I Like Sardines

Never could get used to the smell of them.

BierKase has got to be the worst food smell ever, particularly when it is cooked. Akin to very smelly socks. I think it's worst then Limburger cheese. Sardines, on the other hand are quite mild in comparison.

Even better, usually a plain wrapper, from the deli. It is meant to be eaten with a nice German Beer. Perhaps if you has some sardines you would have a good meal.

If my Grandmother was still alive I am sure she would love to fix up some of her favorite Lutefisk, I had to suffer thru many a Christmas as that "stuff" would stink up the entire house. One part of my dark Norwegian past I try to forgot about...

You have smelled nothing that compares to filipino dried fish being cooked, perhaps the local sewage farm may be worst. My partner has to cook them outside believe me its the only thing I put my foot down too.

I smelled some nasty stuff they used to make out in Palau and Truk (Micronesia) some kind of dried fish with coconut milk and it smelled like rotten milk and stinky dead fish.

Sorry, I got sidetracked.

My Grandmother used to Freeze the stuff right in the snow or store it in what looked like an old Mason Jar for later with lots of Salt added for curing. She was not too interesting in canning, liked glass better.

Backroads, are you in Oregon?

I'm in Oregon, did the salmon have anything to do with the leaving?

I have not, but I did participate in santacon.

I thought that the ARSI was in a major fight to the death with the Idaho turnipites. Is life back to normal now and no need to worry about politics ?

"The aesthetic deficiencies of this vile purple root [the turnip] are notorious and require no elaboration. However, its pernicious effects on the human alimentary system have only begun to be appreciated. Being virtually indigestible, the turnip rapidly produces methane and other greenhouse-gas emissions that threaten to accelerate global warming and create noxious localized plumes."

As are whales, sheep and reindeer. And cows and vegetarians.

Now wait a second.... I love it when a whale comes up against my sailboat and checks me out, that is one of the most awesome experiences that I have ever had, it also makes you feel very very small and fragile..

Sheep..no comment.
Reindeer are cute, hate to admit it, but used to eat them every Christmas when I lived in Norway.
Cows....Well kinda boring.
Vegetarians...Well I did that for 7 years and felt better then I ever have and was at my perfect weight, 175 pds for 6ft, 2 inches, but gave most of it up when the grocery stores stopped having salad bars as it was soo much work !

I never was too wild about turnips or peas... except for shooting at my brother with pea's when my Mom was not looking :-)

Oh, so it's all relative, huh? What about hippos?

Give him gallons of Exlax and run !

Methane ≠ CO2.

Besides, methane goes away after a hundred-odd years, so why worry?

Those methane-producing vegetarians have no choice but to strike countless matches to divert attention away from their emissions.

I've never struck a match in my life, I don't smoke, oh and Rutabagas are the bomb, with some parsnips.

Those methane-producing vegetarians have no choice but to strike countless matches to divert attention away from their emissions

Ah simple solution. Dispose of those emissions in Tacoma, hopefully if might get rid of that already nasty "Tacoma-aroma" It sure could not make it any worse......glad I don't live there...

Rice-A-Roni is good, but if you have ever driven thru Tacoma on a warm day, you will know exactly why it has earned its nickname...

3.33 - In vertical or horizontal aspect?

By the way, I have had sardine sandwiches, which I fully promote. Although at that time I had no buttermilk bread, I am thinking that the blend of butter (which I have used) milk and of course mustard to make it original will end up with a great appetizer. The problem is what to call the concoction. Buttsarturd does not seem to do this sandwich justice. Any other thoughts?

Glue a sardine to your upper lip if balancing one there is too difficult.

I remember a bloke who impersonated Charlie Chaplin once. Looked like a snail balancing act.
-- You have got to love Blackadder --

Must have been the Tabasco - Oh yeah! That's right! It COULDN'T have been the beer - what's wrong with me?

Ya Roads - That's how I roll. LOL

krishna, I'd eat more salmon but it doesn't look like fish when I peel off the can top.

Yes-- its true that Sardines and Tuna seem to be OK when canned-- Salmon doesn't like it. I sometimes use the canned stuff to make a curried fish stew--lots of hot spices and vegetables-- and potatoes or rice or noodles.

I don't like canned Salmon unless its diluted. [The one exception is Blueback Salmon in cans-- its good but very expensive].

But-- fresh Salmon from a fish market [or a good supermarket] can be really tasty.

