/ck/ - Food & Cooking

About to dive in.

I don't expect a difference in taste, just some marketing bullshit, tbqh

Will eat them without any flavoring first

Slight difference in taste.

One on the left actually does taste more like spring water, interestingly enough. The one with just water on the right taste like it has filtered water. The one on the left, the Pure Spring Water one taste ever so slightly saltier than the one on the right, the just water one.

I'm not entirely sure which I prefer.

But why even make both of these products?
Interestingly enough, King Oscar doesn't even advertise the one with Pure Spring Water on their website at all.

>>15993773
would you buy them over the olive oil?

>>15993780
No way.

I almost never buy the ones in water.
I only buy sardines in olive oil, for the most part. They taste better and have better texture imo.

Have you ever tried these sardines out? Tried these out the other day, they're pretty expensive, $12 at my local grocery store. But holy hell were they delicious.

What type of sardines do you eat?

>>15993780
Forget pic.

La Brujula Sardines

yummmmyyyyyyyyyyy

>>15993720
How do they get packed so neatly? Does Oscar pack every tinny himself?

Does anybody have the best cracker recommendation?
Somebody said try it on Wasa crispbreads, but I don't care for them. They taste like old stale croutons mixed with sawdust.

>>15993689
i like em on crackers like ritz cracks and tuna or sardeeeenes

>>15993822
Feel like I'm in Twilight Zone right now
I had the exact same question.

Didn't find out much about KO sardines in particular but did find this video by Brunswick where they show how that they pack them all by hand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io3TAbtcg5c&t=135s

Yum

>>15993891
based deenz bro

>>15993830
I like plain old saltines, unsalted

Wheat Thins are pretty good once in a while, too

This is what I've got for now

Have never tried salmon from a can.
Not as healthy, I imagine, although I figured I'd try it once, at least for reference.

KO Mackerel is damn delicious, both the olive oil and mediterranean flavors.

Bela Sardines are good + have probably the best well designed can I've ever seen for sardines, perhaps ever

Matiz Octopus, can't wait to try that tomorrow. Been meaning to switch it up from sardines, mackerel, oysters recently.

>>15993854
Fascinating. I also learned sardine are not a species of fish, but a variety of them. Deenz will never cease to amaze me.

>>15993982
I heard somewhere that herring are just sardines that survived adolescence.

Can I get enough omega just by eating deenz and mackerel?

Unpopular opinion: I cannot stand the taste of salmon. It smells like old socks.

>>15993982
Yeah.

All the omega-3 is worth it alone.

>>15994024
>Overall, most of these organizations recommend a minimum of 250–500 mg combined EPA and DHA each day for healthy adults ( 2 , 3, 4 ). However, higher amounts are often recommended for certain health conditions.

Short answer is yeah, definitely.

Look at how much omega-3 is packed in each of my cans of sardines and mackerel.

I buy the KO Mackerel with olive oil perhaps most frequently, and it's 3500mg of omega-3 per can.
That + no more smoking has, personally, greatly increased my cognitive abilities.

I recently bought these.
Portuguese deens in olive oil and mackerel with chili and ginger

>>15994101
Yes!

I have these and Ramon Pena in my shopping cart on Amazon!

Review, brother? Have you tried them? Apparently these deens are some of the best out there.
Man, seeing this pic, I can't wait to actually have these, just gotta order them.

I love the deenz club. You are truly some classy gentlemen.

>>15993689
>>15993773
I would guess that one is filtered spring water and the other is in distilled water. The spring water might have some small amount of minerals in it which might explain why it seems a little salty. I can't think of why they'd make both other than to have very neutral sardines available or maybe get around some weird import/export laws.

>>15994148

Last year, when covid hit hard

>couldn't work
>no paycheck
>had to make ~$200 last 8 weeks for food
>wasn't going to buy fast food
>sardines + water saved my life

>>15994128
I have already tried the Angelo Parodi sardines (really good) but it's my first time with the chili and ginger mackerel. I bought them at my local supermarket for cheap (like a couple euros each)
I've never tried any Ramon Pena product so far. They are available here on Amazon prime from third party sellers but they are hella expensive.

>>15994252
Do you eat sardines with anything or just straight out of the can?

>>15994271
usually as they are with a side of salad or something

>>15994184
bro llike dont do me like dat

I forgot about these in my pantry. Smoked mackerel, longfin tuna and a big can of yellowfin tuna

>>15994371
Are those expensive?

I'd love to try that Tonno All'olio di oliva

I can't even find these on amazon

>>15993950
Those mackerel are so damn good

>>15994054
>greatly increased my cognitive abilities.
Holy shit this so much
A can of mackerel for lunch makes me more alert, intelligent, and focused in the afternoon than any amount of sleep, caffeine, healthy foods, etc can. It’s an incredibly noticeable uptick in energy

>>15993689
I generally eat them out of the can with some seasonings added. But tonight's dinner was mediterranean style deenz on pita with hummus, which is my favorite way to eat those.

>>15993689
I eat sardines with rice, and just on their own or on hard bread.

I eat Spanish mackerel in tomato sauce with just about anything. Bread, pasta, and rice are just favs.

Japanese mackerel are great pickled and pan fried with just about anything.

Anchovies I eat in dressings and on pizza mainly.

