I'm a little late to see this. But, I have to tell you, I totally enjoyed watching you do this sardine and herring taste test❣️ I love canned sardines, herring, mackerel, smoked oysters, and even anchovies 😋 My dad raised me right! 🤣
The response to eating sardines while fishing has been great. So I started a channel called Time to eat the bait and will feature a different tin of seafood every Wed. and Sat. I would edit out the sardine part to keep the videos short but people keep commenting where is time to eat the bait?
Radig, this was value-packed information with your wonderful down-to-earth delivery for us "Sardineholics" like. I was particularly pleased that you critiqued the common supermarket brands that we commonly see in our supermarkets, and not those esoteric brands that we are unfamiliar with. Great description, as well as giving us the prices, just be straight with your evaluations and be not afraid to tell us any negatives as well. Overall, a state-of-the-arc expose' on your part. Please do more of these!
King Oscar Mediterranean is my favorite by far. It is my go to sardine. Excellent flavor, texture and quality. Plus I prefer my canned fish in olive oil.
I'm 75 yrs old. Got my first taste of sardines compliments of a hobo who was passing through my town in the 1950s. I've been a sardine lover ever since.
Just recently started my own sardine taste tests. Only tried 3 on this video, Season, Brunswick and Great Value. Ate half a Great Value, gave the remainder to my dog. Ate half a Brunswick, gave the remainder to my dog. Ate half a Season, ate the remainder myself. My personal favorites so far are the Polar smoked Brisling sardines.
Enjoyed the video. You have to try the Brunswick golden smoked fillets. This product is actually cooked in a smoker. The Brunswick can you tried are cooked by steamed and liquid smoke added. No comparison between the two. If fillets is mushy it usually means the fish was previously frozen. Talking from experience as I worked on the golden smoke production line many years ago. I eat the golden smoke product regularly. My bother works were the Brunswick cans are manufactured.
Love me some canned seafood. I grew up extremely poor with 6 siblings. My dad and I were the only ones who enjoyed sardines so we were guaranteed to always have a snack in the pantry. Now that I'm older and slightly richer, the best sardines I've had are Nuri sardines from Portugal. They cost a fortune as far as sardines go but damn are they good. I never go camping or fishing without them. There's also a Hawaiian dish made with canned sardines that's really good. Can't think of the name right now but you can find recipes on TH-cam for it.
I have fond memories of my dad eating sardines, Mackerel and Smoked Oysters. I have always loved any form of canned oily fish. I have always ate 2 cans of sardines a week for the last thirty years. When you don't want to be bothered by the wife or kids down a can of Sardines or Mackerel before the night is over you will be left alone, Or you will get the whole bed for the night. LOL
I agree, best memories ever eating sardines and herring with my Dad! In one video I call them a time machine that takes me back to the 1970's in my parents kitchen.
Being a Canadian citizen, I'll have to go with the Brunswick brand that I've been eating regularly for 60+ years, I enjoy their Sardines and Herring in their different flavours...BTW their Sardines come in a more squarish can, not like the elongated Herring can!
2/19/23......Sardines, ROCK!.....Weekly sardine eater, here! They are great in chicken broth,...makes a swell, poor man's fish soup. Had it for dinner last night. Plus croutons. I eat all the brands you are showing. An inexpensive meal, plus they are an excellent source of protein, plus Omega 3 vitamin benefits. Kippered Herring fillets is another favorite of mine. They provide you a cheap meal that is GOOD for you. I'm almost 70 years old, been eating them since I was a kid. Back when the tins required you use a built-in, metal "key", to pull back the top. Sometimes the present day, modern tins, will not open properly. It is possible the pull tab will fail, and you could be "shit-out-luck", in terms of opening them, if you don't have a mechanical rotary can opener, in your kitchen tool drawer. That is really a rare occurrence. They are better than eating a cookie, to stave off hunger. They are mild, and usually low in salt. They taste good in salads, even though I am not a fan of salads, Ha! They are a perfect "emergency" food. Keep some cans in your car, they never go bad. Great for camping trips. If your power ever goes out during a winter storm, they will keep you alive and satisfied. I used to add A-1 steak sauce, poured over a serving, when I wanted to be "fancy". Delish!
@@SRadigFishing Yeah, I buy a brand of chicken broth that has less salt & fat. Add a tin of sardines, chop it up a bit,.....into the micro-wave to heat it up. ( a person could get fancy and add already cooked vegetables),...not me, I'm too lazy.
