Chicken of the Sea and King Oscar are owned by the same company. Both are "product of Poland", and both are sprats. Makes me wonder if they're the same catch, packaged in the same cannery, and the higher quality goes to KO and the lower quality goes to CotS. Also, in my opinion, CotS's Sardines in EVOO is no different to KO's aside from presentation. I eat them 2-3 times a week. I just wish their hot sauce was hot.
“Weak deens… Weak mustard…The whole is not greater that the sum of it’s parts.” That’s a succinct review if I’ve ever heard it. And, I completely agree.
Most Mustard Sardines are just Ok, The Mustard is really a sauce, what happens is the mustard and sardines kind of react against each other, making the fish a tad mushy, and the mustard a bit loose and weak, but ad a tad of salt & pepper and they are good...
I have to say, out of all the channels I’m subscribed to, this one always makes me feel a little silly and whimsical when there’s a new upload. “Oh yeah! The sardine guy” watches the video even though I dont particularly go crazy for sardines
This is the video I've been missing, Mr. Carlson. Because of the price, I choke these COTS sardines a couple of times a week. What a mess. I look away and suck them down at $1 a can on sale and I'm healthy and happy.
This are great for spreads. Just mix them in food processor with some butter, bit of oil, put mustard, salt, black pepper. Spread on toast top with finely chopped onions or green onions and you will be fine. Alone are not as great.
Probably they’re as weird as I am. I was born in Decatur, Illinois and spent the first 20 years of my life there, and there’s probably more oil extracted from soybeans there (usually using a mix of solvents that’s basically gasoline) than anywhere else in the world. I avoid the stuff because I’m getting too much in the way of omega-6 fatty acids already.
Youve convinced me to indulge in the sardine life. Ive always had an iffy feeling towards them when i was younger, but as i get older my taste pallette has changed and ive found to actually enjoy them. Long live the deen life
Same thing I do when buy some cans that I don't care for. Got a friendly little fluffy one who has been watching over my house and once she got relaxed enough to le me pet her, I gave her some sardines for a job well done.
Just had my first can of sardines because of you, king Oscar boneless and skinless because I wasn’t sure how I’d feel ab spine but I’m def gonna work my way up to that these are delicious
Cool, welcome to the "school" or shoal!! LOL. That's the "gateway deen", now step up to KO's tiny tots, they are so small that you do not notice the innards, or spine, if that is off-putting to some folks in the bigger ones, and somewhat mild in flavor to my taste. It's my "go to" fish that is locked up in confinement!! ;D LOL
We've picked up these same three cans. The soybean oil ones we never got again; the others aren't worth eating on their own. But toast up some Hawaiian bread, toss a slice of cheese on, and upend half a tin on each slice and it's quite tasty, especially for the price. We generally split the mustard and Louisiana hot sauce for a single lunch; the variety is nice, and the toast improves the texture.
Sorry but cheese and sweet-ass Hawaiian bread (toasted, even!) with mustard sauce sardines sounds like something they fed detainees at Guantanamo Bay for a post-waterboarding snack.
I ate all my other numerous cans of deens before preparing for the hot sauce ones, and I have to say, I really liked the hot sauce deens. They were pretty spicy, but full of flavor. Most cheap deens are a miss for me, because they taste slightly musty imo, but the hot sauce deens are awesome and i will happily buy them again
If you are a Costco member, on a regular basis they have a 6-pack of quality sardines in olive oil for less than $8. I'd go that route vs. the cheesy Chicken of the Sea sardines in soybean oil.
The Safe Catch and Season are boneless & skinless. Occassionaly they have Wild Planet which has bones & skin. I know the Wild Planet is healthier, I like sardines, but if I have a chose I go for the boneless & skinless.@@crabwalk7773
The Safe Catch and Season are boneless & skinless. Occassionaly they have Wild Planet which has bones & skin. I know the Wild Planet is healthier, I like sardines, but if I have a chose I go for the boneless & skinless.@@gbird5000
Little late, but I'd avoid Pampa brand altogether. Their mackerels and clams I got were all products of China, and well.... I have simply watched too many China Observer's videos to turn a blind eye.....