Mackerel might be the best fish in the world.

>>15993815
Never heard of this brand before.
Will have to look up.

>>15993830
I am a Swede ao I'm probably biased as I grew up on these at home and at school, but don't forget the butter. Butter, plus sardines or mackerel in tomato sauce. *Italian kissy fingers*

>>15994359
Did this dude draw a beard on his face with permanent marker?

>>15993830
nothing beats ritz... maybe cheez its. you can try wasa w jam its better that way.. i usually just eat them alone bc it's really high in kcals.

>>15993950
put them on instarams or put it on rice and kimchee should be good 2 or w soya and avocado.....

>>15994540
looks like it..... im gonna catch him slippin trust me daddy

>>15994490
Yup.

>>15994498
Yeah. I always want to take a damn nap around 1pm or 2pm, even if I slept well. When I started eating these, wasn't getting tired around that time anymore. Became a huge incentive for me to continue eating them, ha, as well as just mindblowing altogether.

>>15994501
Oooooh hummus. I should try that.

>>15994520
If I had rice already cooked at my place, I'd easily eat deens with rice regularly.
Can't get into anchovies for the life of me. Would love to because of how incredibly healthy they are, but that's one fish that's a bit too fishy for me. It might grow on me as I get older, I still buy a can of anchovies every year or so to see if the palette has changed for me.

>>15994525
No hyperbole, best canned sardines I've just about ever eaten.

>>15994555
Ritz, mmm yesss

>>15994448
Mareblu is a cheap supermarket brand. Those mackerel fillets are still produced in Portugal, not other shittier countries in the mediterranean area.
Callipo is an historical calabrian canned fish company. Probably the best widely available tuna brand in Italy. It's more expensive than the average supermarket brand, but not gourmet-food-shop-expensive.
Fratelli Carli is another historical brand based in Liguria. The company only sells directly to the consumers door to door with its own delivery vans. You can't find them in stores.
Their flagship product is olive oil, but they also sell other oil-related products like canned foods.
Good but IMO overpriced. My grandma gave me those because she is a loyal consumer of their.

>>15993808
>$12 at my local grocery store
What? Even here in boston they're 3.99 a can

>>15994957
https://www.amazon.com/Brujula-Sardines-Olive-Oil/dp/B0719PN2N2/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=la+brujula&qid=1619244911&sr=8-4

For these specific sardines?

They're $19.99 on Amazon for 1 can, $11.99 at my local grocery store and $9.99 at a bigger grocery store a few miles down.

Are you sure you're talking about this? Because if so, tomorrow, go into that store and take a pic.
Otherwise, I call bs.

>>15995112
I was talking about king oscar, since the post you replied to was talking about them. I think you meant to include an image in your post but forgot

>>15995129
Oooh my bad, I attached it in the very next post, ha.

>>15993808
>What type of sardines do you eat?
Ortiz is fucking underrated

I'm about to try deenz for the first time. Will let yall know if ur crazy or not.

I'm a picky eater but I do like fish...

>>15995288
wow Pleasantly surprised on the first bite. Just tastes like some okay fish. My cat can probably eat it too

>>15993950
Tell me how the squid is

>>15995667
Will do. I'll eat it tonight. Shit was $12.

>>15995174
Added their 2-pack for $13.97 onto amazon shopping cart. Will definitely buy these.

>>15995173
Is that your pantry? Those deens look nice.
Still haven't tried nuri, yet.

>>15995316
Some okay fish is fine with me, it's cheap and healthy. Add some flavoring, like some mustard or cracked black pepper.

Anyone knows the answer to this? >>15997033

>>15993689
enjoy your heavy metals

>>15994529
As a fellow Swede, which deenz do you recommend? I've tried out the cheap ones from Willys and ÖoB but I haven't found any ones that aren't in sunflower oil or tomato sauce even after looking at ICA, Coop, LIDL and Willys. It sucks that we have such a limited selection to chose from.

>>15993689
gonna pick up a variety pack from amazon because i'm a heedless moron who loves deenz, would you guys recommend either of these in particular?
>https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Sardines-Variety-Pack-Conservas/dp/B08LCM2D3V/ref=sr_1_140?dchild=1&keywords=sardines&qid=1619294132&sr=8-140
>https://www.amazon.com/Nuri-Sardines-European-Multi-Brand-Collection/dp/B08DM9ZZB7/ref=sr_1_192?dchild=1&keywords=sardines&qid=1619294150&sr=8-192

don't care about cost, i just want the best deenz available injected straight into my arm

>>15997919
>heavy metals
>in sardines
Are you retarded?

>>15997990
Those are both very good choices. I'd go with either, all of those sardines are delicious, well-packed and have a bunch of omega-3's.

I have a very nice can of smoked oysters from the PNW a friend gifted to me, I might just eat them out of the can with a little hot sauce like a fucking savage but if someone could share a recipe that isn't trash i will deliver.

>>15995174
Fukken based. Ortiz is my absolute favorite. I like their canned tuna too, head and shoulders over any other white chunk brand

>>15998403
Oysters and hot sauce sounds like a great meal

what do you do with all the extra oil in the tins?

>>15998881
Good question

I have this method I've perfected now where I quickly pour it down the toilet without it getting anywhere.

