how do sardines taste

[Anonymous]

Full disclosure, I am a canned sardine fan. Trader Joes has sardines packed in water that are good. They also have them packed in harissa that are really good.

I usually eat them on pumpernickel toast with cream cheese and cucumber and sprinkled with salt. (I think the cream cheese cuts the oily flavor.)

I can't imagine anyone who doesn't love fish would enjoy sardines. In fact, there's a good possibility that you'd gag and the whole experience would scar you to try other fish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am obsessed with anchovies. I can eat an entire tin in one sitting.
Will I like sardines? You just eat them on crackers?

Another anchovies fan here. I also like Spanish mackerel from W Foods.

[Anonymous]

Op, pickled sardines have some of this crnochon taste, but I never tasted good pickled sardines here. The best ones I tasted were in Italy and they were actually amazing and not too strong tasting. Here I did not find anything similar, so if I wanted to introduce fish, I'd gonwith tilapia it is really mild tasting.

[Anonymous]

Just reminded me that sardines on rye toast with onion and hot sauce is one of my favorite breakfasts!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am obsessed with anchovies. I can eat an entire tin in one sitting.
Will I like sardines? You just eat them on crackers?

Or buttered toast. Fishy, oily taste. But great if you like that.

You know what's also great, though, are the huge fresh sardines you can sometimes get on 2Amy's pizza. Amazing.

Not PP or OP, but the ones at 2 Amys, do they have bones in them? My kid's asked to try sardines recently and I'd rather try them in restaurant than make them at home.

The ones at 2 Amy's have the bones removed -- they are too large to eat with the bones in them, like the canned ones. I've only seen them a few times so you might want to call and ask when they'll have them.

[Anonymous]

Just reminded me that sardines on rye toast with onion and hot sauce is one of my favorite breakfasts!

Never heard of that. Must go buy rye bread now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am obsessed with anchovies. I can eat an entire tin in one sitting.
Will I like sardines? You just eat them on crackers?

Or buttered toast. Fishy, oily taste. But great if you like that.

You know what's also great, though, are the huge fresh sardines you can sometimes get on 2Amy's pizza. Amazing.

Not PP or OP, but the ones at 2 Amys, do they have bones in them? My kid's asked to try sardines recently and I'd rather try them in restaurant than make them at home.

The ones at 2 Amy's have the bones removed -- they are too large to eat with the bones in them, like the canned ones. I've only seen them a few times so you might want to call and ask when they'll have them.

Awesome, thank you.

[Anonymous]

I adore sardines, but wouldn't recommend them as a good starter fish.

If you want something to ease you into eating fish, get a fish sandwich at somewhere like Legal Seafoods. It will be a flaky, not too strong white fish. If you like that, look into recipes for baked tilapia or haddock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try it this way

1 slice of whole grain bread
1/2 of an avocado
1/2 can of brisling sardines(packed in water preferably)
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp hot sauce (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
sardines
Directions:

Toast your slice of whole grain bread un-buttered. The sardines and avocado are somewhat hefty and a stiffer (read:toasted) base helps hold the weight of the toppings better.
Remove sardines from the can and prep them, if you want. Lay the remaining pieces on the toast in an even layer.
Cut the avocado in one line all the way around from the stem to the thicker base and back up the other side. Twist to pry it into two halves and remove the seed with a knife or spoon. Slice the avocado down into thin strips then remove and layer on the sardine covered toast. With a fork, gently mash the sliced pieces so that they form a uniform connected layer (This will help when eating so big pieces are pulling off with each bite).
Squeeze a little lemon juice over the top of the mashed avocado and season with salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste

Thanks for my lunch today. Yum!

[Anonymous]

They taste exactly like Mackerel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They taste exactly like Mackerel

Which tastes like what? Sardines?

[Anonymous]

I'm also a vegetarian who is trying to branch out. So far, the taste & texture of shrimp and lobster are, by far, the easiest to manage. Tilapia is thin and mild. I also had success with fried red snapper. I've been told scallops and monkfish are also quite mild, but I haven't been brave enough to try either, yet.

[Anonymous]

Fresh sardines smells less like fish than canned one. Also, cod and halibut tastes less fishy than salmon.

[Anonymous]

I prefer anchovies, which had a milder taste, but sardines can be good. They are usually very salty but have a nice, sharp, piquant, umami flavor.