoked oysters. Really good, though it was like a fire pit in my mouth afterward.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    The canned smoked oysters that I'm familiar with are over smoked, dried out, shriveled to the size of a peanut and then drenched in oil. Sorry but they're really awful.

    If you want good smoked oysters you need to smoke them on the 1/2 shell yourself.

    If you like them raw, cold smoking is the only way to impart smoke flavor w/o cooking them. One of those electric tabletop mini smokers w/the tube you stick in a bowl topped w/plastic wrap would work well.

    If you prefer them cooked, smoking over indirect heat on a BBQ grill will work as well as long as you're sparing w/the smoke, keep the heat low and make sure that the oysters don't shrivel up and get tough which are main signs of over cooking any shellfish.

    Do this and you'll never eat a canned smoked oyster again.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    The canned smoked oysters that I'm familiar with are over smoked, dried out, shriveled to the size of a peanut and then drenched in oil. Sorry but they're really awful.

    If you want good smoked oysters you need to smoke them on the 1/2 shell yourself.

    If you like them raw, cold smoking is the only way to impart smoke flavor w/o cooking them. One of those electric tabletop mini smokers w/the tube you stick in a bowl topped w/plastic wrap would work well.

    If you prefer them cooked, smoking over indirect heat on a BBQ grill will work as well as long as you're sparing w/the smoke, keep the heat low and make sure that the oysters don't shrivel up and get tough which are main signs of over cooking any shellfish.

    Do this and you'll never eat a canned smoked oyster again.

    I had the Geisha brand. Definitely could have roasted marshmallows on my breath.
  • schellies
    schellies Posts: 88 Member
    Love sardines and love hot sauce!! Don't thi nk I've seen I've seen them in hot sauce around here
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    edited December 2017
    I bought a can, was going to try them.... chickened out. I think I'll try them now though. ;)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    plain sardines on peanut butter toast, or sardines in hot sauce or tomato sauce...
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    Some lemon and hot sauce added is good!
    Great....now I need some!!
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    im sorry
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    plain sardines on peanut butter toast, or sardines in hot sauce or tomato sauce...

    Peanut Butter!?!? :o
  • Goal179
    Goal179 Posts: 314 Member
    How the hell do you eat them? I can't imagine that you're supposed to just grab a fork and chomp on them. Do you have to eat them fried or with crackers or something? I need guidance. They are supposed to be LOADED with good vitamins, omega-3 and they are sustainable. Got my attention but somebody' s got to tell me how to consume the jokers.
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    Goal179 wrote: »
    How the hell do you eat them? I can't imagine that you're supposed to just grab a fork and chomp on them. Do you have to eat them fried or with crackers or something? I need guidance. They are supposed to be LOADED with good vitamins, omega-3 and they are sustainable. Got my attention but somebody' s got to tell me how to consume the jokers.

    Most of us don't mind chomping them straight from the can but crackers, toast, or bread are favorite delivery vehicles.
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    You can eat 'em out of the can, fork or fingers. Over spaghetti with a little tomato sauce or olive oil & garlic. On crackers or in a sandwich. There are no rules to break.
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    the last time I tried them I was drunk. they didn't settle in my stomach. by morning I woke up nude and embarrassed.. my dad use to eat them all the time. I just can't get past the smell
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    Sardines: the new excuse for coming to in Mexican border town sporting houses during my misspent youth. Thanks, Michael.
  • LearningToFly13
    LearningToFly13 Posts: 329 Member
    Goal179 wrote: »
    How the hell do you eat them? I can't imagine that you're supposed to just grab a fork and chomp on them. Do you have to eat them fried or with crackers or something? I need guidance. They are supposed to be LOADED with good vitamins, omega-3 and they are sustainable. Got my attention but somebody' s got to tell me how to consume the jokers.

    Smoosh them into some buttered toast with a fork and you're good to go. Is smoosh even a word?

    And if they're canned ones they don't need cooking :)
  • LearningToFly13
    LearningToFly13 Posts: 329 Member
    dsboohead wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    plain sardines on peanut butter toast, or sardines in hot sauce or tomato sauce...

    Peanut Butter!?!? :o

    Yeah peanut butter and sardines...surely someone has made a law against that. Not even when I was pregnant would I have dreamed up that ill fated culinary union :D
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Someone said fresh ones taste like mackerel and that has me interested. I just found peppered mackerel at Trader Joe's, yes! The texture of the canned always put my off, my brother would eat them sometimes, and pilchards. My mum would give them to the dog too, I never tried them, only smelled and observed haha.