My favorite COS is the Mediterranean style, with peri peri peppers, black olive slices and seasonings. I have had a similar type from Portugal. Very nice but not found regularly in my area.
I just came across your channel and was motivated by you to start including 1-2 cans of sardines into my diet for the first time! Would you ever do a Surströmming review?
Your editing is just damn excellent. I feel like if you can make a video of eating a can of sardines this entertaining, you can make anything entertaining.
Interesting thing about chicken of the sea is that in Japan it’s apparently so unanimous that (at least my girlfriend) just refers to canned tuna as “sea chicken”. When I first heard her say that I was eating “sea chicken” when I made a tuna melt I was confused to say the least
The last can of sardines I had was the soybean oil one. Presentation was ghastly, but the fish either melted in my mouth or disintegrated depending on how charitable you feel in your language. For a quick snack before bedtime it wasn’t the worst, but there was a lot to be desired. Love this channel! Can’t wait to get paid so I can buy some more expensive cans and try them out!
king oscar is hard to beat.. used it as camping food or hiking food and no other sardine beat it... theres one thing i liked tho from asian grocers 555 spanish sardine in jar taste great should review this
I used to get these every 2 weeks or so. I'd get one flavor for every day of the work week and the water and smoked ones were pretty good to me, but eventually I got sick of them and rarely had the appetite for it. Just got back into sardines with KO and excited to start going for better quality brands and different kinds of fish.
I always share a few sprats from whatever brand I’m eating with my dog. She really loves KO, Brunswick, and Polar as do I. She especially likes Nuri pilchards. Chicken of the Sea? That’s a big fat nope. My pop once gave his cat some Beach Cliff dines. Cat gave it the middle paw and walked away. I stay away from those bottom basement tier dines as the money I spend on them would be better spent on quality dines. Thanks man for taking one for the team. Mahalo oh grand sardine funk master!
I just want you to know, I stumbled across your channel a minute ago with a can of these on my desk. Im suprised people like canned fish as much as me.
Man I'm a long-time Grace Lee Whitney fanatic -- her luscious role in a tunic as Yeoman Janice Rand was as stimulating as the best tin of sardines ever had! She was a CherryWizard! ♡
Chicken of the sea offers an olive oil packed variety. I'd love to know your take on their flavor. Big KO fan here but trying to not break the bank while eating fish every day. Hoping they don't suck.
I usually find the cheap hot sauce deens to be the most disappointing as they typically rely on cheap hot sauce made from extracts and oleoresins which always results in a bad aftertaste. Similar to sticking your tongue on a 9v battery
these cans aren't usually my style but my store was doing a clearance on the mustard tins for 50 cents each. Pretty unimpressive stuff, but mushed up on some toast it does the job
Facts.. they're packed kind of messy and they do fall apart really easy, which makes them pretty easy to slog back. Packed in olive oil, they are completely unoffensive and super mild and at the price, they're a perfect daily driver if you're trying to save money. I have experience with king oscar, polar, bumblebee, aldi brands (terrible), beachcliff (almost as bad as aldi) and of the budget brands, these chicken of the sea in oil/olive oil varieties are the best of them. I've got 16 dozen varieties of king oscar and polar on the way this week. Can't wait to start my daily lunch routine.
I came for the sardines, and I'm staying for the cats! LOVE your channel! I have never eaten a sardine in my life, your channel popped into my recommended videos, and now I am hooked. I may just muster up the courage to try a can of sardines, we'll see. Your cats are fucking adorable!
Yes, with most foods it does; and with "hard sell" stuff like deens it's especially so. I like them lined up like little "tinned soldiers", as in KO's tiny tots, and ready for the fate that befalls them, like all soldiers do!! ;D
I tried some sardines because your enthusiasm for canned fish is infectious! I thought they were about as disgusting as I imagined and I spit out the first bite, but I don't regret trying them. Thanks for making great videos!
