Let me know if you’ve tried this brand and what you thought of them!! Hope your week is off to a great start! Thanks for watching! -Heather and Winston ❤😊
I used to love eating sardines and watching your videos have raised my interest in eating them again but I went through throat cancer surgery and chemotherapy and radiation back in 12 and 13 and unfortunately I can’t enjoy what I use to anymore but I still enjoy watching your videos anyway and imagine what they taste use to be like. Thanks for your channel.
Hi there!!! I’m sorry to hear that you went through that! You’re obviously a very strong person!! I appreciate you still watching the videos!!! You take care! 😊
Hi Heather! I’m glad you made this video. After watching it I bought them with the Peri Peri. Sardines looked pretty much like the plain olive oil one you opened, 3 in a can, with a not too spicy pepper in it. Just a tad on the dry side but had a nice flavor. I made a toasted sandwich with two of them (just mayo and sardines) which was very yummy and just ate the last one to get the complete taste of it by itself. At $24.99 for a 6-pk $4.16 each I might buy again down the road when I haven’t had them for a while. I’m anxious to get your take on them.
Gack! Those water-packed things - by looks alone - would earn an express trip to my "bag it and get it outta here" routine. But... good on ya for looking at (what can be) overlooked, truly delicious snacks, and better yet -- ingredient.
Heather and Wiston, you both are right, the quality of the oil means a lot. The Extra Virgin Olive Oil is normally the difference maker. Go with that one.
I've been enjoying sardines for more than 60 years. tried different brands and different olive oil, tomato sauce, hot sauce and others. My preference is definitely sardines in water. I'm buying sardines, so i want to taste sardines.. Period. Thanks for the vids.
@@SardineExpedition Usually i like anything from Portugal, but my wife picked up a few cans of Bumble Bee this time. And the smaller ones are a somewhat preference also. Thanks for the post.
From my limited experience, sardines in water does no favour to either the sardines or the water. Winston is such a good sport. I have a grandson named Winston-he’s a gem!
I'm not a chef but play one in the kitchen at times and know presentation plays a role in a good meal. The water sardines left something to be desired when first opened. I realize the taste test is the key with any tinned fish and yours proved to make me pause at buying. Imports attract me but. Thanks for the review!
Had a great football weekend with the guys and because of your channel I decided to have the group try different sardines both in oil and water. It was fun and interestingly nobody liked them in water, some did not like them in soybean oil but everybody liked them in olive oil. And, we all liked the chicken wings.....lol Oh, and my homemade beer or two or three or........yep, Tommy just fell down...lol
@ I'm glad you weren't because there were some off color comments made about former girlfriends etc. It was funny overall and one of the guys had never eaten a canned sardine. So, out came the blindfold and he also got an anchovy and a raw oyster (which he had never had) and some hot sauce! Don't know who did that. He was a newbie to the group, passed the initiation and now a member. All of us are former military and ornery as he**.
Great review! I have often found that price and quality are not always correlated in sardines, finding some of the lower priced sardines as good or better than the higher priced ones. Also, I watch all of your videos twice now: Once to focus on your review, and then again to see the antics of Winston. 😅 I love your channel, everything about it, from the music to the humor. Fun, informative, and very funny. Thank you and best wishes. 💖🐟
You are so awesome!!! Thank you so much!! Makes me happy to hear! You are absolutely right on price and quality not always aligned. I’ll still keep trying everything for you guys though!😁
@SardineExpedition Sorry to hear thst. I was looking at large bottles of anchovies today. The Italian guy even asked me if I liked them, They were even mentioned in a book I was reading on the brain, However, I haven't had anchovies thst I like yet.
Definitely have tried them. Pretty good. They make them with peppers in the can. I was in Portugal last year. Kinda been on a Sardine kick ever since. Been ordering a lot of different varieties. Brought back some really fancy ones from the Sardine shop in Lisbon. Haven't broke into them yet. They better be good! They were silly expensive! Lol!
I have family that moved to Portugal, so I hope to make a trip there one day! I’ve seen photos of the sardine shops. They are unreal!!! Then the fresh sardines in the restaurants!! It would be a dream!! Thanks for the comment!!!😁
@@Christopher-b1p The name of the place is The Wonderful World Of Portuguese Sardines. It seems the sardines there are their own brand. They have many different varieties and styles. I ended up with a variety pack of ones in Olive Oil, ones with spicy peppers and smoked. A pack of 8 was 99 Euros. So quite pricey. I have read since, you can go to a grocery store and get equivalent quality for a lot less. This was in Lisbon.
@@SardineExpedition Portugal was fantastic! Didn't get to spend nearly enough time there. The Wonderful World Of Portuguese Sardines was crazy! Worth going to but I would probably buy most of my sardines somewhere else because they were crazy expensive there. For a variety pack of 8 tins it was 99 Euros.
Thank you for the video reviews. I keep up with your reviews, and I am really starting to become a sardine enthusiast. I just picked up a few cans from Wal-Mart, Target, and the local grocery store.
You’re welcome and thank you for watching!! I love that you’re getting into sardines more too!! It’s so fun to try them!! I’m curious which ones you picked up! Let me know if you find a gem! 😁
Great video Heather, thanks! I haven't tried the Santo Amaro yet, but often get the Trader Joe's brand in water for use in a salad or sandwich, the quality is consistent, the taste is always good and you can't beat the price. I splurge on the Nuri spiced, Brunswick and other brands for a strait out of the can treat! Cheers to you and the mighty Winston, hope its warmed up a bit for you guys!
I’m glad you like the Trader Joe’s too!! I love a sardine you can mow down right out of the can!!! Thanks so much!! Warming up a tad, but still pretty nasty out!
Thanks for another great review! I appreciate you trying different brands ! Those in water didn't look very appetizing, you're a brave woman to even try them 😂, I've tried a few brands in water and most are no where near as good as ones in oil !