P.S.-Always get ''Wild Caught'' [or Sockeye]-- farmed may have high levels of toxins.

And if it says "Atlantic," then it's farmed. The wild fisheries for Atlantic salmon have been collapsed for a long time.

'roads @ 6.1,

I try to avoid pink fish.

Sounds like you put a lot of effort into food preparation.

When I'm in a hurry I don't. But when I have time-- cooking is a hobby. I like to experiment-- I've created some interesting things. On rare occasions I invented something that was inedible and could not be salvaged. So--feeling appropriately guilty about all ''the poor starving people in China''-- I threw it out and ordered some pizza.

Ah, yes, the old pizza fallback. I try to avoid ordering pizza deliveries -- those boxes don't fit into my frig and it's tough folding them.

So you order 2 smaller pizzas

So you order 2 smaller pizzas

That get expensive. But thats what I used to do with a roommate that liked Anchovies. I did not want those things near my nice pizza !

I threw it out and ordered some pizza.

Sardine pizza I hope.

Can't you people stay on topic?

Yes backroads, back in the days when I used to butter my toast, the sardines would be layered on top. Anchovies are quite a bit saltier so just need to be dashed on pizza along with some olives, extra virgin olive oil and mozzarella cheese. One pizza maker that I knew would call that a napoletana pizza. I used to think that it was a 'Claytons'.

Don't forget to pip the olives.

'roads,

Because of your article, I put sardines on my grocery list. They didn't have sardines in tomato sauce at the market. sniffle

No sardines for me. I am holding out for tomato sauce. I'm funny about herring, too. Must have the cream sauce.

(Is talking about herring hijacking your thread? Since rutabagas were ok, I was hoping herring would be as well.)

'roads,

Herring comes in jars. You can delete my herring message if it makes you uncomfortable.

I did drive a long way to shop, but there is a somewhat bigger market that I will try before giving up on the tomato sauce.

'roads,

Just in case you are interested.** Here it is considered good luck to eat herring on New Year's Eve. Prolly Ma Baensch herself made up that bit of superstition.

** Apparently her state-of-the-art website is down right now.

stay away from the Dinty Moore the spam is more healthy!

You got it, they wouldn't have any idea how to pull them the right way, they would break em off.

Mine used to read "Ranier"

Those who have the good fortune of going past the relics on the shore in Northern Indiana while traveling on I-94 or even to stop for some tourist delights among shuttered mills might still be able to glimse what I think were at one time Falstaff towers.

This comment was so funny DirtClod88 that it inspired me to write an article about it here

I think the Aliens smelled the Sardine gas and determined we were trying to poison them and thus determined we were hostile and not worth visiting.

Now there's a funny quote:

Belching into the heavens may be one reason why we've yet to experience documentable encounters with intelligent alien life.

And thanks Eph!

Okay, I admit that it could reasonably be my fault why our little grey friends have procrastinated so much since Roswell. It is a pretty horrific sound when I let loose, they may be mistaking it for a hunting call. I'll try to refrain from so much of that in the future.

I could be wrong, but I remember this was the first time I landed on Newsvine and posted. I was looking for recipes and the site popped up with this article about sardines.

Man.

And we are so glad you landed here! :) (((Magz)))

Heres a song from my childhood:

Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts
All purple porpoise pus
Mutilated Monkey's feet
and...me without a spoon to eat

Have a nice weekend

LOLOLOLOL

Good article. Points out that since sardines are non-predatory, mercury contamination is not such an issue compared to tuna and other fish. I would think the fact that they are small (young) helps too.

krishna, that was a good link. I had a book with over a hundred wats to cook sardines.

Ya kin bake em, fry em, saute em, steam em.

u g ya nailed it!

If sardines come from Sardinia, where in the world is Anchovia?

That is one of those deep philosophical questions--like ''What is the sound of one hand clapping?''-- that will forever remain a mystery.... to all but a select few....

NOT TRUE!

I can clap with one hand. It sounds like a normal clap.

Thank you, thank you to you both. Does the tree in the forest......... Let's here it for koans.

Ummm. Hmmmm. Ok, thank you so much backroads.

Carole, I don't know where anchovies come from, but I do know guppies hail from Gupland.

Yes-- Guppies do come from Gupland.

And, as every schoolchild knows-- Anchovies come from Ancharctica!

backroads,

I love sardines, too! My dad used to make them for me when they were only packed in oil and had the church key opner. Then he would mash them up, put a bit of lemon juice in them and a dab of mayo. Ummmmm gooood!