Canned fish is definitely an acquired taste; start fresh if you arent big on seafood. Start at shrimp or cod, then branch out to salmon, and on and on with time. Im still trying to get the hang of canned fish ,- I take a bite and have to psyche myself out of instinctive gag reflex because I want to like them. (When I see him take a bite I look for the slight muscle tensing or gag movement - it astonishes me others dont have this reaction to seafood tbh).
@@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger I'm sure you can come up with a hobby you enjoy rather than fetishizing a peculiar food and trying to gag it down, just because you're emotionally wrapped up in a TH-cam channel. It's canned fish, calm down.
Ugh! Public Health Warning incoming! Just cooked my son a €4.99 tuna steak for his supper and wasn’t overly impressed by these cans. Each to their own, but flavour is important, Mateo. Flavah!
You've tried a lot of fish right? Probably ate some canned anchovy fillets, in tin or glass bottles right? If ya have, which would ya say tastes the best? Would love to know, from anyone really, as im looking to cook pasta with anchovy fillets but dont know alot about them
@@snowvalley11 I don't think so, I picked up 4 this weekend from Cub foods but I did notice a County Market didn't carry the med. Blend. I also saw it at a Walmart two weeks ago.
Once mustard had been cooked it loses that punchiness and adopts a more savory character. And COS must be overcooking the sprats in the canning process for them to be in that condition. Maybe by reducing the time the fish would be firmer
Yes, I like all deens well enough, and with a little Dejon mustard on them, nice and fresh from the bottle and not in the tin with the little fishies. That, and a little salt, some dill pickles and crunchy Ritz crackers, a glass of white wine, and that's what chef Alton Brown used to call some "Good Eats"!! :D
Alright... You got me hooked. I tried Nuri spiced for the first time and other dines. I've always loved fried clams... Is there any good canned clams that can be just eaten from the can? What are these rich kid razor clams I'm seeing?
I highly recommend a can of El Manar mediterranean sardines in sunflower oil and olive oil. I'm also meaning to try their sardines in Harissa oil or Cayenne Pepper oil.
This channel inspired me to try sardines, and so far Chicken of the Sea lightly smoked in soybean oil are my favorite. The KOs and several other more expensive brands in olive oil all tasted very dry.
These were my first dines i tried after my doctor recommended them to me. They arent too bad and the price was right. My blood pressure dropped about a month into a can a day and I didnt need to take meds anymore (not advice just my experience).
Seriously, for even a small amount more per can (50 cents) one's deen quality can be massively improved. These and Beach Cliffs are pretty much the bottom rung for every metric. Well, Matthew is at least being nice about it.
Eat these in extra virgin olive oil all the time. I get them for $1.09/a can and when I do I get two or three cases. They are delicious to me. The best, no, but a great value
I had my first can of sardines the other day. I'm glad I found your channel. These things always scared me, but seeing seeing what is actually in the can helped a lot. I'm really glad I went with King Oscar. The presentation goes a long way.
Maybe forty years ago the Underwood sardines in mustard was my gateway drug into sardines. I like all kinds of sardines but can someone tell me what happened to Underwood sardines?
The reason people go ballistic on soybean oil is that those seed oils are higher inflammatory in a can of anti-inflammatory food. A little whacky for a combination.
I assumed that these would pretty much be the same thing as the Great Value brand deens at Walmart because of the similar packaging. But these don't look too great.
Chicken of the Sea and King Oscar are owned by the same company. Both are "product of Poland", and both are sprats. Makes me wonder if they're the same catch, packaged in the same cannery, and the higher quality goes to KO and the lower quality goes to CotS.
Also, in my opinion, CotS's Sardines in EVOO is no different to KO's aside from presentation. I eat them 2-3 times a week. I just wish their hot sauce was hot.