Love Sardines in oil, but those packed in water I do not find as appealing. Love watching you and Winston doing the reviews on the various brands. Cheers from a subscriber in Nova Scotia. MikeR.
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I have to look away when you speed up the chewing. Lol I want to see the full effect. I'd love to go through your stash that's on the shelf behind you. Winston is so adorable eating his sardines. ❤️ 🐾🐾
Oh man they’d be some long and boring videos if I left all that chewing in. I always stop it when I have any sort of reaction! Gotta keep videos under 8 mins or they’ll run all sorts of middle ads and I don’t like doing that to ya!! A what’s in my stash video?? Hmmm that’s an idea. Be a long video!! Winston says hi!! ☺️
One of the things I noticed is the large volume of liquid in those cans. With Nuris, the cans are always stuffed to capacity.. I believe 20% is a reasonable estimate for how much more fish you get as a result. That said, thank you very much for the review. It will save me trying the SAs, especially since (thanks to you in large part) I already have at least 50 cans of sardines (and mackerel) in my pantry.
Good point!! Nuris are packed in there!! I definitely wouldn’t go out of my way for these! We shall see how the piri piri ones are, but they have to be great for the price. $5 mediocre sardines is a no go.
Hey Heather & Winston 🤗🤗 I believe that “Pure Olive 🫒 Oil “ Means that the olive 🫒 oil ….. That is mixed in with with “ Other “ Fluids …… was “ Pure “ at the time of Packaging !!!! 🙃 Stay Warm ❄️🥶🧊 👍🏻 🐟 🎉
Cloverleaf is on sale this week for $1.50 a can. They have either water or soy oil or tomato sauce. The can itself is nice. The olive oil one is $3. They also have new flavours. Smoked Jalepeno and then there's garlic and chives,
I was distracted by your long tattooed Sasquatch Arms...🤣😂🤣😂 Im teasing...Nice review, I've never been a fan of water packed fish...Olive Oil is the def the best....Stay warm and give Winston lots of love ❤.
I am so glad I found this channel, have been watching for a while. Hypnotic for some reason, I don't understand it 😐 I am confused by the hypnotic tactics ! ! ! 😉
I just can't do the Sardines in Water. It's kinda like eating them out of the pond. It's just fishy water. LOL. I like Olive Oil. And I like Spices and such. I also find that most sardines I have tried in water, seem "mushier" and are falling apart. I don't know if that's the water doing it, or if they were just packed that way. Never tried the Santo Amaro's.
As I've expanded my experience with many new and different sardines and other canned fish, inspired by your examples, I'm coming to the conclusion that Wild Planet is a pretty darn good go-to, every day carry brand name at a reasonable cost with consistent reliability/quality and availability. What say you? I especially like and regularly use their white anchovies - and have been doing so for quite a while. I can't recall being disappointed by a Wild Planet product.
@@Franklin-pc3xd Hi there!! I’m compared wild planet to safe catch and much preferred the Wild Planet. It wasn’t my favorite, but I have a few more cans and varieties as well as the white anchovies to try so I’ll revisit them soon. I need to do another Wild planet review!!
@@SardineExpedition I agree there are some exceptional items. As far as everyday carry, though, it seems to me that WP has kind of replaced King Oscar as the no-brainer, can't go wrong, go to name. They're kind of like the Glock 19 of canned fish.
Thank you!!! Don’t blame ya for passing!! Winston thankfully didn’t let anything go to waste!! I poured the sardine water over his dinner and he gobbled it!
Feeling fancy after Walmart trip. Picked up Sea Tales (EVO, EVO w/lemon, red pepper), Season in olive oil, and Polar Brislings in olive oil in the round can w/clear top. So far only had the pepper one and they were good. There was a little red pepper in it but it was kinda flavorless. 🙂
Yup, them’s scales. As to the olive oil, I don’t think the oil itself is watery. Rather, in the preparation some companies let watery fish, rinsed in the process, get canned, others more thoroughly dry, so you end up with a watery oil mix in cheaper cans-not all, but more often.
@@SardineExpedition In fairness, I only spotted a few; some brands are chock full-o-scales. My tolerance for scaliness peters out somewhere around $2/can-producers charging $5 and up need to spend the time getting these babies cleaned up.
@ Honestly I rarely buy Moroccan or Tunisian sardines anymore, because so often so scale-packed. Plus, the producers that don’t thoroughly scale also seem less than thorough with fishing out the giblets, which are also not my favorite things.
I have not tried as many brands as you but the ones in water seem to be not as well put together than the ones in oil. It seems the oil helps hold them together. I wonder if anyone else feels the same way?
Yes, that seems to be the general consensus on the water ones!! I keep trying them here and there for the channel as I know many eat them for health reasons so the reviews might help them. They are just a can of sadness to me lol.
For health reasons, the water packed sardines are the only ones I eat. You get oil exchange with the oil packed ones and therefore lose some of fhe health benefits.
Just pore the olive oil in a glass, Pyrex jug and you will see the amount of water with the oil being lighter. Pure olive oil, could just be just olive oil, not extra virgin olive oil. Use them to add to other ingredients.
I wonder if there's something about water processing that makes the fish break apart. 🤔 Another reason to stick with oil! 😉 Looking forward to your reviews of the other flavors, too! (Winston is not too discriminating 😆)
Santo Amaro may / may not be better than Santa Bremor, like I had today. Did Santo Amaro say 'Dolphin Safe' Tuna along with the 🐬s included 🤔 ?? So, that's why its $ 5- a can 😅 ! The manufacturer would simply say, 'We think it's pure.' Had Santa Bremor with their 'matjes herring' today. It had an excess, odd oil I had to wash off. 'Lightly salted' to them means 57 % with 3 pieces equalling 6 servings (?). Oh, OK. They may pack their product in Belarus, but in North America, a real connoisseur is not any silly goose ! Oh well then. Heather, onto the next, for you, me, your audience, each.
