Tinned fish anyone?

[Rogar]

Not too long ago I thought the correct term was canned sardines. Now there seems to be a trend or fad for "tinned fish". The NYT even published an article about the the Wirecutter's best tinned fish. Where I shop there has even been little tinned fish signs and specials. I've been able to eat maybe one can a year of sardines with crackers every year and then am over it for a while. Today I picked up some supposed premium can of sardines on sale and it actually wasn't too bad. They are promoted as healthy with omega 3's and a better environmental choice, being lower on the food chain. I could probably expore a few other options an maybe work up to a few more times a year.

I'm mentioned before I have to get some ambition up to eat fish once a week. It might help fill a gap occationally.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...t-tinned-fish/

[catherine]

We had pizza with anchovies tonight. The pizza guy told us we were the only ones who order anchovies on our pizza. I love them. As for "tinned" fish, I eat tuna fairly often.

[iris lilies]

we like tuna fish sandwiches. We eat salmon and the cheaper kind of fish, having one of those at least once a week. we also eat shrimp.

we increased the frequency of eating fish and shrimp when DH was diagnosed with alpha gal syndrome. he can’t eat chicken and turkey all the time, he needs some variety.

[Rogar]

I am an anchovy fan and appreciate the reminder to pick some up. Tuna is hit and miss for me. The NYT article and the display at my store, which is hardly upscale, tended to the more exotic. The Times article even ruled out tuna, sardines and anchovies. They listed things like gar minnows, smoked mackerel, and fried dace and sardine in fancy sauces. My store might have a few of the more exotic "tinned fish" and they even feature them in the weekly ads. Smoked clams was a favorite camp food at a time. I will have to explore more. Might all just be new names for something that's always been around.

[iris lilies]

Herring in cream sauce is a very special treat but high in calories so I might have it once every five years.

[rosarugosa]

I will have to look at the article. For someone who loves seafood, I'm not as fond of sardines as I would like to be.

Trader Joe's has tins of smoked trout that are delicious. I have a friend who says they are great mixed in with mashed potatoes, which we haven't tried yet.

A yummy frugal Italian peasant dish for anchovy lovers is angel hair pasta, with olive oil and anchovies, garlic and capers optional.

[happystuff]

I've come to like fish, but not the sardines or anchovies. I do like tuna and need to remember to eat it more often.

[frugal-one]

I like tuna too…. tuna melts are great!

[early morning]

I detest canned tuna, but love it fresh or frozen. Tinned fish for us is generally salmon, which DD and I really like. It makes lovely salmon patties. I just finished my last tiny tin of anchovies wrapped around a caper - such cute little swirls!- and it was delish. I have always loved anchovies. As a kid -late 50s early 60s- pizza came on a cardboard square in a large paper envelope, always with anchovies if you didn't specify "no anchovies please". (J Geils, anyone? ) I generally got to ride along with my sister to fetch it, and I always picked all the anchovies off and ate them before we got home, mush to Dad's dismay, as he loved them too. I think my mom told my sister to let me eat them, because she didn't like the smell of them in the kitchen. Sardines are ok in water. DB brought home some dried sardine-looking tiny fish from somewhere in Eastern Europe, and they were pretty good. They were crunchy, though, which felt odd. Crunchy frogs, yes - but crunchy fish??

[pinkytoe]

I saw a lot of interesteing tinned fish at World Market recently but it's very expensive. Mostly imported from Spain and Portugal. We eat a fair amount of canned tuna and salmon from Costco. When there is nothing else good to eat for lunch, we will have smoked sardines with apples, crackers and cheese.