This is all true and something I should have addressed in the video, thanks! I award you a Fish Filez No-Prize for your service!
King Oscar Mediterranean style with the olives and whatever else that is are the best thing going.
Should try the Olive Oil CotS.
The Louisiana hot sauce one is actually kinda spicy. It’s not like hot hot but it does have a little kick to it.
@@briantaulbee6452that’s my favorite flavor! Little salty but bomb
"if you don't know any better, and you like these ... then, you like these."
So true. So damn true.
I can get 5 cans for 5 dollars and a box of saltines...total is a little over 7 dollars. It is my lunch at work for the entire week. I can't complain!
I often call chicken, the tuna of the farm yard.
Tuna of the Chinese forests.
What's the matter McFly...tuna??
I love this and I'm gonna use it with joy
Wow
@@tox7841 ever try chitterlings... deer meat.. ?
Expand man
This isn't normal TH-cam, this is advanced TH-cam. I searched for this and found a video about the exact can I'm holding. Thank you.
Spongebob reference? 🤔
Me too. It's on my lap and I plan on watching this vid tomorrow when I bust into it
We've gone down a rabbit hole...
I recommended this channel to my friend by saying "he has opened every can you will probably ever find" lol
Me rn brotha!
I have discovered a channel and community that I did not know I needed in my life. Hello everyone, this is awesome. Thanks for the content
welcome!
“Weak deens… Weak mustard…The whole is not greater that the sum of it’s parts.” That’s a succinct review if I’ve ever heard it. And, I completely agree.
"They're not nasty or anything... they don't even taste fishy." Thus, considering the price difference, a reasonable product.
Concurred.
Most Mustard Sardines are just Ok, The Mustard is really a sauce, what happens is the mustard and sardines kind of react against each other, making the fish a tad mushy, and the mustard a bit loose and weak, but ad a tad of salt & pepper and they are good...
@@brooksbrown580
Just buy normal ones and add mustard afterwards
@@AbuHajarAlBugattiso much better. The brightness of the tumeric and heat of fresh, spicy mustards is just made for this fish.
I have to say, out of all the channels I’m subscribed to, this one always makes me feel a little silly and whimsical when there’s a new upload.
“Oh yeah! The sardine guy” watches the video even though I dont particularly go crazy for sardines
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Get on board. Not only healthy, they will last a loooong time
This is the video I've been missing, Mr. Carlson. Because of the price, I choke these COTS sardines a couple of times a week. What a mess. I look away and suck them down at $1 a can on sale and I'm healthy and happy.
I was just missing you like a sardine! ❤🐱
This are great for spreads. Just mix them in food processor with some butter, bit of oil, put mustard, salt, black pepper. Spread on toast top with finely chopped onions or green onions and you will be fine. Alone are not as great.
What ? Choke ? These are Exellent Sardines....
@@brooksbrown580they’re edible but calling them excellent is beyond a matter of taste. They are objectively not excellent.
Lmao, "soybean oil police" had me loling
Probably they’re as weird as I am. I was born in Decatur, Illinois and spent the first 20 years of my life there, and there’s probably more oil extracted from soybeans there (usually using a mix of solvents that’s basically gasoline) than anywhere else in the world. I avoid the stuff because I’m getting too much in the way of omega-6 fatty acids already.
@@markiangooley Exactly
Youve convinced me to indulge in the sardine life. Ive always had an iffy feeling towards them when i was younger, but as i get older my taste pallette has changed and ive found to actually enjoy them. Long live the deen life
I share these with a hungry cat who drops by every few days. We both get a nice treat.
Same thing I do when buy some cans that I don't care for. Got a friendly little fluffy one who has been watching over my house and once she got relaxed enough to le me pet her, I gave her some sardines for a job well done.
I don't know how you've done it, but you upped your youtube game here! Great editing, great reviewing, great video!
Always a good day when a new Canned Fish File upload appears on my home page. Always enjoy your videos!
