Kitchen

[YorkieonmyPillow]

I've never eaten sardines, for what I assume would be an obvious reason......(the way they look).

Anyway, I was just reading about how nutritional they are, and how we should *all* be eating sardines!

Question:  how do you eat them and is there any way to make them taste good?

I love fish and seafood but for some reason, I'm not looking forward to this experiment........

[Kachina624]

I don't care for fishy fish and wouldn't touch them with a 10ft pole.  I remember my mother eating them but don't recall what she did with them.  I think I tried not to look.

[Mary Bailey]

I don't.

but DH loves   brisling and in water

[blackhole99]

Sardines were big in our family, but I never liked them. My mom bought the sardines packed in a can with oil or mustard and oil and would make a sandwich or spread it on crackers. Sardines IMO and maybe because they were canned, smelled and taste quite strong, worse than canned tuna.

[dulwich]

@YorkieonmyPillow  Are you talking fresh or canned.  I love fresh sardines just grilled - nice char on the skin, drizzle with little vinegar, olive oil and sat & pepper - serve with tomato salad, crispy bread -   we ate these on the beach fresh grilled nearly every day in Spain.

Canned I always try to buy Spanish in olive oil - we eat them for lunch just mashed with condiments as above and put them on toast or baguette with salad.  Great lunch!  

[YorkieonmyPillow]

@dulwich  Canned. Thanks for the suggestions

Another dumb question:  do people eat the heads???

[qbetzforreal]

I like them.  Eat the canned ones on saltines.

[OKPrincess]

I use to eat sardines in mustard at my aunt and uncle’s on the farm late 50’s, early 60’s. Loved them.

Won’t eat them now. 

[dulwich]

@YorkieonmyPillow  You're welcome.  When you open can, drain off most of oil but keep some to moisten, then condiments, drizzle vinegar or balsamic warm baguette - you can tell DH and I like our sardines!

[Winkk]

Even though they are good for you I haven't eaten them for some time.  But, when I do I like them packed in mustard sauce.  I take out the backbone (even though you can eat it) put them on crackers and add a little slice of onion.  They're quite good actually.