Not scales. I encountered the same thing today... it seemed like the skin has a thin shellac like they sometimes used to put on apples. Is this normal? It was a very delicate layer and I was able to carefully slide off sizeable pieces with my fork. I was at work and couldn't get a good close up of the stuff. I thought maybe the salt formed on the skin, but it didn't taste salty.
I do eat the back bone but I never eat sardines whole as I always take out the intestine guts first before I eat them, I also never handle sardines with my bare hands, and I never eat sardines in Soy oil.
Tried some Sea Tales 'dines in spicy tomato - never again. I really had to cover up the metalic taste. Also, I didn't notice at the store, but they used a sunflower oil mixed with the oo = me no like
Sardines in water are like non alcoholic beer .............why bother . Great review ✌️ Peace . P.S. : apparently sardines are the only fish that don't do well in water . 😁
@SardineExpedition Virgin olive oil. So basically, it has some slight sensory defects, and the acidity is allowed to be higher at 2 %. You can see this on the EU's fact sheet on olive oil, and from the manufacturers website.
Hey ! Thanks for the 25% discount... by NOT buying Santo Amaro. I ate some King O's mackerel in Olive Oil while watching. Dipped in Sriracha hot chili sauce and Spectrum OG mayo.. DEE-Lish ! Staring at can #2... No dohn't doooo eeet !
We'll I don't know much about olive oil, but I do know the grades are Extra Virgin (best of the first pressing) , Virgin (first pressing), Olive Oil (2nd pressing) and Pure Olive Oil 3rd it 4th pressing with possibly heat and chemical stepped to force additional extraction). After that it's regional and vineyard and varietal stock. There used to be a borrower Olive oil store in Grand Central Terminal that had oils from Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. I loved the Olive Oil from Portugal because it's base flavor was butter and a hint of black pepper. If was one of those Olive oils you just sprinkled some salt on the surface, and took a fresh load of bread, ripping off bits of bread and dipping it in the oil.... I find it sad that today's world, they just use the cheapest oil they can find to make food with, it makes me sad.
Anyone who reads this is going to end up hungry!!!! 😋 buttery oil in black pepper?!?! Sign me up for that!!! The oil situation is beyond frustrating for sure. Especially on the pricier sardines--give me the good oil!!!!!!!
While in Wal-Mart this morning, I spotted Goya Sardines packed in tomato sauce. Maybe you'd like to be a guinea pig and try them out so I can determine if I want to eat some myself. I'm kind of leery about canned fish packed in water or in some kind of sauce.
Pure olive oil means it is refined olive oil as opposed to virgin or extra-virgin olive oil. Non-virgin oil means it was extracted using methods other than physical (i.e. chemical means.)
I've sworn off of sardines and will stick with mackerel and tuna fillets. I didn't like the brisling and the feral cat wouldn't touch them either so I'm going to see if I can find a human that wants them. Have you ever used a sardine for? They're proud of them online. See you next time. 😁👍
I don't care for them in water from what I have eaten. Also bought the boneless skinless and didn't like them at all. Got more Brunswick today, the round cans.
These were basically as close as makes no difference the price of cans of nuri's and there was big gaps in the cans, So if you look at it like that for how much is in the can never mind the quality difference, These are likely more expensive than nuri's sardines pound for pound.
Whoever thought it was a good idea to have skinless boneless sardines in a can. I know that’s off-topic but crown prince sardines in water are pretty good especially for the price at Woodmans like $1.99
the sardines in the spring water looked like they were too close to an IED explosion. I like seeing full body sardines not bits and parts that survived a blast.
As more and more Asian and S.American- Chilean, producers package various small fish and label them generically "sardines" the term becomes diluted. This producer wants customers to know these are real Sardines, and decided to list the species Latin name and described them as European. It would make sense.
1- olive oil dos not mean verging or extra verging olive oil which have more compounds in them and have the health benefits and aromatics 2- the sardines in oil seam generally superior to the same ones packed in oil 3- if they are not going to be packed in oil they should be packed in sum sort of flavourful liquid like tomato , mustard , curry , lemon and basil etc
I tried the SA’s in oil a year or so ago and definitely felt they lacked the quality vs. the price point. No wow factor at all and if I were to sum it up with one word…. Booooorrrring! As per the “pure olive oil”…. dubious at best and a lie at the worst. On another note please consider doing a review of canned Alaskan sockeye and/or pink salmon. Salmon burgers are the bestest kine grindz. Mahalo!
A shame to see the water ones so mangled. I wonder if my can will be the same. And though the oil ones certainly looked better, looks like these won't be ones I'd buy again. Too bad. I hope the other 4 flavors turn out be be tastier. I'll have to get some Trader Joe's water packed ones. I used to buy them 4 years ago, but don't remember what they taste like. (PS - I see you followed my side-by-side thought!)
Not a fan of the Santo Amaro, I enjoyed Matiz sardines more. I had some Matiz sardines in a yellow box, they were lightly flavored with a hint of lemon.
Yikes, those ones in water are a sad bunch. Reminds me of when pools dry up into shallow puddles, and some fish get caught in them, just prayin for rain!
Well..at least the boxes are pretty. LOL Also wondering if you've tried the Aldi's "Deutsche Kuche Herring Fillets in Curry Pineapple Sauce or in Mango Pepper Sauce" I was surprised... one I loved and one I had to actually spit out LOL
Let me know if you’ve tried this brand and what you thought of them!! Hope your week is off to a great start! Thanks for watching! -Heather and Winston ❤😊
The almost always look better in oil
These in Olive oil are my daily drivers. I think they are just as good as Nuri for almost half the price.
