/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16249470
I recently got into sardines myself. People talk about it all the time here, but I'll say it myself; King Oscar is a damn good product. I personally like their mediterranean deenz the most.
You can just go at them with a fork, but some people put them on crackers or bread too. You just gotta try stuff out and see what you like.
Enjoy, anon.

these are my go-to for now. extremely smoky, so if you don't enjoy that, pass on these

>>16249494
>King Oscar Mediterranean
seconding these, they're wonderful

>>16249470
Trader joe's smoked trout. On Ritz crackers.. Just perfect.

>>16249470
Got you bro.
If you want the highest quality, you'll have to pay a little extra though. You can get these off Amazon

>>16249848
>canola oil
you almost had me heading to Trader Joe's anon

I better not catch any of you niggas eating sardines in seed oil.

>>16249470
Put them on a saltine with hot sauce on top. Crystal or Tobasco or something along those lines.
But whatever you do, get them packed with olive oil. Don't fall for low grade shit oil because but makes a big difference

>>16249470
been eating Wild Planet deenz packed in water

These are pretty decent. Bit over a dollar a tin on Amazon. Only bargain brand I've ever found that's worth a shit.

>>16249947
>Soybean oil
No sirrreee bob

>>16249470
this is now a ja/ck/ thread

What's up with all that crackers crap? You guys don't have rye bread?

>>16249981
No

>>16249900
These are probably the best ones I've ever had

>>16249981
I bet he's never dined on deens. No, deez seem more to his taste. (Deez nuts).

>>16249470

Mackerel is better in every way

>>16249470
gross shit, fish is catfood

>>16250557
Then I guess I am a cat!!

Meow meow motherfucker

>>16250565
i bet you eat sea bugs too

>>16250568
Absolutely

Their meat isn't runny when cooked, their digestive organs and intestines are easily removable along with all the fecal matter, and they don't taste absolutely disgusting like land dwelling bugs do.

I would eat the land dwelling bugs too if the same things applied to them.

>>16250568
I bet you sniff your own farts

>>16250604
literally eating the bugs, cringe

>>16249494
>>16249841
What are some of the other best KO flavor? Mediterranean is amazing, but I've been eating a can every day and want some variety.

herring is very good lads give it a shot i like the ones from Germany

spell DEENS backwards

What are the best crackers for deenz?

>>16250677
IMO Spanish style is KO's best but they come with no bones or skin.

>>16249906
>>16249914
That's the only variety that exists where I live. And in tomato sauce.

>>16250677
KO jalapeno is p great

Pic related is also choice, and for only $1 a can at my local terrorist deli

After having these, I can't eat anything else.

>>16252601
I'm thinking of spending 50ish dollarydoos on 10 of these. Worth it?

>>16249470
Get King Oscar or other decent brand. Do not buy the cheap ones like Beech Cliff. Eat them plain or with some hot sauce. I prefer chopsticks over forks for them.

King Oscar, seared on cast iron. Served with scrambled eggs to make a good breakfast. I still can’t bring myself to eat room temperature deenz.

>>16252612
These and Matiz are my favorite. But you'll burn through them so quickly. Worth a try for sure

>>16250568
Sea bugs are rich and meaty, you're missing out bro

>>16249470
these are pretty good

Just go with the tried and true King Oscar Boneless Skinless Deenz in Olive Oil.

Where do you guys find these Portuguese and Spanish deenz? Online?

>>16252886
>Boneless Skinless Deenz

>>16252601
Not saying this to be an ass, but at some point doesn't that kind of price go against the spirit of the whole sardine experience?

>>16253534
I dont care about experience I care about taste.

>>16253522
Most grocery stores carry them, also a lot of liquor stores that carry nicer pickles and candies and all that. Online prices have gone insane since C19 started, also sardines made the rounds on clickbait sites just before that shit went down which didn't help. Thankfully some enterprising individual stuck the
>2 canned seafood items per customer
sign over the good shit at my store back when people went crazy and were even buying up shit like hearts of palm.

>>16253522
Amazon

Herring in Mild Curry reporting in

Seasons brand in olive oil has the highest quality

>>16249906
>>16249914
Wait, what? Why is this verboten? Health? Flavor?

>>16255347
Saturated fat is really bad for you. But if you live in a hell hole like Sweden you don't have any choice since vegetable oils and tomato sauce (which also contains vegetable oil) are your only options.

>>16255475
Oh, okay, thank you for clearing that up for me bro. IDGAF about my longevity, though, so I guess it doesn't matter for me personally. Condolences regarding your country, bro; that shit's actually kinda hard to watch, even for a borderline sociopath from /k/. Don't wanna derail a comfy deenz thread into politics, but holy fuck dude.

These are probably the best thing I've ever had out of a fuckin can, gents. Looking forward to trying the Med variant sometime soon.

>>16249470
Don't. It taste like chicken brined in swamp water. Just buy canned chicken.

Lately my deenz have been "looser" and fall apart more easily and softer, and I really don't like it.
Is it because it's been hot lately? I didn't have this problem before.
Had anyone else noticed this?

>>16255597
deenz nuts

>>16255569
Yeah it's not really going in the right direction in any aspect of society.

>>16255585
>canned chicken
Okay Brutus.

>>16255597
Mine have always fallen apart really easily. It's impossible to pick up 1 with a fork straight from the can without it getting destroyed.