Got dumped, and this channel is helping with my healing
there's plenty of fish in the sea
I often go down TH-cam rabbit holes when I’m having lady troubles. It gets better brother
Missing that fishy smell, I get it.
@@goodson77784I’m nominating this for best comment 2024, Category: Greatest Pun! 🏆
@@catlady8324 That's sweet of you! All Glory to The Lord!
I love your sense of humor along with you reviews, Matthew! Thanks for this one!
The sardine industry should have you on payroll. Nice work. Thanks for keeping it interesting and fun too
Just had my first can of sardines because of you, king Oscar boneless and skinless because I wasn’t sure how I’d feel ab spine but I’m def gonna work my way up to that these are delicious
Cool, welcome to the "school" or shoal!! LOL. That's the "gateway deen", now step up to KO's tiny tots, they are so small that you do not notice the innards, or spine, if that is off-putting to some folks in the bigger ones, and somewhat mild in flavor to my taste. It's my "go to" fish that is locked up in confinement!! ;D LOL
We've picked up these same three cans. The soybean oil ones we never got again; the others aren't worth eating on their own. But toast up some Hawaiian bread, toss a slice of cheese on, and upend half a tin on each slice and it's quite tasty, especially for the price. We generally split the mustard and Louisiana hot sauce for a single lunch; the variety is nice, and the toast improves the texture.
No Way ! Straight out of the can is the only way to eat Sardines, You put Cheese with Sardines ? WTF ?
Sorry but cheese and sweet-ass Hawaiian bread (toasted, even!) with mustard sauce sardines sounds like something they fed detainees at Guantanamo Bay for a post-waterboarding snack.
I eat the CotS Hot Sauce ones a few times a week. They are pretty good for $1 can of sardines. The stray cat I fed liked the plain ones too.
watch out when you give canned food intended for humans, to smaller animals; the sodium content is sometimes too high for them
@@FlyingDutchman19801 OK cat lady.
@@FlyingDutchman19801Also oil gives cats diarrhea
this is PERFECT TIMING
yesterday i came to the channel and refreshed a couple times to see if i missed a video but i was just a day early! woot
i got a can of the hot sauce ones at home - was waiting for this review! excellent to see new video
I ate all my other numerous cans of deens before preparing for the hot sauce ones, and I have to say, I really liked the hot sauce deens. They were pretty spicy, but full of flavor. Most cheap deens are a miss for me, because they taste slightly musty imo, but the hot sauce deens are awesome and i will happily buy them again
Thanks!
If you are a Costco member, on a regular basis they have a 6-pack of quality sardines in olive oil for less than $8. I'd go that route vs. the cheesy Chicken of the Sea sardines in soybean oil.
Thank you for this tip! Im going to start getting my deens wholesale
Aren't they boneless & skinless?
What brand?
The Safe Catch and Season are boneless & skinless. Occassionaly they have Wild Planet which has bones & skin. I know the Wild Planet is healthier, I like sardines, but if I have a chose I go for the boneless & skinless.@@crabwalk7773
The Safe Catch and Season are boneless & skinless. Occassionaly they have Wild Planet which has bones & skin. I know the Wild Planet is healthier, I like sardines, but if I have a chose I go for the boneless & skinless.@@gbird5000
I am still anticipating your review on the pampa smoked oysters in sunflower oil with carrots, onions and red chili peppers.
Me too! I want to see more canned shellfish in general!
Little late, but I'd avoid Pampa brand altogether. Their mackerels and clams I got were all products of China, and well.... I have simply watched too many China Observer's videos to turn a blind eye.....
My favorite is the Mediterranean style sardines from CotS. Its light, has some seasoning to it, slightly salty. It definitely my go to for sardines.
Very nice. Thank you.
My favorite COS is the Mediterranean style, with peri peri peppers, black olive slices and seasonings. I have had a similar type from Portugal. Very nice but not found regularly in my area.
Thanks MC for the review.