@AdolphisMalomar I’m glad you enjoy them! Where do you find them for half the price of a Nuri?😁
I have the ones in olive oil with piri piri peppers. Good, but not as spicy as I hoped for.
@ I’m glad they are at least good!!! Gives me hope! 😁
I used to love eating sardines and watching your videos have raised my interest in eating them again but I went through throat cancer surgery and chemotherapy and radiation back in 12 and 13 and unfortunately I can’t enjoy what I use to anymore but I still enjoy watching your videos anyway and imagine what they taste use to be like. Thanks for your channel.
Hi there!!! I’m sorry to hear that you went through that! You’re obviously a very strong person!! I appreciate you still watching the videos!!! You take care! 😊
All your videos are very enjoyable
Winston cracks me up. What a good boy.
Thanks so much, Douglas!!!😊
I am so glad you are reviewing both of santo amaro sardines!!! i have both and have not opened yet !!! thanks for your review!
Let me know your thoughts when you try them!!! Thanks for watching!☺️
Hi Heather! I’m glad you made this video. After watching it I bought them with the Peri Peri. Sardines looked pretty much like the plain olive oil one you opened, 3 in a can, with a not too spicy pepper in it. Just a tad on the dry side but had a nice flavor. I made a toasted sandwich with two of them (just mayo and sardines) which was very yummy and just ate the last one to get the complete taste of it by itself. At $24.99 for a 6-pk $4.16 each I might buy again down the road when I haven’t had them for a while. I’m anxious to get your take on them.
That sounds like a good toasted sandwich!! I’m happy to hear the piri piri is good!
I love scales too ...
Gack! Those water-packed things - by looks alone - would earn an express trip to my "bag it and get it outta here" routine. But... good on ya for looking at (what can be) overlooked, truly delicious snacks, and better yet -- ingredient.
I do it for the folks that eat them. I just have hope there will be one can eventually that will be a winner. 😆
I'm with Winston...always go for the oil!👍
Heather and Wiston, extremely informative Critique. Thanks for not SUGAR-COATING YOU TASTE TESTS.
You bet!! Thank you for watching!!!! 😁
Heather and Wiston, you both are right, the quality of the oil means a lot. The Extra Virgin Olive Oil is normally the difference maker. Go with that one.
I was bummed because I was wanting to eat some high quality sardines!!
I've been enjoying sardines for more than 60 years. tried different brands and different olive oil, tomato sauce, hot sauce and others. My preference is definitely sardines in water. I'm buying sardines, so i want to taste sardines.. Period. Thanks for the vids.
@@MikeEagle429 Awesome, Mike! That’s why I keep trying them because I know many do eat them. Which one is water has been you go to?
@@SardineExpedition Usually i like anything from Portugal, but my wife picked up a few cans of Bumble Bee this time. And the smaller ones are a somewhat preference also. Thanks for the post.
@ Awesome, Mike! Thank you!!
Another excellent video and lol at Winston whipping up a sardine storm with his tongue! 😜
Hahahah his mess was ridiculous in this one!!! Thanks, John!!😁😁😁
@@SardineExpedition 😁 FYI: I just sent you a bunch of homework! 🤭
From my limited experience, sardines in water does no favour to either the sardines or the water. Winston is such a good sport. I have a grandson named Winston-he’s a gem!
I agree!! I keep trying to give them a chance though as I know many eat them in water for health reasons. Tell your Winston that my Winston said hi!😁
I'm not a chef but play one in the kitchen at times and know presentation plays a role in a good meal. The water sardines left something to be desired when first opened. I realize the taste test is the key with any tinned fish and yours proved to make me pause at buying. Imports attract me but. Thanks for the review!
Haha I play one in the kitchen too!! 😁😁Thanks again for watching!!
Had a great football weekend with the guys and because of your channel I decided to have the group try different sardines both in oil and water. It was fun and interestingly nobody liked them in water, some did not like them in soybean oil but everybody liked them in olive oil. And, we all liked the chicken wings.....lol Oh, and my homemade beer or two or three or........yep, Tommy just fell down...lol
That is so awesome!! You ran a mini sardine experiment!!! Wish I couldn’t been a fly on the wall!!!
@ I'm glad you weren't because there were some off color comments made about former girlfriends etc. It was funny overall and one of the guys had never eaten a canned sardine. So, out came the blindfold and he also got an anchovy and a raw oyster (which he had never had) and some hot sauce! Don't know who did that. He was a newbie to the group, passed the initiation and now a member. All of us are former military and ornery as he**.
@ hahahah this just gets better and better!!! That sounds like a blast and hilarious!!
@ Don't know if you saw my comment in the video before this one but it describes my Dating App response. You might get a hoot out of it.
@ I don’t recall that!! lol let me try to find it. Sometimes a comment slips thru the cracks and I don’t get notified 😤
Nails on point . I almost bought these thanks for the heads up .
Thank you!!!☺️. I’m glad it helped you decide. Taste is subjective of course, but it gives you an idea if it’s up your alley or not!
I prefer sprat over sardines
Me too!!!!😁
Great review! I have often found that price and quality are not always correlated in sardines, finding some of the lower priced sardines as good or better than the higher priced ones. Also, I watch all of your videos twice now: Once to focus on your review, and then again to see the antics of Winston. 😅 I love your channel, everything about it, from the music to the humor. Fun, informative, and very funny. Thank you and best wishes. 💖🐟
You are so awesome!!! Thank you so much!! Makes me happy to hear! You are absolutely right on price and quality not always aligned. I’ll still keep trying everything for you guys though!😁
I wondered if the water packed ones were bouncing around in the can. It would be interesting to see how the other cans turn out.