>>16255611
It taste like not-swampy canned sea food, I don't see the problem.

>>16255610
Same here (burger faggot), but we'll get through it, bro. We'll get through it. We've always managed to muddle through somehow. And that's the last remotely political thing I'm gonna say ITT.

>>16254362
Absolutely untrue. Their range of products go from the low end of terrible to their high end which is subpar. The ones they claim are wild caught with EVOO are their best product but even then they are way too mushy

I still haven't tried sardines, but I've been eating a ton of mackerel over the last few months. King Oscar Mediterranean is fantastic.

Thoughts on mackerel vs deenz vs herring vs yellowtail?

>>16249920
gross, you want sardines in olive oil

and not king oscar

>>16255928
I'm >>16255582 and here's how I see it (FWIW): deenz proper are kinda the staple of the family, the mainstay. Nutritionally speaking, mackerel has *substantially* more omega 3 EOFA, while (whole) deenz has like five times the calcium. I don't presently have any kippered herring in my inventory, so you'll have to compare and contrast that one for yourself. The long and short of it is that nutritionally, each has its strengths and weaknesses, it's role to play. That said, in the flavor and texture department, I'd rank them as
mackerel
deenz
herring as a distant third
But hey, that's just me; what the fuck do I know? I'm just some half drunk faggot on 4chang.

>>16255928
I like canned mackerel more in a meal but deenz are better on a sandwich for breakfast.

>>16253633
loam, was there seriously a run on fuckin deenz? missed that memo
then again, having seen that the herd will cheerfully beat each other to a pulp over goddamn shit tickets of all things, i suppose i have no real right to be surprised

I used to love this Portuguese brand called Matapan. Don't know what happened to them though.

>>16256609
Cursory interwebz search returned no cogent results, not even so much as corporate history or notice of dissolution. RIP.

>>16249470
god i'm starving for some deenz right meow and the shoppe is closing in 3 minutes fml.

>>16257546
gib

Any of you tried these niggas?

There was a sardine recipe thread a few days ago where someone posted about using sardines in a pasta sauce. OP mentioned they would be saving all the recipes and suggestions. Where you at OP!

>like deenz
>like mustard
don't judge

>>16257554
>John West
Probably the worst and most overpriced tinned fish company in existence. Always annoys me that people buy any of their products.

I bought a can of really fucking fancy octopus from a shop called rainbow tomato or some shit. They sell canned fish and heirloom tomato seeds. Have like 300 different cans of seafood. They gave me a free can of Coles smoked salmon. I can't wait till it shows up! I recommend you all check em and check em out

Have you guys noticed how with more pricey deenz, the consistency is soft and delicious, however with cheap deenz, the spine is thick and crunchy as you chew? I do not particularly enjoy feeling the brittle spine of the fish crush between my teeth.

>>16255347
Stop eating PUFA

Anons, the apus have a store near me where they sell weird indian frozen fishes, and they have big bags of frozen plain sardines. I really wanna buy them but uh, how do you suppose an apu would prepare a shitload of frozen sardines? Fish curry?

>>16249900
When I picked these up at the World Market they were a little dry for some reason

I'm eating a can of these right now

Is that black poop line dangerous? I've noticed that not every brand removes it from their fish.

>>16259116
These are the best. Try the spicy pepper ones

>>16259125
>Is that black poop line dangerous?
No.
>I've noticed that not every brand removes it from their fish.
People don't like to eat it.

>>16254349
Looks tasty anon.

Are you in Australia? I want to buy these

>>16249947
I used to eat these because they were cheap and I was looking for /fit/ brotein. I upgraded to the good deenz and it is a world of difference. Highly recommend anything but this product. I know it's a dollar but just not worth it when you've had the good deenz.

OP, you gotta try a few brands to find your deenz.

>>16258462
I will not.

>>16259125
damn, I wanted to get into Deens but that sounds bad

>>16260038
Most craps have them too so it's not really an unusual thing. It's just disgusting.

>>16260075
crabs* and also crayfish

>>16250580
As someone who grew up eating sardines on crackers exactly like that, this scene always cracked me up. They really were the lunatics.

>>16260080
how do you avoid the dump line when eating crabs and crayfish?

>>16260166
Pull it out.

>>16260251
I was just curious about where to find it
Crawfish barely have any meat in them to begin with

>>16250557
What's up Dr. Steve Brule

>>16258133
Deenz in 'stard and deenz in hot sauce are fucking based

>>16260294
Top center of the tail on crayfish, no idea about crabs beyond obviously centrally and ventrally somewhere, but it shouldn't matter with them anyway because they don't have a tail to eat.

>>16259125
>>16259260
>>16260038
>>16260075
>>16260080
>>16260166
>>16260251
>>16260294
Also, depuration exists.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depuration

any one eat deenz on pizza? im thinking about trying this

>>16261838
Yes flatbread and small fishies, along with olives, are the bedrock of western civilization from the Mediterranean and the Bible and shitz. Split them in half down the spine and lay them out. Notice how they're often canned with tomato sauce anyway? Superior to degenerate anchovie filets which only have the filet meat and are typically over-salted, as if pizza needs more salt.

>>16249470
I like to get deenz in tomato sauce, they go great on bread, by themselves, or crammed up my ass

>>16258492
OK pan ready means I just thaw these and fry them up, ya? Gonna see what a fresh deen can do.