I like the Chicken of the Sea in Olive oil. They're a mess in the can like these, but I find the flavor palatable.
Yeah im with you on that one
Same, and the price is right.
was waiting for the “CHICKEN OF THE SEA DEEP DIVE…..YEAH”
sometimes i rewatch the beach cliff deep dive just for that lmao. love it.
I buy the olive oil ones in bulk and mash two cans into three cups of cooked rice. They dissapear, but still taste great.
Homeboy I do this too but I add chili oil or sriracha and then a fried egg on top.
@@joepapa71 Sriracha absolutely. Must try a fried egg.
@@Greenmachine305 it's killer, that yolk adds richness. You won't be disappointed.
@@joepapa71 Good stuff.
Shopping in the midwest, I got these or KO. Cant wait to get a tin of each to try myself! My future lunch breaks are about to get interesting again
Good old Van Camp, bringer of the best fish sticks running, better known as Van de Kamp when I was growing up.
Nope, two different companies. Van Camp's is known mostly for their pork and beans; Van de Kamp's, as you mention, for their frozen fish.
Ahh, THAT'S where I've seen Van Camp! Thx! 😊
I just came across your channel and was motivated by you to start including 1-2 cans of sardines into my diet for the first time! Would you ever do a Surströmming review?
I don't even eat canned fish, but you are my favorite new channel!
Great video! I feel like these are reminiscent of Brunswick sardines, how they just kind of fall apart into mush.
Your editing is just damn excellent. I feel like if you can make a video of eating a can of sardines this entertaining, you can make anything entertaining.
I eat these all the time I love all the sardines they put out, these are SUPER GOOD !
The star trek factoid in there about the chicken of the sea girl 😂 hahaha that’s greattttt!
why is the review of the mustard can one of the funniest things i've seen in ages
Interesting thing about chicken of the sea is that in Japan it’s apparently so unanimous that (at least my girlfriend) just refers to canned tuna as “sea chicken”. When I first heard her say that I was eating “sea chicken” when I made a tuna melt I was confused to say the least
Oh cool, you have a Japanese girlfriend?
Lol @@AllofJudea
Yup. That’s what they call Tuna here. Sea chicken. Still cracks me up when my girls says it.
The last can of sardines I had was the soybean oil one. Presentation was ghastly, but the fish either melted in my mouth or disintegrated depending on how charitable you feel in your language. For a quick snack before bedtime it wasn’t the worst, but there was a lot to be desired.
Love this channel! Can’t wait to get paid so I can buy some more expensive cans and try them out!
Thought i was the only one to eat sardines before bed haha
Wow. You are back!
Perfect timing! I was just about to go out and grab some cheap deenz 😁
love that what used to be 4.25 oz cans are now 3.75 oz. shrinkflation hitting even sardines
king oscar is hard to beat.. used it as camping food or hiking food and no other sardine beat it...
theres one thing i liked tho from asian grocers 555 spanish sardine in jar taste great should review this
I used to get these every 2 weeks or so. I'd get one flavor for every day of the work week and the water and smoked ones were pretty good to me, but eventually I got sick of them and rarely had the appetite for it. Just got back into sardines with KO and excited to start going for better quality brands and different kinds of fish.
Ever reviewed Bar Harbor? They were on sale at my HEB, they're double sized cans, pretty tasty imo
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Another amazing video from my favorite TH-camr 🔥
I always share a few sprats from whatever brand I’m eating with my dog. She really loves KO, Brunswick, and Polar as do I. She especially likes Nuri pilchards. Chicken of the Sea? That’s a big fat nope. My pop once gave his cat some Beach Cliff dines. Cat gave it the middle paw and walked away. I stay away from those bottom basement tier dines as the money I spend on them would be better spent on quality dines. Thanks man for taking one for the team. Mahalo oh grand sardine funk master!
Cheers to you and the dog, sir!
I just want you to know, I stumbled across your channel a minute ago with a can of these on my desk. Im suprised people like canned fish as much as me.