@@Christopher-b1p on another note, I just received my package in the mail and the anchovy can was busted and leaked on everything. This may end me 😆
@SardineExpedition Sorry to hear thst. I was looking at large bottles of anchovies today. The Italian guy even asked me if I liked them, They were even mentioned in a book I was reading on the brain, However, I haven't had anchovies thst I like yet.
Definitely have tried them. Pretty good. They make them with peppers in the can. I was in Portugal last year. Kinda been on a Sardine kick ever since. Been ordering a lot of different varieties. Brought back some really fancy ones from the Sardine shop in Lisbon. Haven't broke into them yet. They better be good! They were silly expensive! Lol!
Would be interested to hear the names of some of them, sometime.
I have family that moved to Portugal, so I hope to make a trip there one day! I’ve seen photos of the sardine shops. They are unreal!!! Then the fresh sardines in the restaurants!! It would be a dream!! Thanks for the comment!!!😁
@@SardineExpedition Did we discuss egg tarts? :)
@@Christopher-b1p The name of the place is The Wonderful World Of Portuguese Sardines. It seems the sardines there are their own brand. They have many different varieties and styles. I ended up with a variety pack of ones in Olive Oil, ones with spicy peppers and smoked. A pack of 8 was 99 Euros. So quite pricey. I have read since, you can go to a grocery store and get equivalent quality for a lot less. This was in Lisbon.
@@SardineExpedition Portugal was fantastic! Didn't get to spend nearly enough time there. The Wonderful World Of Portuguese Sardines was crazy! Worth going to but I would probably buy most of my sardines somewhere else because they were crazy expensive there. For a variety pack of 8 tins it was 99 Euros.
lol…. “Smells dry”. Love it. 👌🏻
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Thank you for the video reviews. I keep up with your reviews, and I am really starting to become a sardine enthusiast. I just picked up a few cans from Wal-Mart, Target, and the local grocery store.
You’re welcome and thank you for watching!! I love that you’re getting into sardines more too!! It’s so fun to try them!! I’m curious which ones you picked up! Let me know if you find a gem! 😁
Watching your channel has rekindled my love of sardines. I’m in! Not such a lot of variety in NZ, I’ll report back soon!
That makes me so happy!!!!😀. Let me know when you try one you love!!
I have never had them … My Favorite sardines are the king Oscar’s.. thanks for the review…😊
KO has some great ones!!! I’m trying a new KO tomorrow that I haven’t had before. I shall report! Thanks for watching!
@ I’m definitely watching! Thanks again!!
Great video. Thank you so much.
Thank you for watching, John!☺️
Great video Heather, thanks! I haven't tried the Santo Amaro yet, but often get the Trader Joe's brand in water for use in a salad or sandwich, the quality is consistent, the taste is always good and you can't beat the price. I splurge on the Nuri spiced, Brunswick and other brands for a strait out of the can treat! Cheers to you and the mighty Winston, hope its warmed up a bit for you guys!
I’m glad you like the Trader Joe’s too!! I love a sardine you can mow down right out of the can!!! Thanks so much!! Warming up a tad, but still pretty nasty out!
I noticed in a previous video that you had Mina brand sardines on hand. I'm looking forward to a video review on those.
@@zengarden717 I do have several that we will be trying!!!😁
Agreed, worth trying. Winston's discerning taste is impeccable. :-)
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love your reviews
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!!😁
Thank you. Great Job!
Thanks so much for watching!!😊😊
Thanks for another great review! I appreciate you trying different brands ! Those in water didn't look very appetizing, you're a brave woman to even try them 😂, I've tried a few brands in water and most are no where near as good as ones in oil !
Haha thank youuuu!! I try everything for you guys and my odd curiosity! When I lifted the can of water sardines up to the camera🤣🤣🤣. Yikes.
Looks like these are best used in some 'recipe fixins' with mayo where the fish in water makes more sense perhaps.
I agree!
Love Sardines in oil, but those packed in water I do not find as appealing. Love watching you and Winston doing the reviews on the various brands. Cheers from a subscriber in Nova Scotia. MikeR.
Thanks so much, Mike!! How’s the weather where you are?!? I agree on the oil for sure, but I have fun trying it all for you! 😃
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@miker5502 well you enjoy the “no snow” and stay warm!!😁
I have to look away when you speed up the chewing. Lol I want to see the full effect. I'd love to go through your stash that's on the shelf behind you. Winston is so adorable eating his sardines. ❤️ 🐾🐾
Oh man they’d be some long and boring videos if I left all that chewing in. I always stop it when I have any sort of reaction! Gotta keep videos under 8 mins or they’ll run all sorts of middle ads and I don’t like doing that to ya!! A what’s in my stash video?? Hmmm that’s an idea. Be a long video!! Winston says hi!! ☺️
Thanks for keeping your videos short and succinct. Lots of "meat" in a small package. Just like a sardine!@@SardineExpedition
@mascha9266 You’re welcome!!! I do try to keep it moving and to the point as much as possible as I know everyone’s time is valuable!! ☺️
One of the things I noticed is the large volume of liquid in those cans. With Nuris, the cans are always stuffed to capacity.. I believe 20% is a reasonable estimate for how much more fish you get as a result. That said, thank you very much for the review. It will save me trying the SAs, especially since (thanks to you in large part) I already have at least 50 cans of sardines (and mackerel) in my pantry.
Good point!! Nuris are packed in there!! I definitely wouldn’t go out of my way for these! We shall see how the piri piri ones are, but they have to be great for the price. $5 mediocre sardines is a no go.
Hey Heather & Winston 🤗🤗
I believe that “Pure Olive 🫒 Oil “
Means that the olive 🫒 oil …..
That is mixed in with with “ Other “
Fluids …… was “ Pure “ at the time
of Packaging !!!! 🙃
Stay Warm ❄️🥶🧊
👍🏻 🐟 🎉
Thanks, Brian!!!☺️☺️
Cloverleaf is on sale this week for $1.50 a can. They have either water or soy oil or tomato sauce. The can itself is nice. The olive oil one is $3. They also have new flavours. Smoked Jalepeno and then there's garlic and chives,
Where is it on sale at?