>>15998403
That's the best thing to do with them

>>15998881
I pour it down my sink since it doesn't solidify at room temp like bacon grease or butter, etc. But just to be safe I run hot water down the pipes a few minutes before and after, just to make sure it doesnt stink up my drains.

I'm a rentoid so I'm basically super considerate

>>15998403
That's pretty much the best thing to do with them. They're good in a rillette, or on top of crackers with a little cream cheese, red onion, caper, and pepper jelly or something, but if the quality is really nice there's nothing wrong with just savouring them on their own. Let your heart decide anon.

there's a generic brand of lemon flavor deenz around here that has a piece of lemon to give the deenz a nice lemony flavor.

>>15998941
>>15998992
based deenz chads, it's not their problem

>>15998881
pour it outside in the dirt.

I've never had octopus in my life but god damn it, I'm ready

Here we go lads

>>15999206
it's pretty good

>>15999206

>>15999206
Ganbatte!

>>15999233
Looking good

>>15999220
haha

>>15999246
>>15995667

Octopus is damn delicious. It's like a chewy tender piece of seafood without too much of the seafoody taste. It's almost tastes like lobster tail or a nice piece of chicken that isn't too tender. The suckers? are a bit squishy when you first bite into them but I got used to them after the 3rd bite.

Didn't add anything to them, just downed them with some schweppes.

Wow. Yummy.

>>15999268
Based. How much did you pay for one can? And how much is in it

>>15999274
$11.99 + tax

111g altogether w/ olive oil
2.3 oz drained or 65g
130 calories
15g protein
1 mg zinc (men need ~11mg daily to keep their testosterone lvls in check)

>>15999300
Man, that's expensive as fuck. Nothing left but to move to a port city if you like sea food, huh

>>15999325
Basically.

Seafood is a luxury. Maybe that's why Jesus ate it so much.

finally fell for the meme /ck/, bout to pop my deenz cherry on picrel

>>15999867
they were pretty good

>>15999002
this sounds like the best course, thank you anons

I know this is a thread about canned fish but if anyone has experience procuring fresh sardines (especially in a land locked region) plz speak up

Where do you buy fresh sardines and about how much are they? Tired of canned.

i have been eating them with brown rice or couscous, a can of these, and some hot sauce (optional).

>>15998881
got a jar going where i keep all the leftover oil. sometimes use it for pastas and stuff.

>>16000340
>>16000332
haven't tried cooking fresh deenz yet but there's a middle eastern style deenz recipe in one of my cookbooks that i really wanna try.

>>15993720
Wish KO offered bigger fish without the tails

>>15993689
I didn't know that sardines lived in spring water.

>>16000661
they're probably not alive in there

>>15998881
just pour the whole can with the fish and oil into a pan and fry them
when theyre brown take them out and put some bread in there and it'll soak it up and then fry and then have crispy deenz on crispy bread

DEENS=SNEED
>DEENS=SNEED
SNEED=DEENS
>SNEED=DEENS

Hi from /fit/ im about to deenz bros :)

>>16001015
DEENZ

>>16001026
Are these sardines in Australia?
I gotta get me the ones in tomato sauce

That bread looks good

>>16001040
i haven't seen that brand here but pretty much every brand that does sardines has one in tomato sauce

I used to eat smoked oysters by taking them out of the can, dipping them in just salt, and eating them. I think I had a nutritional deficiency or something of the sort because the cravings I'd have for them were definitely not normal.

What are the chances of getting parasites or parasite eggs in canned fish?

>>15993780
Some recipes would be ruined with a taste of olive oil or be too oily.

>>16001088
I recently had that happen with some chopped up raw green cabbage. just a little bit of salt and holy shit it was amazing. I'll try it with some oysters tomorrow.

Any good brands of Tuna that don't come from chinks? Every fucking can I see has China or Indonesia on the back.

>>15998881
Soak it up with my crackers

R8 my haul lads

>>16002321
Riga is gold m8
envy/10

>>15993689
>pure spring water
>water
Why would you do this? And what's the deal with the impure water? Is it toilet water? Why choose "water" over "pure spring water?"

>>16001159
vegan detected

shoo shoo

>>16001190
Like which ones? Name three canned sardine recipes where olive oil would ruin them, please cite your sources.

>>16003782
No. I eat deenz but only after leaving them in the oven for 30 minutes. I want to know if they're actually 100% safe to eat from the cans.

>>16002321
>>16003491
Is it the same as these? Sainsbury's sells Riga Gold and I'm thinking about going and buying a tin.

>>16000796
/thread.

>>16003944
Why the hell does anyone need to fry sardines? They're already the perfect texture for enjoyable eating and digestion.

Eat them out the can. Choose whatever condiment you want or don't. Choose whatever cracker you want or don't. This is the way men eat.

Enjoy.

>>16003807
Vegan *JANNY* detected. Shoo, shoo.

>>16003993
Nobody does this, it's the vegan janny making a funny.

poorfag here, do you have any recommendations for cheap deenz in olive oil or water that I can order to Germany? I can only find deenz in sunflower oil over here.

Bump!

You guys ever had porthos?

>>16004122
Yes, it's good. Don't get them in water though, deenz in water aren't good.