Thanks for the review!
They look like the guppies I scooped off the bottom of my aquarium after my long summer vacation. I often wondered where they went after I flushed.
Man I'm a long-time Grace Lee Whitney fanatic -- her luscious role in a tunic as Yeoman Janice Rand was as stimulating as the best tin of sardines ever had! She was a CherryWizard! ♡
This video had a different energy about it… quite enjoyed it.
Cheap cans are best used over rice.
Chicken of the sea offers an olive oil packed variety. I'd love to know your take on their flavor. Big KO fan here but trying to not break the bank while eating fish every day. Hoping they don't suck.
I usually find the cheap hot sauce deens to be the most disappointing as they typically rely on cheap hot sauce made from extracts and oleoresins which always results in a bad aftertaste. Similar to sticking your tongue on a 9v battery
these cans aren't usually my style but my store was doing a clearance on the mustard tins for 50 cents each. Pretty unimpressive stuff, but mushed up on some toast it does the job
Not all of us want to spend $10 bucks on a canned fish. That said… do you like fresh fish as much as you like canned?
Facts.. they're packed kind of messy and they do fall apart really easy, which makes them pretty easy to slog back. Packed in olive oil, they are completely unoffensive and super mild and at the price, they're a perfect daily driver if you're trying to save money. I have experience with king oscar, polar, bumblebee, aldi brands (terrible), beachcliff (almost as bad as aldi) and of the budget brands, these chicken of the sea in oil/olive oil varieties are the best of them. I've got 16 dozen varieties of king oscar and polar on the way this week. Can't wait to start my daily lunch routine.
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This channel gave me a one up trivia fact about Star Trek to my other nerdy friends. The trek chicken of the sea connection :) thank you!
I came for the sardines, and I'm staying for the cats! LOVE your channel! I have never eaten a sardine in my life, your channel popped into my recommended videos, and now I am hooked. I may just muster up the courage to try a can of sardines, we'll see. Your cats are fucking adorable!
Presentation goes a long way with tinned sardines
Yes, with most foods it does; and with "hard sell" stuff like deens it's especially so. I like them lined up like little "tinned soldiers", as in KO's tiny tots, and ready for the fate that befalls them, like all soldiers do!! ;D
I tried some sardines because your enthusiasm for canned fish is infectious! I thought they were about as disgusting as I imagined and I spit out the first bite, but I don't regret trying them. Thanks for making great videos!
You go with King Oscar? Also do you like Tuna?
@@harrisonwarner6437 I did go with King Oscar! And I do like tuna, but I think that's only because I grew up eating it. It's the only fish I like.
Canned fish is definitely an acquired taste; start fresh if you arent big on seafood. Start at shrimp or cod, then branch out to salmon, and on and on with time.
Im still trying to get the hang of canned fish ,- I take a bite and have to psyche myself out of instinctive gag reflex because I want to like them.
(When I see him take a bite I look for the slight muscle tensing or gag movement - it astonishes me others dont have this reaction to seafood tbh).
@@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger I'm sure you can come up with a hobby you enjoy rather than fetishizing a peculiar food and trying to gag it down, just because you're emotionally wrapped up in a TH-cam channel. It's canned fish, calm down.
@@Your-Least-Favorite-Strangerit’s really not that bad. You either like fish or you don’t man. Try eating it on some toast or in a salad
Babe wake up new Canned Fish Files just dropped
Apparently Seasons now has a sardine in hot sauce, but I haven't seen it at any local stores to try
Ugh! Public Health Warning incoming! Just cooked my son a €4.99 tuna steak for his supper and wasn’t overly impressed by these cans. Each to their own, but flavour is important, Mateo. Flavah!
Matthew, Chicken-of-the-Sea is a pretty good taste, and inexpensive.