@SardineExpedition At grocery stores here. We call the store Metro.
I wonder if the smoke flavor helped hold the oil ones together.
If in the future I happen to encounter these I'll know to have some tapatio on hand.
I was in the mood for some clean sardines this day, but it didn’t hit the spot. Hot sauce would’ve made them better for sure!
Your Sardines shirt is awesome!
Thank you!!!! 😊 Winston needs one, but haven’t found one yet!!
I was distracted by your long tattooed Sasquatch Arms...🤣😂🤣😂 Im teasing...Nice review, I've never been a fan of water packed fish...Olive Oil is the def the best....Stay warm and give Winston lots of love ❤.
Lmaoooo my arms need their whole separate channel. 😆😆😆. Oil is my fav too!!! Thanks so much! We are staying toasty!😁
As you mentioned the Tomato Sauce & Red Piri Piri Pepper in this brand is well liked, I like them also.
Good to know I’ll get a couple winners from the pack!! Thanks
I am so glad I found this channel, have been watching for a while. Hypnotic for some reason, I don't understand it 😐 I am confused by the hypnotic tactics ! ! ! 😉
I’m so glad you found it too!!! Hahah maybe Winston sleeping is what’s doing that?? 😆😆Thanks so much!!!
I just can't do the Sardines in Water. It's kinda like eating them out of the pond. It's just fishy water. LOL. I like Olive Oil. And I like Spices and such. I also find that most sardines I have tried in water, seem "mushier" and are falling apart. I don't know if that's the water doing it, or if they were just packed that way. Never tried the Santo Amaro's.
The brislings in water have been super mushy compared to these Pilchards. These werent mushy at all but left a lot to be desired. 😆
No question about visual appeal with the oil
Very nice. Thank you.
Thank you!!!😊
they are very good sardines
Which one is your favorite?
As I've expanded my experience with many new and different sardines and other canned fish, inspired by your examples, I'm coming to the conclusion that Wild Planet is a pretty darn good go-to, every day carry brand name at a reasonable cost with consistent reliability/quality and availability. What say you? I especially like and regularly use their white anchovies - and have been doing so for quite a while. I can't recall being disappointed by a Wild Planet product.
@@Franklin-pc3xd Hi there!! I’m compared wild planet to safe catch and much preferred the Wild Planet. It wasn’t my favorite, but I have a few more cans and varieties as well as the white anchovies to try so I’ll revisit them soon. I need to do another Wild planet review!!
@@SardineExpedition I agree there are some exceptional items. As far as everyday carry, though, it seems to me that WP has kind of replaced King Oscar as the no-brainer, can't go wrong, go to name. They're kind of like the Glock 19 of canned fish.
@Franklin-pc3xd hahah love it!!
LOL, Winston was like "I'm gonna eat them both anyway, does it really matter which one I start with?"
😆😆😆 Whichever one is slightly closer to his face!
The Santo Amaro sardines look good for the quality, but it's very pricey. I'll have to pass. Great 😃 to see Winston's sardine approval. 🐕 🤤😋👍🏼
Thank you!!! Don’t blame ya for passing!! Winston thankfully didn’t let anything go to waste!! I poured the sardine water over his dinner and he gobbled it!
Feeling fancy after Walmart trip. Picked up Sea Tales (EVO, EVO w/lemon, red pepper), Season in olive oil, and Polar Brislings in olive oil in the round can w/clear top. So far only had the pepper one and they were good. There was a little red pepper in it but it was kinda flavorless. 🙂
Nice!!! Sounds like your Walmart have some good variety!! Let me know what you think of those other sea tales!!!😁
@@SardineExpedition 👍
Walmart actually carries a nice variety.
@user-bv4sj2gq7g Mine is lacking, but I’m in Alaska so I’m not surprised!
Where do you keep finding these.glad you’re doing the reviews,I’ll stick with my favorite ones.
I’m on a mission to try it all!! 😁 Thanks for watching!!!
Yup, them’s scales. As to the olive oil, I don’t think the oil itself is watery. Rather, in the preparation some companies let watery fish, rinsed in the process, get canned, others more thoroughly dry, so you end up with a watery oil mix in cheaper cans-not all, but more often.
I’m at the reading glasses stage in life so I was blinking and blinking. I’d see them, then I wouldn’t!! Appreciate the second opinion!!
@@SardineExpedition In fairness, I only spotted a few; some brands are chock full-o-scales. My tolerance for scaliness peters out somewhere around $2/can-producers charging $5 and up need to spend the time getting these babies cleaned up.
@deweyd8210 I can definitely agree with that! Do you recall the worst ones you’ve come across in regards to the scales?
@ Honestly I rarely buy Moroccan or Tunisian sardines anymore, because so often so scale-packed. Plus, the producers that don’t thoroughly scale also seem less than thorough with fishing out the giblets, which are also not my favorite things.
I have not tried as many brands as you but the ones in water seem to be not as well put together than the ones in oil. It seems the oil helps hold them together. I wonder if anyone else feels the same way?
Yes, that seems to be the general consensus on the water ones!! I keep trying them here and there for the channel as I know many eat them for health reasons so the reviews might help them. They are just a can of sadness to me lol.
i like this brand with the piri piri
Good to hear!!! I’m excited to give that one a try! Thanks!!😊
For health reasons, the water packed sardines are the only ones I eat. You get oil exchange with the oil packed ones and therefore lose some of fhe health benefits.
Just pore the olive oil in a glass, Pyrex jug and you will see the amount of water with the oil being lighter. Pure olive oil, could just be just olive oil, not extra virgin olive oil. Use them to add to other ingredients.