Can someone explain this canned fish meme on /ck/? Why do you all eat deens? Is it just because it tastes good?

>>16004003
Nobody eats deenz out of a can? Wait, what?

>>16004286
Yeah it's easy. Just eat canned fish.

>>16003763
Curiosity. Wanted to see if there was a difference in taste. Also, for future reference. I just like knowing what things taste like.

Also, refer to my previous posts here, brother.

>>15993773
>>15993808

>>16004286
Three main reasons.

1. Cheap.
2. Good source of protein.
3. Great source of omega-3's. These matter.

It's a poor man's meal that you can also easily make delicious, like Ramen or eggs.

>>16004286
And also, yes. They taste incredibly delicious. You need to buy the right brands and then buy the right types, such as in olive oil, with or without spiciness, or mustard or tomato sauce, etc. but these taste damn good just in general.

>>16004286
It probably started as a meme, but in all honesty they're great. Extremely cheap, quite healthy, basically never expires, and versatile.
And they're delicious. Most of us who hadn't taken the deenzpill yet were skeptical, and most of us who finally bought a can on a whim were hooked. Meaty, pleasing texture, not funky or unpleasantly fishy tasting, filling, and a good energy boost.
Then add in the fact there's so many brands, flavours, and deenz-adjacent canned foods, there's relatively plenty to talk about. I also have a sneaking suspicion the vast array of packaging artwork adds a bit of a collectable vibe to them, with people liking to share their rare deenz

why do Jack mackerel taste so jank?
the big chunks are better

>>16004298
>>16004308
>>16004318
>>16004327
Thanks for all your answers. It's a nice sardine-loving community you've built here. I bought a can of sardines myself today which I enjoyed quite a bit earlier today. I can understand this love you all share. They are a tasty food deserving of praise. Godspeed to you all.

>>16004354

why is vit D and selenium content so varied between cans, I don't get it. Brunswick water packed is 110%-90% for vit D-Selenium, clover leaf in olive oil is 10-35, and king oscar in olive oil is 40%, no mention of selenium.

>>16004417
Could it be the species of fish is different between brands?

>>16004435
so brislings are shit vitamin-wise but atlantic sardines are top? Could be. Interestingly enough the brislings are higher in omega-3s. Tradeoff, I guess

Bump.

>>16004506
>Bumping on a slow board
>On page 2
>Less than 10 minutes after the previous post

>>16004506
contribute something you basketball american

>>15995173

Run-down on your sauces?

>>16004463
Something like this, yeah.

Brislings don't have much in terms of vitamins but I don't eat sardines for vitamins. Vitamins are all in my vegetables, nuts, seeds, and eggs that I eat throughout the day.

>>16004590
except for vitamin D, that's the thing. But yeah, you could just get it from salmon and dairy instead

i ate sardines for breakfast the other day

must say, felt good. downed them quick with some tea, didn't need to cook anything. felt perfectly full. quite satisfying morning.

>>15993830
Finn Crisp is good but not technically a cracker depending on your definition

>>15998881
I put a few crackers in the tin and crush them up with a fork to soak and eat.

>>15993689
I just got my case from amazon. The jalapeno ones are good, but not that spicy. The wild planet sardines are 4 sardines and very very clean tasting. Try them.

>>16004681
Niiiiiiiiice.

Yeah, I love those and the mediterranean. I'm about to go back to buying those two exclusively to save some moolah for a bit.

The wild planet sardines, yes, incredibly clean tasting. Their tuna, as well. Might hands down be some of the cleanest canned tuna I've eaten.

My mouth is watering for those jalapeno popper sardines.

>>16004681
Taste great

>>16004730
Have you had these yet? I am going to get next month as a treat.

>>16004746
Yummy.

Did you add anything to them or eat them out the can?

>>16004769
Straight out of the can. I am out of bread.

>>16004765
No! Not yet! I have these in my shopping cart, as well as a few others. You just reminded me I need to make this order, need those in my cupboard now.

I've also never tried them, can't wait.

>>16004786
Post a thread when you get them please.

>>16004820
Actually some hipster reviewed them and other sardines. It’s worth the watch.
https://youtu.be/GR8SUF_F2Pw

>>16004820
Absolutely

>>16004895
Ha, yeah, I've seen nearly all of his canned fish files videos, there's like 40 something of them. I like some of his videos, wish he would try some other brands of sardines after so many videos.

>>16004895
jesus those wet smacking noises he makes are nauseating

Gentleman.

Tonight's meal. Excited for the deenz. We'll see how the salmon goes.

>>16005213
I haven’t had brisling in tomato sauce yet. Interesting.

>>15993773
This is the whitest post I have ever read in my life.

>>16005262
You’re right. I bet he washes it down with a gallon of pcp too.

>>15993830
I eat them on triscuits or regular saltines

>>16005262
>>16005269
Haha, you wouldn't believe my race even if I told you.

The salmon was okay. A bit better than I expected. Chewy. Incredibly easy to eat. Not overly fishy. This is the type of thing I'd want to eat with a nice salad, though. Probably won't buy again.

>>16005325
ENHANCE

Hmmm... Not negroid. The plant in the upper right quadrant infers a tropical or subtropical climate. Cutlery is Oneida, so likely western hemisphere. However, Cole's cannery is based in Australia, and little is imported to the western hemisphere, whereas Oneida is exported worldwide.

