I like sardines straight from the can, slapped on a piece of bread so all the fishy oils sink into the bread and the the flesh smears and flattens just so. I like that the bones on very small sardines are soft enough to be eaten along with the fish. A couple of fillets make for an instant meal.
Continue reading »
Local Mission Eatery is dedicated to living up to its name. Everything in the restaurant is made from locally sourced ingredients, even, it seems, the decor (a wall of lovingly used cookbooks). Yet a meal here is more than just a ho-hum pile of local roasted veggies. They serve more assertive dishes such as tongue with mushrooms and pears, or this Cured Sardine Sandwich ($9).
Continue reading »
For last week's
Weekend Cook and Tell we asked all of you to wade into the murky waters of
cooking with sardines and anchovies. We wanted to know where you stood on these little fishes and if and how they make their way into your kitchen. Turns out you guys have a
lot of love for these little swimmers. Let's take a peak at some of your fishiest ideas.
Continue reading »
If you are smitten with sardines but don't want to be
that person stinking up the office with your little fishies for lunch, ever consider having them for breakfast? As the
Internet Food Association points out,
"they are ridiculously good for you (omega-threes!), cheap, and sustainable." Hello sardine omelets? Sardine-topped oatmeal?
Continue reading »
It actually doesn't taste like diet food at all. Alton Brown on the Good Eats "Live and Let Die" episode where he talks about his weight loss. Sardine Avocado Sandwiches View the complete recipe here » If you've seen Alton Brown on television recently (his Iron Chef White House appearance, the Welch's Grape Juice commercials, or of course, Good Eats) you've probably noticed that a big chunk of him is missing. Where did you go, Alton? Sardines + Avocado. [Photograph: Erin Zimmer] Apparently to the land of sardine-avocado (sardicado?) sandwiches, where he's lost 50-pounds-plus. On a recent Good Eats episode called "Live and Let Diet," Brown revealed his little skinny-making secret....
Continue reading »
Photo from the Washington Post The Washington Post has a great piece from Jane Black (occasional Serious Eats correspondent) about the “Sardinistas”—a group of fishermen and biologists near California’s Monterey Bay, dedicated to elevating America’s perception of the lowly sardine. "We want to value what these fish can give to us from an ecological standpoint and a health standpoint,” sardine fanatic Mark Shelley tells Black. “And we think there are real ways to enjoy them." In service of the sardine, Shelley and others are planning to produce a new line of canned sardines, raise awareness about their health benefits, and re-brand the fish in the American marketplace. It’s an uphill battle, but one that the “Sardinistas” are passionate about....
Continue reading »
Society for the Appreciation of the Lowly Tinned Sardine No longer will you roam the vast world of sardines unaware of each can's potential deliciousness. Society for the Appreciation of the Lowly Tinned Sardine (or S.A.L.T.S.) is a blog dedicated to reviewing canned sardines, with the occasional wine or beer pairing. Ratings are given on a zero- to five- tin scale with comments on texture and flavor. Related Where's Our Wall of Sardines? Eating for Two: How Do You Love Sardines, Tell Me All the Ways Dinner Tonight: Deviled Sardines...
Continue reading »
Food writer Dorie Greenspan recently pointed out in her blog the difference in the availability of canned sardines between France and the U.S.; a Parisian supermarket may have an entire wall dedicated to cans of the small fatty fish while in the U.S., not so much. There's no reason for you to care about the dwindling selection of canned sardines in America if you don't like canned sardines, but I have a weird soft spot for them—I often ate them when I was little and still love to eat them today, just plucked out of their oily baths—and I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who is saddened by the lack of canned sardines in the...
Continue reading »