Funny I missed this! A little birdy told me about it!

Oh, I can eat them straight up, too. But I like the mashed version on a sandwich. Dad used to toss them into the fry pan and give them a toss with lemon and oil, too!

Anchovies.... got to have those guys, too!

backroads, theres sardines all over the planet, but the best are from the coast of New England!

don't know if you know jj , but he catches 'em.

Perrie, a bowl of white rice,and a few nice sardines, medium hot, little butter.Good.

krishna, where do herring hail from?

Not sure-- I believe its the outer banks of the Republic of Herringia (supposedly they like the cold water there).

Of course that could be just another shaggy dog story:

This Circus Has Gone To The Dogs!

Once there was a circus that was without a doubt the best circus in the world because it boasted the best lion tamer in the world. He was spectacular, the lions would do whatever he said, the high point of course was that he would stick his head in a lion's mouth.

When the circus started losing money the owner started selling off animals and equipment to help meet expenses. He called the Lion Tamer into his office.

"I'd really like to keep you on, because you keep the circus going," the owner said. "But I've had to sell your lions because they cost too much to feed. Still, you're good, and we need you, so if you can come up with an act with what we have left, you've got a job."

"Well, I do need a job," the Lion Tamer said. "What animals do you have left?"

"Well, to tell you the truth," the owner said, "the only animal I have left is my faithful old Bassett hound. I'd never sell him!"

"I'll take him," said the Tamer.

So the Lion Tamer worked with the Bassett hound and taught him the entire lion act. The dog caught on right away, but there was a problem: no way was the Lion Tamer's head going to fit into the dog's mouth.

"My foot will fit," the Lion Tamer said, so he tried it, and sure enough the dog picked that up too.

Opening night, the Lion Tamer did the act with the Bassett hound, and the crowd loved it. They'd never seen anything like it before. At the end of the act, when the Lion Tamer put his foot into the dog's mouth, the crowd went wild.

"Encore, encore!" the crowd yelled.

Well, the Lion Tamer hadn't thought of an encore before, so he thought to himself, "If one foot is good, two is better."

So he stuck his other foot into the dog's mouth. Well, the two feet together are almost as big as the dog's head, so the dog was choking and gasping, and finally out of self-preservation, he clamped his jaws shut, biting off the Lion Tamer's legs at mid-calf.

And the moral of this story....?
Don't put all your legs in one Bassett.

Not sure-- I believe its the outer banks of the Republic of Herringia (supposedly they like the cold water there).

And Sardines-- I wonder-- Sardinia?

Sardines-- I wonder-- Sardinia?

YES!

that's mighty high-tone.

Ya get's what ya pay for. And when it comes to sardines, they are well worth it.

I should clarify that it's only every other morning. At $3.29 a tin, it's not cheap. Good protein and vitamins though.

Sorry about the allergy.

Middle Eastern countries often serve dried fish as a part of the breakfast meal. If they can stomach it, then by God this Irishman can!

Beach Cliff are a pretty good choice.

That is also the least expensive brand I've found.

Good protein and vitamins though.

And-- lots of the "good fat"-- Omega 3's. (That's the reason nutritionists recommend Salmon so highly-- in fact Salmon has even more than Sardines, but Sardines are also a good source).

I strode into the store the other day to purchase some sardines and underwear,

Maybe you should have added whipped cream and clothes line to your list. You probably would have gotten her phone number. ;)

Ok. This is a bit off-topic, but I had to buy mass amounts of Vaseline & several bottles of wine for my office.

You should have SEEN the lady's face @ the checkout. : /

This sounds like a credit card commercial. 4 bottles of wine, $40. 100 jars of Vaseline, $300. Look on the cashier's face, priceless.

My experience has been that with enough wine, the Vaseline becomes redundant. ;)

Joe - LOL! it' kinda does

Backroads - It was for work!! I promise!

jwc2blue!!!! haha! ohmy word!

Next time, try sardines with hot sauce, backwoods.

Sounds good to me! But then again, I like most food hot!

Nice work krishna. I can't believe I'm still tracking this. Sad to see that mtherof3 is apparently no longer with us.

I refuse to comment on an "I miss Driftwood" seed. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

If you can't find a way to get your point across without being nasty about it, then get a better grasp of the language sez I.

Nice work krishna. I can't believe I'm still tracking this.

Yes--- there's definitely something fishy going on here!