Perhaps Chinese living in Australia.

>>15994529
>*Italian kissy fingers*

>>16005439
Based autist anon. This is why I always make sure my pics have no reflections.

>>16005439
kek

hmm

>>16001040
>>16001026
UPDATE: i saw this brand in my local woolworths but they didn't have the tomato flavour

>>15999867
King Oscar is probably one of the best brands to start out with. I love em'.

>>16005439
you may be thinking about Coles supermarket. from what it says on the website, Cole's appears to be based in Chile but distributes to the US.
https://colesseafood.com/about-coles-trout

>>16006708
kek 26/27 hrs later I saw this on my last f5 of the night, yeah I'm glad I tried them and will surely start branching out soon, thanks /deenz/

Sole Mare Smoked w/ chilli

>>16006983
sole mare is the cat's tits

>>16006983
>raw onion
Nobody eats this

>>16004019
Same here in Sweden. It's literally impossible to find any other variations than sunflower oil or tomato sauce.

>>16005439
Based detective anon

>>16006987
Raw onion is far superior to disgusting cooked onion.

>>16006983
I’d pass on the cheese and add a strong mustard but definitely patrician tier.

>>16006987
Apply yourself.

I usually get the cheapest sardines in water since they all come from Morocco anyway.

Is there real difference once your "upgrade" to the more expensive products?

I want to branch out from deenz to other canned goodies. Redpill me on mackerel and kipper snacks anons. Are they any good and what are your favorite brands?
>>16006987
I eat it nigger.
>lightly toasted sourdough
>Season brand deenz
>chopped red onion
>pepper
>garlic salt

>>15993689
Fish canned in water invariably smells awful. Oil is better in my opinion.

Grabbed some new brands of fish at the H-Mart today. Here's the outcome;

>Nissui Iwashi Sardines (Sweet Soy Sauce vers,)
Not bad desu, tasted like a poor man's unagi.

>Wel-Pac Broiled Mackerel (also Soy Sauce)
This shit hit different. Super tender but didn't fall apart the way deenz do. Wish I grabbed a few more cans as they were super filling for the $2.99 price.

>>16005827
I love that stuff squid in ink is highly underrated

>>15993689
I recently bought some tins of King Oscar with jalapenos in olive oil. theyre great on their own, but i mixed them with some cream cheese and black pepper to put on toast/bagels. absolutely based and delicious, 10/10 would recommend

Saw picrel at my local grocer. I wasn’t familiar with the brand. Thought they were in seasoned oil, but on closer inspection of the ingredient list I think it’s a seasoned tomato sauce. Going to try them after work.

Christ they’re expensive. 4.99CAD compared to the 2.99CAD I normally pay for deenz. Not bad on the overall deenz price spectrum but the can is quite small at 120 grams. I’m probably going to eat them on some toasted sourdough, rubbed with a clove of garlic, and maybe a little cream cheese or something too. Might just go deenz and garlic sourdough though.

/blogpost

Do you guys drain the grease off your deenz before you eat them or do you live life on the greasy side?

>>16010127
>live life on the greasy side?
This one.

how long do deenz last in fridge after opening u guys think

>>16001251
Where do you live, anon?

>>16004463
Atlantic and Mediterranean sardines are top notch, Baltic "sardines" aren't that good.

>>16005325
No, you don't get it, the far left has redefined "white" not to mean people but anything they don't like. A black man is a white supremacist if he doesn't believe in the systemic racism fiction.

>>16006987

>>15997919
Heavy metals and other contaminants are highly concentrated in top-order consumers like tuna and swordfish because they bio-accumulate from everything they've ever eaten- which have bio-accumulated from everything that fish has ever eaten, which... it's exponential.

Sardines are bottom-order consumers that only eat plankton. They barely have any contamination(not to say it's none at all.)

This has been third grade biology with anonymous.

>>16009654
update: These were not good deenz. When I opened the can, I got blasted with a pungent fishy odor. Some fish smell is to be expected, but these were particularly strong. In terms of flavor, they were as fishy as they smelled. I generally expect a savoury flavour with a fishy finish, but these were very fish-forward. The smokiness and salt levels were both good though, present but not over or underwhelming. The texture was disappointing. Very very firm, where the meat would sliver into small, hard pieces about the size of a pencil tip. I couldn't eat them on their own, I had to mush them into a deenz salad and eat it as a spread on toasted sourdough to dilute the nastydeenz flavor. I also noticed on the can that while the fish were canned in BC, they were caught in Malaysia.

I normally buy Brunswick as my go-to cheap deenz (picrel) - despite the soi oil meme these fish are quite good quality for their price, and caught off the east coast of Canada. Raincoast deenz were about 50% higher priced, with a significant reduction in quality, and are not caught "locally". Will not buy again for sure. If I had never had good deenz I wouldn't mind these guys, but the disparity between price and quality was a real letdown

>>16010511
Based deenzscientist

>>15993950
Salmon from a can is tight, i get the big honey boy can and make a bunch of salmon salad with the bones and skin. P healthy I think, a lot of that healthy fish fat stuff and less mercury than tuna. Also tastes better than tuna sandwich imo

>>15993830
Try the wasa wheat crispbread, they're sweeter and a little lighter. Very good

>>16010309
Illinois, freedom land.