I agree at 5$ a can i don't think am even interested..especially after your review..thanks for sharing..
Thanks for watching, Ron!!!😁
@SardineExpedition you betcha.. I like your videos
I wonder if there's something about water processing that makes the fish break apart. 🤔 Another reason to stick with oil! 😉 Looking forward to your reviews of the other flavors, too! (Winston is not too discriminating 😆)
His “reviews” are short and sweet. 😆😆. Yep, it’s edible. Roll the credits!
Santo Amaro may / may not be better than Santa Bremor, like I had today. Did Santo Amaro say 'Dolphin Safe' Tuna along with the 🐬s included 🤔 ?? So, that's why its $ 5- a can 😅 ! The manufacturer would simply say, 'We think it's pure.' Had Santa Bremor with their 'matjes herring' today. It had an excess, odd oil I had to wash off. 'Lightly salted' to them means 57 % with 3 pieces equalling
6 servings (?).
Oh, OK. They may pack their product in Belarus, but in North America, a real connoisseur is not any silly goose !
Oh well then. Heather, onto the next, for you, me, your audience, each.
Not scales. I encountered the same thing today... it seemed like the skin has a thin shellac like they sometimes used to put on apples. Is this normal? It was a very delicate layer and I was able to carefully slide off sizeable pieces with my fork. I was at work and couldn't get a good close up of the stuff. I thought maybe the salt formed on the skin, but it didn't taste salty.
Hmmmm wish I could see a photo!
As always great video and as you found out pure olive oil doesn’t mean good olive oil
@@keithsharp7849 Thank you, Keith!!! 😊😊
The olive oil was ok, though.
I do eat the back bone but I never eat sardines whole as I always take out the intestine guts first before I eat them, I also never handle sardines with my bare hands, and I never eat sardines in Soy oil.
Nothing wrong with that!! I think we all end up with our sardine eating style! I try to avoid hands as well. Lots of hand soap on deck. 😆
@ ~Yes we each have our own individual ways!!
Tried some Sea Tales 'dines in spicy tomato - never again. I really had to cover up the metalic taste. Also, I didn't notice at the store, but they used a sunflower oil mixed with the oo = me no like
I’ve only had the KO tomato so far and wasn’t impressed. I’ll avoid that one if it’s metallic. Ick!!! 😤
Sardines in water are like non alcoholic beer .............why bother .
Great review ✌️ Peace .
P.S. : apparently sardines are the only fish that don't do well in water . 😁
It clearly shows lol!! I still give them chances because I know many buy them in water! Thanks for watching, Michael!!
Fine... I am looking up the olive oil standards now..
Enjoy the rabbit hole!! 😆
@SardineExpedition Virgin olive oil. So basically, it has some slight sensory defects, and the acidity is allowed to be higher at 2 %. You can see this on the EU's fact sheet on olive oil, and from the manufacturers website.
It amazes me most , is where you find these.
@deview123 Amazon. My sardine obsession leads me there 😆
Heather, I wss wondering if you and Winston have always lived in Alaska.
Winston, yes! I’ve lived in Alaska twice. Totally of 10 years. Moved back permanently in 2018.
The 'dines in spring water looked muddy. An effect of shipping, perhaps?
It was pretty rough looking!! Maybe it got kicked all the way here?😆
Winston seems to be the indicator of good sardines. 🙂 If he seems more interested you seem to like them better. IMHO
I have noticed a correlation!! He knows which sardines are worth his time and attention!
How many hours to do the tat?
The whole sleeve? Oh man. Let me math. 😆 36 hours. Many 8 hours sessions and I like to just get it done in one swoop.
@SardineExpedition Ouch!
Hey ! Thanks for the 25% discount... by NOT buying Santo Amaro.
I ate some King O's mackerel in Olive Oil while watching.
Dipped in Sriracha hot chili sauce and Spectrum OG mayo.. DEE-Lish !
Staring at can #2... No dohn't doooo eeet !
Yummmmy!! I was JUST debating cracking another can of KO mackerel. My order came, so I’ve got a small stash now!!!
@@SardineExpedition !!!!! It was soooo good ;-)
Winston the sardine Boss.
😎😎 he runs the show! Lol
Cool!
Quite pricey for something that's just OK!
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Right! $10 for that plate of dines! I’d trade for a steak 🥩!
I’ve tried Santo Amaro during the pandemic and I don’t remember anything memorable about it. It’s pretty expensive for what it’s worth.
For $5 you gotta give us some memories!!😆😆😆Thanks for watching!!!
@ , you’re right! The price should be memorable 😆😆😆
We'll I don't know much about olive oil, but I do know the grades are Extra Virgin (best of the first pressing) , Virgin (first pressing), Olive Oil (2nd pressing) and Pure Olive Oil 3rd it 4th pressing with possibly heat and chemical stepped to force additional extraction). After that it's regional and vineyard and varietal stock. There used to be a borrower Olive oil store in Grand Central Terminal that had oils from Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. I loved the Olive Oil from Portugal because it's base flavor was butter and a hint of black pepper. If was one of those Olive oils you just sprinkled some salt on the surface, and took a fresh load of bread, ripping off bits of bread and dipping it in the oil.... I find it sad that today's world, they just use the cheapest oil they can find to make food with, it makes me sad.
Anyone who reads this is going to end up hungry!!!! 😋 buttery oil in black pepper?!?! Sign me up for that!!! The oil situation is beyond frustrating for sure. Especially on the pricier sardines--give me the good oil!!!!!!!
I'm no connoisseur of sardines, but I gotta say that (IMO) sardines in water already have two strikes against them. 🙂
One more and there outtaaaaa hereeeee😁😁😁
A woman who loves Sardines AND Chilli's be still my beating heart lol
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While in Wal-Mart this morning, I spotted Goya Sardines packed in tomato sauce. Maybe you'd like to be a guinea pig and try them out so I can determine if I want to eat some myself. I'm kind of leery about canned fish packed in water or in some kind of sauce.
