Sardines!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm Hawaiian and a favorite meal is poi with sardines, raw onion and a sprinkle of Hawaiian salt. 🌺🤙🏻

Oh what does poi taste like?

[Anonymous]

I like the wild caught sardines at TJs and Costco.

[Anonymous]

Love sardines but it’s one of the casualties of RTO. I used to have sardines or tuna for lunch at least once a week, no more 😢

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Hawaiian and a favorite meal is poi with sardines, raw onion and a sprinkle of Hawaiian salt. 🌺🤙🏻

Oh what does poi taste like?

Hard to describe without having something similar to compare it to for you. Mild, starchy vegetable pudding with a little tang if not fresh. You need to eat it with something salty.

[Anonymous]

My preschooler used to love sardines. Then I packed some in her lunch a few times in ES, the other kids teased her and she stopped eating them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I eat sardines straight out of the can for lunch everyday. It fills me up and keep my brain sharp for the afternoon. When everyone else is getting their 2 o’clock coffee/coke, I am chugging along.

Every month or so I do a 72 hour sardine challenge. Only sardines for 72 hours. This helps me keep my weight stable and revs up my metabolism. By the end I am ready to eat something else but this makes me feel amazing.

Be careful if mercury poisoning...

Not a concern in small fish unless some freak pollution accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was just a Post article about the merits of tinned fish: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/06/tinned-fish-mackerel-sustainable/

It had a big moment during the pandemic, it’s great. The WSJ usually has some adoration for tinned fish too.

World Market has some very cool options, including the premium Portuguese and Spanish varieties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was just a Post article about the merits of tinned fish: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/06/tinned-fish-mackerel-sustainable/

If in NYC

https://portuguesesardine.us/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was just a Post article about the merits of tinned fish: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/06/tinned-fish-mackerel-sustainable/

If in NYC

https://portuguesesardine.us/

Or obviously portugal

[Anonymous]

Sardines are OK, but I really love anchovies.

[Anonymous]

and pork and beans!

I eat em in the morning and I eat em at nighttime

[Anonymous]

oooo yeahhhh

https://youtu.be/7HCX8D7KpdQ?si=JrcZIFyIwRvTtAn5

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I eat sardines straight out of the can for lunch everyday. It fills me up and keep my brain sharp for the afternoon. When everyone else is getting their 2 o’clock coffee/coke, I am chugging along.

Every month or so I do a 72 hour sardine challenge. Only sardines for 72 hours. This helps me keep my weight stable and revs up my metabolism. By the end I am ready to eat something else but this makes me feel amazing.

Be careful if mercury poisoning...

Do you understand how food chains work?

[Anonymous]

Yes, recently discovered these. I love them when the weather gets warm - out of the can, eat with a fresh salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, healthy dash of lemon and salt. Capers if you want.

So far I've stuck to the plain in olive oil, but the flavors seem super interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love sardines. Maybe as a child you were given the ones packed in water, which are gross? The ones packed in olive oil (with or without additional lemons, mustard or whatever) are delicious.

OP here. YES! I'm pretty sure this is it. My mom was heavy into diet culture, and I was raised in the "fats are bad" era, so this makes sense. The ones I'm eating now are in oil or tomato sauce. I can't decide which I like more.

Thanks for all the ideas! I actually have soba noodles on hand right now, so I know what I'm having for lunch.