If money was no object but only in regards to deenz purchases what would you buy?

>>16010518
that's my go to as well

>>16009654
That brand exactly the same in quaility as bruswick. not worth the price you paid. A good brand in Canada is Millionaires.

>>16012690
Actually ignore what I said about Bruswick, I only tried the freshwater raincoat brand which was like bruswick freshwater. Millionaires is still Grade A

>>16012244
I would fly to Lisbon and tour their gourmet canned fish restaurants

>tfw no store around me has the interesting deenz that people keep posting in these threads
>tfw tomato sauce and sunflower oil are the only options that are available
It hurts.

>>16010267
3-4 days.

These were pretty good, lads. But for the price I’m not sure they’re all that worth it. Still good though.

>>16013466
Judging from that pic they look plump and delicious. How expensive were they?

Hey guys, you've convinced me to stop by the grocery store later this morning to try out some sardines for the first time. what brands/flavors should i be on the lookout for, and how would you recommend a first timer eat them?

>>16013696
Honor the creator of sardines by buying a can of Oscar's

Finally bit the bullet and snagged some King Oscars. Tried them on buttered toast today and was not disappointed. I... I have taken the 'deenzpill, bros.

>>15993808
Wait what? A can of king oscar sardines are $12? Here they're like 3.50

I went to the polish market and could only find deenz in vegetable oil. They are okay.

>>16014083

>>16005262
Ok chud

for me, it's these.

>>16013429
>nice king osc-
What am I looking at?

>microwave 2-4 eggs until set
>add a can of drained deez
>hotsauce
not bad

>>16013499
12 bucks for the can

>>16003807
Canned sardines are cooked/smoked you brainlet

What condiments/seasonings do you gentlemen like to add to your deenz? Could use some good ideas myself.

>>16018634
cigarette ashes

Bump

>>16016420
My Man

>>16016682
Swedish imitation brand. Apparently we're the new China.

>>16010127
hell no. just wait a couple of seconds while a bit drops off.

I like smoked sprats

>>16010179
>>16019456
Imagine the calories...

>>15993689
Why are the cans wrapped in plastic? Isn't that pretty fucking wasteful, considering it offers no function whatsoever?

>>15999268
Octopus is pretty damn good in every form I've tasted it. Deep fried is the most common it seems.

>>16019828
Because the cans themselves are without any print, it's just blank metal.

>>15993689
Is this what the Swedes call condoms? Looks like a pack of prophylactics.

>>15998881
pour it down the drain.

most based thread on ck right now

Do you guys like canned mackerel? Is it similar to deenz in that it's safe to eat since it doesn't contain a lot of heavy metals?

>>15994200
Fast food wouldn't have made $200 last that long anyway.

>>15998881
Put it in the trash with the tin

>>16016966
Like a poor man's fisherman's breakfast.

>>16016966
Why would you microwave eggs?

>>16021729
extreme laziness, lack of time, and indifference
they actually aren't terrible. the biggest issue is they don't get any browning.

>>15993689
Al Amir sardines + labne + green olives + flatbread (usually pita). I fucking love sardines

Is it dangerous to eat their shit filled entrails? You know that black string that shrimps and crabs also have that you usually pull off.

Bros I just got back from the grocer and I simply had to tell you about this
They marked down these deenz to just a buck fifty a tin, they're usually like 4.50. I thought it was an error at first. Very excited to try them, someone here posted that they're top-tier.
Also grabbed some KO Mediterranean style, and the weird Goya big tin of sardines in tomato sauce just on a lark
>>16001251
Look in the organic section of your local grocery
Saw a tuna brand that said it checks the mercury content of ALL their tuna, which struck me as interesting. Don't recall the name though. Was fucking expensive, 6 dollars a can - but for decent non-Chink fish you're not getting it cheap.
>>16004327
>packed in peanut oil
interesting, I wonder if that actually tastes decent or if it's just cheap wherever they made those
>>16010511
https://youtu.be/0hdVpzvLbYo
Related video, kind of scared me off tuna sadly.
Also why I don't get Baltic sprats, the Baltic is horribly polluted with heavy metals and shit.
>>16018634
Sometimes hot sauce. A combo I like for 'plainer' sardines and mackerel is mustard and dill.
>>16021055
Yes, I like canned mackerel. As for health, just pay attention to where they're caught. Usually the canned varieties are young Atlantic mackerel which haven't accumulated a lot of heavy metals. King Mackerel has high mercury content, but they're not sold canned.

>>16021798
Deenz are usually gutted, or kept in clean water without food until they purge themselves clean. Unless you're talking about buying fresh whole deenz from a fishmonger. In that case, it is not considered dangerous if cooked properly, but will compromise the flavor

>>15998881
Most of the time I fry spinach in it to have with my toast, sardines & fried eggs.

Even tried frying the bread in it once and it wasn't bad.

Open to other sardine oil cooking ideas.
Waste not want not.

>>16022236
I recently ate deenz and it had a long black string inside of it. Slightly thinner than a phone charger cable. Was it a parasite or did I just get bad quality fish that didn't get "starved" in a tank before the canning process?

>>16022342
Do you happen to recall what brand it was?

