Do you eat Sardines?

JustBeTrue2WhoYouAre
JustBeTrue2WhoYouAre Posts: 16
in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone eat sardines like the ones in the tin? I've been reading on the internet that they are really healthy for you, loaded with nutrients!

So do you eat them if so how? they look soo gross but i've never even tried them..

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  • 2muchsauce
    2muchsauce Posts: 1,078
    You could try them on crackers like the oysters in a can. Or just go catch a damn salmon and smoke it:)
  • amnsetie
    amnsetie Posts: 666 Member
    my brother used to eat them on toast for breakfast.
    but i don't like them
  • NewNalu
    NewNalu Posts: 41
    I love fish of all kinds. Raw, smoked, poached, seared....fresh water and salt. But I can't bring myself to enjoy a Sardine. I've tried them multiple times and just don't like them!
  • smaugish
    smaugish Posts: 244 Member
    My brother eats them straight from the tin for a protein hit, haha. But they're good warmed up and on toast, in sandwiches, on a crisp bread, on salad etc
  • archgeo
    archgeo Posts: 13 Member
    Grab a fork, open tin & eat. Brush teeth or chew gum (can repeat a little at times). On toast, rice also nice but I'm always in a rush so just a fork and tin for me.
  • Atsumi
    Atsumi Posts: 21 Member
    My husband loves them. He purchase the ones that are seasoned and eat them straight from the can. I personally do not eat them.
  • RCS17
    RCS17 Posts: 51 Member
    All the time! I love the kind with hot sauce! *nom nom nom*
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    I love um on toasted bread - get good quality ones - ones without any bones and then smash them up a bit - if you have calroues left butter is cool if not they are great by themselves. They are really tasty and very good for you
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,958 Member
    They are better warmed up. Fry them in the oil in the tin for a quick store cupboard dinner.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    No. I don't eat fish. It smells like fish, which is never a compliment.
  • sydnisd183
    sydnisd183 Posts: 247 Member
    All the time! I love the kind with hot sauce! *nom nom nom*

    thisssssssssssss
  • cindyj7
    cindyj7 Posts: 339 Member
    Love, love, love them! Even turned my 10-year-old son onto them! :laugh:
  • Yes2HealthyAriel
    Yes2HealthyAriel Posts: 453 Member
    where can you find oysters in a can? I want some but havent seen them anywhere
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    So this is the THIRD time today, in three different places that someone has mentioned sardines. Weird.
  • bonniecarbs
    bonniecarbs Posts: 446 Member
    love them, its just too much of a bother for me. BECAUSE they are so small and I detest the bones and veins. It's messy to have to split them open and pick that crap out of them. After I clean them out I quirt some mustard on them and thats darn good eating.
  • kiltiemacbagpipes6
    kiltiemacbagpipes6 Posts: 10 Member
    I second the thought about toast or rye crispbread! I prefer kippers to sardines, but they both make an awesome protein-rich breakfast.
  • bonniecarbs
    bonniecarbs Posts: 446 Member
    Karincakes you have an AWESOME back
  • chubbygirl253
    chubbygirl253 Posts: 1,309 Member
    ew no. I hate seafood. but if I were forced at gunpoint to try them (unlikely scenario) I would try one of two options.

    1. chop them up and make authentic caesar dressing with a recipe from the internet
    2. chop and sautee them. add to a creamy pasta dish. I have heard on food network and from rachel ray it gives a nutty/salty flavor. I would probably sautee them with plenty of chopped mushrooms and onions and garlic so I could camoflage them. Mixed in a creamy fettucine and topped with parmesan I think even I could handle that. (Would have to find a lowcal recipe for alfredo cream sauce though and use whole wheat or brown rice pasta)
  • JenKillough
    JenKillough Posts: 474 Member
    Yes, I like the smaller ones in olive oil. Those are the best. And they are great with hot sauce too.
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    The bones bother be so I eat the smoked canned herring. So good! I also add hot sauce.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    Karincakes you have an AWESOME back

    Thanks! :blushing:
  • lbmore33
    lbmore33 Posts: 1,013 Member
    love sardine but only the ones in mustard...the ones in oil or water looks like they canned it straight from the ocean...yuk lol
  • RickBriggs
    RickBriggs Posts: 44
    The Italians are into this. But they grill fresh ones. But they also put them in sauces for pasta (I believe putanecsa sauce but that's probable anchovies). So you can for sure use them for a sauce. I eat them out of a can or in a sandwich with chipotle tabasco sauce on them. Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea are trash. Barely edible. New Brunswick are more expensive but better quality. The top of the line, (other than fresh) are Norwegian bristling sardines. Wow they're good!
  • jamk1446
    jamk1446 Posts: 5,577 Member
    I eat them with a squeeze of lemon and topped with capers and a sprinkle of sea salt. No crackers.
  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
    Pretty damn good for you...it's a whole food
    Omega 3s, Vitamin D, some calcium (eating bones and connective tissue is quite good for you, most people are lacking in these nutrients because they think it's gross or uncivilized)

    Mix it in with tuna fish and spice it up with some combination of onions, garlic, coconut oil, and frank's red hot

    For me, it's more like a supplement food for the unique and high amounts of nutrients. Sardines, whole eggs, oysters, liver, and other various small shellfish and whole fish make good multi-vitamin like foods.
  • redfroggie
    redfroggie Posts: 591 Member
    Oh I love me some sardines! I remember trying them when I was very young, my mother loved them. Saying that they have to be in oil and boneless and skinless. I love them on German rye bread with butter. oh see now there is a tin in the cupboard, just might have to eat it for breakfast!

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