You've tried a lot of fish right? Probably ate some canned anchovy fillets, in tin or glass bottles right? If ya have, which would ya say tastes the best? Would love to know, from anyone really, as im looking to cook pasta with anchovy fillets but dont know alot about them
I anchovies packed in glass. They seem to taste better but also sometimes I just want a few so I'd rather not open a can.
"Its a god d*mn mess in there"
Yep, the mustard ones were my first foray into deens
I like Chicken of the Seas Mediterranean blend more than the kings.
Yesssss..my favorite. I think they stopped making the Mediterranean though. Please correct me if you know different
@@snowvalley11 I don't think so, I picked up 4 this weekend from Cub foods but I did notice a County Market didn't carry the med. Blend. I also saw it at a Walmart two weeks ago.
@@aaron___6014 Good to know. Thanks!
Just not that desperate, get great dine's - NURI, you deserve it!
Once mustard had been cooked it loses that punchiness and adopts a more savory character. And COS must be overcooking the sprats in the canning process for them to be in that condition. Maybe by reducing the time the fish would be firmer
Yes, I like all deens well enough, and with a little Dejon mustard on them, nice and fresh from the bottle and not in the tin with the little fishies. That, and a little salt, some dill pickles and crunchy Ritz crackers, a glass of white wine, and that's what chef Alton Brown used to call some "Good Eats"!! :D
Alright... You got me hooked. I tried Nuri spiced for the first time and other dines. I've always loved fried clams... Is there any good canned clams that can be just eaten from the can? What are these rich kid razor clams I'm seeing?
I highly recommend a can of El Manar mediterranean sardines in sunflower oil and olive oil. I'm also meaning to try their sardines in Harissa oil or Cayenne Pepper oil.
I have these (packed in water) every day with my eggs and burger patties. Yum!
I just picked up some cans in evoo and evoo with pepper and lemon.
Praise Grace Lee Whitney! Actress in Star Trek the original series and the original model for Chicken of the Sea!
This channel inspired me to try sardines, and so far Chicken of the Sea lightly smoked in soybean oil are my favorite. The KOs and several other more expensive brands in olive oil all tasted very dry.
These were my first dines i tried after my doctor recommended them to me. They arent too bad and the price was right. My blood pressure dropped about a month into a can a day and I didnt need to take meds anymore (not advice just my experience).
Your doctor proscribed you sardines? Lol
"The mystery is gone, but the thrill is real" 😂
Seriously, for even a small amount more per can (50 cents) one's deen quality can be massively improved. These and Beach Cliffs are pretty much the bottom rung for every metric.
Well, Matthew is at least being nice about it.
Nah
Eat these in extra virgin olive oil all the time. I get them for $1.09/a can and when I do I get two or three cases. They are delicious to me. The best, no, but a great value
At my market, KOs are almost $3.00! Why?
I like your old videos in which we can see you😍
My dad loves these.
Something about this brands can always screamed "DO NOT BUY" to me, the price too.
You've got good instincts. Gross, In my experience.
Same.
nah they're ok for the price
I had my first can of sardines the other day. I'm glad I found your channel. These things always scared me, but seeing seeing what is actually in the can helped a lot.
I'm really glad I went with King Oscar. The presentation goes a long way.
Maybe forty years ago the Underwood sardines in mustard was my gateway drug into sardines. I like all kinds of sardines but can someone tell me what happened to Underwood sardines?
I enjoy sardines in mustard sauce on a saltine as a snack ... and will often add extra mustard!
I definitely just opened three different cans and ate along, I definitely spoiled my supper. Anyhow, on to the salad!
These are one of my favs for the flavor
You didn't get the Olive Oil sardines, they're the best flavor from the brand
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The reason people go ballistic on soybean oil is that those seed oils are higher inflammatory in a can of anti-inflammatory food. A little whacky for a combination.
True
@@MichaelTheophilus906 That's fair.
The subject matter is uncomfortable, but it had to be faced.
I assumed that these would pretty much be the same thing as the Great Value brand deens at Walmart because of the similar packaging. But these don't look too great.