>>16022371
The one at the top >>16013429
It's the cheapest shit you can find here so I always heat it up before eating it just in case.

>>16022416
ahh, gotcha. In that case I would be inclined to think it was probably one that somehow missed the gutting or starving process. Very unlikely to be a parasite, the vast majority of em are a pale white color, and bigger parasites are rarely found in such small fish.

If it makes you feel any better it's still not dangerous, just kinda yucky. Sorry about your deen misadventure fren

>>16022521
Thanks anon. Do you think it's safe to eat them out of the can even if there is a risk of some non-gutted ones? Even if it might be disgusting to look at I assume all the potentially dangerous things are killed off in the canning process right?

>>15995173
Pretty wide selection of both good and terrible food. Buy better pasta, man, its still cheap and it make a difference.

whats so good about sardines. ground beef is still cheaper, from a poorfag perspective

>>16022552
Yes, unless somehow a can got through the production line without being heated. The canning process was invented specifically to keep food stable for as long as possible and there are examples of canned food from the 19th century that have not undergone any biological rotting, and have just desiccated.
The most likely defect is a punctured can, which will be noticeable because both the fish and oil will smell utterly rancid, and there won't be any pop when opening the can.
https://youtu.be/jZoHuMwZwTk
This might give you some confidence in cans
>>16022626
It provides nutrients that are not/less present in ground beef. Omega 3s for instance. Plus no one wants to eat exactly the same thing every day.

>>15995173
The 2nd from top shelf is based, all the others are cringe.

Unless you've got kids and feed them trash snacks. Then that's a reasonable pantry. No hate. I have no kids and am exhausted taking care of myself and my trans girlfriend, I doubt I could really provide fantastic snack nutrition for children if I had them. But this screams "working class parent who gives their kids candy in non-candy packaging" with the motts and the chips etc etc.

On a purely /deenz/ note, great stockpile of those canned fishy bastards.

>>16022641
How come there are best before dates on canned goods then? Is it just a legal thing like with best before dates on pasta and rice?

>>16022877
It's just that, best before
Stored in the average pantry, which isn't climate controlled, the temperature fluctuations and other shit can affect the taste and texture without necessarily making the product unsafe. For cans, it's almost always just a guideline, especially for the retailer. A can that has been bouncing around warehouses for 2 years may well have been punctured or something.
But a can that is promptly sold and sits in a cool space for years without being moved on pallets by a forklift is almost certainly fine.

>>16022905
Thank you anon.

How are mussels? I got a can of Vigo branded ones to try because they sounded interesting

>>16013938
Welcome to the club

>>16021917
Those Seasons are excellent. I found them recently and they've become my go-to. $4.50 is insane, though. They're a little cheaper than KO boneless skinless here.

Fyi, the Goya oval can is pretty plain and better used as an ingredient in pasta or something.

>>16023084
Mussels are fine. Indistinguishable from oysters if they're smoked, imo. The flavor is more about the smoke than the actual seafood. Like smoked oysters, smoked mussels, and smoked deenz only vary in texture as far as I'm concerned. Because the cost is the same, I tend to eat fresh mussels and smoked oysters (although I eat both in both styles)
I personally generally avoid canned mussels and oysters due to concerns (that are based entirely on my uneducated notions - I don't know if there's anything to this) regarding bioaccumulation.
However, I do eat fresh mussels and oysters fairly regularly. I don't logically see a reason why they would be any better than canned in terms of absorption of mercury and various toxic chemicals. I suppose you can make the argument that because they are smaller, you're likely to eat more of them smoked. I generally eat 6 fresh oysters, and a tin of canned smoked oysters is usually around 12. So perhaps there's more toxicity overall, even if the toxicity per oyster is roughly the same

Recent purchase.

Feasting time.

>>16023215
Wish I could just buy a couple KO w/ mustard on amazon or anywhere in store. It's the only one I need to find (outside of the one with capers that I cannot find anywhere including online).

>>16013466
You bought them, bro! Yeah, incredibly expensive. Once I win the lotto, I'll be stacking up on these.

>>16014083
>>16014093
These all look so good. Have you tried the Bon Appetit ones, yet? If those are good, will find them online and buy.

>>16023215
These Hot & Spicy Smoked Oysters are now living their wonderful afterlife in my belly.

Do you know how much I love coming back to my apartment just to enjoy some deenz and oysters all by my self and not be bothered by a single damn soul? I don't even know what Biden is saying right now about education and economics and trillions. I just know I want these damn beautiful deenz. I mean, these god damn marvelous to look at, bursts of pure protein, preserved and packed oh so wonderfully in a bath of your choosing of water or oil, delicious with nearly any condiment I can think of when done right, I just wanna swallow you whole as your oceanic, earthly delights slide down my throat and into the new sea of your environment, my belly, deenz.

Ahhhh. Deenz. :)

>>16023215
Based australia gook, the detective has you in his sights

>>16023385
I bought those pickled jalapenos once, they're dogshit. They're like bread and butter pickled jalapenos.

>>16023415
Which would you recommend? These were the only ones they had

>>16023414
I wish I was in Australia. But not from there, ha.