I’d guinea pig it for sure!! I can’t find Goya near me tho!😤
The Goya aren’t with the other sardines. I found them at Walmart in the “ethnic foods” area with the Latin products.
Hope this helps.
@ Yes, that’s where I was checking. Nothing ☹️
Sublime nails today! You should let Winston have matching nails sometime, although he's always quite dapper in his bandanna :)
😆😆😆. Our nails match when I do the matte black color!
@@SardineExpedition Oh yeah, I remember when you had that color. If you use that color again you could show his next to yours!
Don’t believe I’ve had those sardines, and after looking at those in the water, I may not ever try them. Lol. Thank you.
😆😆. I wouldn’t take a second look at the ones in this video. Onto the next!😁😁😊
Pure olive oil means it is refined olive oil as opposed to virgin or extra-virgin olive oil. Non-virgin oil means it was extracted using methods other than physical (i.e. chemical means.)
Great video you just saved me 30$. If you’re not impressed, I’m not buying.✌🏻
I’m glad it was helpful!!! $30 saved to put towards one you love!! 🤩
I've sworn off of sardines and will stick with mackerel and tuna fillets. I didn't like the brisling and the feral cat wouldn't touch them either so I'm going to see if I can find a human that wants them. Have you ever used a sardine for? They're proud of them online. See you next time. 😁👍
@@stevexray6253 no more sardines for you!?!?!😳😳😳 Breaking my heart lol. Mackerel is great though!!!
And yes , you have a new sub.
Thank you! I’m happy you’re sticking around!!☺️
I’m guessing it means the lowest grade of olive oil!
I don't care for them in water from what I have eaten. Also bought the boneless skinless and didn't like them at all. Got more Brunswick today, the round cans.
Sounds like we have similar taste!
@@SardineExpedition Totally, you've been spot on with my tastes....so far ! 😂
These were basically as close as makes no difference the price of cans of nuri's and there was big gaps in the cans,
So if you look at it like that for how much is in the can never mind the quality difference,
These are likely more expensive than nuri's sardines pound for pound.
I would bet you are right!! Nuris pack their cans!!
Whoever thought it was a good idea to have skinless boneless sardines in a can. I know that’s off-topic but crown prince sardines in water are pretty good especially for the price at Woodmans like $1.99
@@nickbaffa3582 I think I have a can of that crown prince! I’ll have to double check and try it. Thanks!😊
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the sardines in the spring water looked like they were too close to an IED explosion. I like seeing full body sardines not bits and parts that survived a blast.
😆😆😆. It was pretty rough looking indeed. Like the Lego version of sardines.
@@SardineExpedition was there any indication on the box stating, "bits & pieces".
@spankyharland9845 In fine print “this can is a World War survivor”
@@SardineExpedition 🤣🤣🤣
As more and more Asian and S.American- Chilean, producers package various small fish and label them generically "sardines" the term becomes diluted. This producer wants customers to know these are real Sardines, and decided to list the species Latin name and described them as European. It would make sense.
1- olive oil dos not mean verging or extra verging olive oil which have more compounds in them and have the health benefits and aromatics
2- the sardines in oil seam generally superior to the same ones packed in oil
3- if they are not going to be packed in oil they should be packed in sum sort of flavourful liquid like tomato , mustard , curry , lemon and basil etc
You make some good points!! Thank you!
I tried the SA’s in oil a year or so ago and definitely felt they lacked the quality vs. the price point. No wow factor at all and if I were to sum it up with one word…. Booooorrrring! As per the “pure olive oil”…. dubious at best and a lie at the worst. On another note please consider doing a review of canned Alaskan sockeye and/or pink salmon. Salmon burgers are the bestest kine grindz. Mahalo!
I agree!!!! Oh I’ve got lots of canned salmon from an Alaska cannery I’ll be trying soon!!! Salmon burgers are so good!!!!
Sardine Queen "My co host, Winston just got sardine all over the set!" 😄
He didn’t help clean up either.😆
A shame to see the water ones so mangled. I wonder if my can will be the same. And though the oil ones certainly looked better, looks like these won't be ones I'd buy again. Too bad. I hope the other 4 flavors turn out be be tastier. I'll have to get some Trader Joe's water packed ones. I used to buy them 4 years ago, but don't remember what they taste like. (PS - I see you followed my side-by-side thought!)
I hope the other ones are better too!!! Let me know if you find the TJ sardines and what you think!
Not a fan of the Santo Amaro, I enjoyed Matiz sardines more. I had some Matiz sardines in a yellow box, they were lightly flavored with a hint of lemon.
I need to try the Matiz soon! I have a few cans!
Yikes, those ones in water are a sad bunch. Reminds me of when pools dry up into shallow puddles, and some fish get caught in them, just prayin for rain!
😆😆😆 A can of tragedy and sorrow.
It looks like they had room for at least 1 more pilchard in the oil can.
Yes they did!
Well..at least the boxes are pretty. LOL Also wondering if you've tried the Aldi's "Deutsche Kuche Herring Fillets in Curry Pineapple Sauce or in Mango Pepper Sauce" I was surprised... one I loved and one I had to actually spit out LOL
Right!!! Pretty box doesn’t cut it though! 😆. I haven’t had those. I’ve got some Aldi sardines to try, but not the herring. Which one did you love lol
@@SardineExpedition I thought I'd love the curry pineapple but...no, lol I did enjoy the mango pepper sauce ..but VERY sweet,.
Are any of your tattoos sardine related?
Not yet, but I have one small space on my sleeve to fit a sardine can 😁
@ I hope you share it with us if you do. 🎣 👀
It looks like the b-team is assigned to pack the water fish.
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