>>16023430
Tbh senpai, this was the first jar I ever bought. I started making my own after, wicked easy.
>1c. water
>1/2c sugar
>1c. vinegar
>salt to taste
Bring to boil while stirring to dissolve salt/sugar. Pour into bowl full of sliced jalapenos. Cover jalapeno with double thick paper towel (soaked in brining liquid, this is just to keep jalapenos underwater).
Let them sit there at least 2 hours, then pour into mason jars and refrigerate.

>>16023452
Also, this same recipe works very well for red onions. It is originally a red onion recipe i found online, but I cut the sugar in half and subbed jalapenos.

>>16023231
The capers one isn't all that good IMO. I like vinegar and capers individually but combined, the effect wasn't great.

I just got my first can. Are they supposed to be eaten at room temperature or should I keep them in the fridge?

>>16023452
Saved in my notes. I'll give it a try, just need some mason jars. Thanks.

>>16023508
Don't put them in the fridge. Eating them out of the can at room temperature is the best.

>>16023527
Down the hatch then, boys.

mm... Kecap.

>>16023593
godspeed

>>16023637
Good shit. I've decided to cook the other can into a couple eggs for breakfast tomorrow.

>>15993822
They pay poles to do it. And while polish people are subhumans, their filth is nothing compared to slaves in thailand.

>>15993830
Why are you picky about the crackers? The fish are what matter. I'll eat them with peanuts or whatever.

>>16023527
Even better if they are old and have been through some reasonable heat. Don't let your cans ever freeze though.

>>16023231
Don't buy them with mustard or whatever. They put the shittier fish in there. Olive oil or water is the best choice, and add whatever you want.

>>16023160
If you are concerned about accumulation of contaminants, the main thing that matters is where they are on the food chain, and the dumb creatures known as seafood tend to move up the chain as they get larger, but that doesn't apply to filter feeders who always eat small stuff. Subhumans already wrecked our oceans so it's basically fucked now anyway.

can someone vocaroo this?

deenz bristling with flavor
dancing on your tongue like Playford's
composition, fatty acids, savor
three for me, there's nothing greater
if you're still a sardine hater
do yourself a mega favor
by a tin of what we rave for
chow em down and thank me later

>>16022416
There is absolutely no benefit from heating your sardines safety wise. You probably bought big fish which are literally shittier. That's why the small ones are more expensive.

>>16021917
>>16023084
At those Season deenz
Those are some heavy duty pilchards
I'm used to King Oscar and similar, small, layered sardines, with each one being a nice fit for a single cracker
These were damn plump, 4 fat sardines, and fucking tasty
Had to pivot to toast though

>>16005325
cole's sells a really good smoked trout tin

>>15998881
I just drink it. It's tasty

>>15993950
coles smoked salmon is delicious

>>16023430
i already worked it out, somewhere in south america

>>15993830
no joke the townhouse flipsides

>>15993950
Had the octopus once, couldn't stand it. Not big on seafood, though I do like sardines.

just bought my first can of /deenz/. not really that good cold but a little warm these are banging.

>they still aren't making delicious french-inspired deen spreads

lmao guys seriously

>>16026222
>french
im good.

>>16026222
But I am though, on a weekly basis. Deenz rillettes are delicious. What’s your go to recipe? Mine is cream cheese, shallots, dill, pepper, and lemon juice

>>15993689
To be honest the chicken of the sea sardines act as good asian condiment vehicles, other than that king oscar is pretty much the best crackers sardine.

>>15993689
for me it's smoked oysters.
I just stick to cracked pepper water crackers, or the 'fluffier' garlic crackers.

>>16026343
Same thing here. It also works with mackerel+boursin.

>>16026378
I hope you pepper em in tobasco sauce

>>16026343
>Mine is cream cheese, shallots, dill, pepper, and lemon juice

Pretty much mine exactly

>>16026334
This image implies you aren't good, bro.

>>16026222
>ruining your deenz with carbs

>>16026343
>Deenz rillettes
>cream cheese, shallots, dill, pepper, and lemon juice

how do you make this? this sounds delicious. how much of each and do i just mix all in a bowl? i want to make this either tonight or tomorrow

>want to make deen fried rice
>bought some oyster sauce and chili paste for the occasion
>read that I need old leftover rice in order for it to not suck
Day ruined

>>16027809
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/sardine_rillettes/

This recipe is the best I've tried so far - I would just follow the recipe there, then adjust to your personal taste. I usually use more shallots, more dill, and more green onion because I like the crunchy texture.

the tl;dr is just mash all that shit in there with a fork and make yourself some grey sloppa. It'll look like catfood, but its absolutely delicious. I eat it on picrel, sometimes with a little hot sauce on top (but it certainly doesn't need it). wa la

>>15993780
>not drinking the yummy salt water which tastes like fish and filled with trace minerals

I just went to open the last can of deenz in my pantry. The top of the can was slightly dented along the seal, but it appeared intact. When I opened it up, there was a layer of slime or something on the top, the oil had no viscosity, and the meat was darker than it should be. Smelled fine and the can wasn't bloated at all, but I couldn't risk it and had to pitch the can.

Hold me /deenz/, my heart is aching

>>16028442
>last can of deenz
What the hell man, never let your stock run so low. You made the right choice though, I don't want to lose any deenz frens.

>>16028028
That's not true. It's just a little bit easier with leftover rice.