I just found this video! Now Radig, as a fellow SE Louisiana kayak fisherman I'm saying: " What is this guy doing eating sardines?" Then I thought, "Oh yeah! We coonasses will eat anything that swims (and many things that don't swim)! Seriously, it was a great video - you did a great job! I like sardines myself - great food to store for the apocalypse!
Fun video. I'm not a big fan of canned fish, but I eat sardines for their nutritional value. I usually buy whatever is the most inexpensive. Glad to see my choices meet with your approval.
i want sardines now for sure ! they all look great ! i do like Polar brand a lot ! you are cool AF ! you like them all ! 😆 nothin wrong with that ! you did say witch one you like better so thats cool !
I love sardines, the Canadian style sardines by Brunswick are my go to but there are plenty of types of sardines where I live in the UK as well as pilchards, another oily fish I love is mackerel, good video and good on you for your sardine habit. Not enough people have one.
I was surprised to see Brunswick Sardine filets, I don't think I've ever seen them in Canada, perhaps they are an export product. The Brunswick sardines I get are just regular sardines, about 5 to a can. You can get them in several flavours.
Sardines are one of the most nutritious foods in a can. I eat anything from the ocean. I've loved sardines my whole life. My wife however, hates sardines. So I eat my sardines out in my shop. Sometimes I catch em from my kayak. Very good food.
That was a great video !!! I love sardines and I have and have since I was a kid. About 60 years ago....long time. I've tried every one that you had and I will say that the Polar kippers are pretty damn good. My favorite is and always has been the Brunswick kippers. Now , I will say that they have changed a bit over the years but I love em. Nothing wrong with the King Oscars sardines. There isn't anything wrong with any sardine or kipper. Just my 2 cents worth. Thank you for this great video. I'll look for more of your videos!!!
Great video! Best part for me? I haven’t thought about that church key and rolling back the top of the tin in forever. I like the tin with the foil. Good idea. Great lunch with a cold beer or some white wine. Excellent!
Man ! I love Sardines ! I like mine in hot sauce ! And also with some cocktail sauce! King Oscar is hard to beat but the 88 cent walmart sardines are an awesome value and delicious! Great video, Hooked on sardines for life ! Love them ! Right out of the can ! I miss the old days with the roll up key for the can ...
I have another channel called (Time To Eat The Bait) where all I do is review sardines and tinned seafood. I am 14 tins into a series of 18 tins on sardines with hot sauce or peppers right now.
I grew up eating sardines because I’m Portuguese and grew up in Northern California.. recently moved to Portugal to retire and the sardines here are so much better and fresh.
I love these products, as a boy (55 years ago) we would have for Dinner Herring in tomato sauce, with mashed potatoes with finely chopped raw onion mixed though the mashed potatoes, Enjoyed your video
There's a few brands with mustard or tomato sauce I love. I've had all the brands you showed here. I agree with you about nutrients missing on the skinned and deboned types. Costco has a nice brand here in Louisiana. My favorite way to eat sardines is in a sandwich with thin-sliced onions, mustard and maybe some capers or sliced pepproncini. The herring I just like straight out of the tin. You mention canned salmon: makes the best "burger" patties. The best smoked herring, etc., I've ever had came from a Deli in Los Angeles where they sell the whole fish. My Polish in-laws always served herring in white sauce from a jar at holiday meals. Good stuff.
Thanks for your wonderful video! Canned fish especially sardines are so neglected by people. I enjoyed the comments. Sardine lovers unite & spread the good news!😂❤❤
I eat sardines and herring often. I only buy if they are not packed in oil. Packed in oil is a crap shoot - olive oil is not likely to be of high quality and vegetable oils are very inflammatory. My preferred fish isVita brand herring is wine sauce or in cream sauce. I love fried herring (bratherring) and herring in mustard sauce. Even packed in water is better than oil. And I'm with you: skin and bones. Need that collagen. I found this video very informative. Thanks.
Radig, how about including Chicken-of-the-Sea, Star Kist and Bumble Bee in your next evaluation? I be looking out for it. Yes, do one on Anchovies and all types of canned fish. Please keep each "class session" around 15-minutes or less for those of us with a wee bit shorter attention span. Excellent presentation and down-to-earth approach Radig.
I started out my Time To Eat The Bait on my fishing (S.RadigFishing) channel but it was making my fishing videos too long. I understand the need to keep videos short.
I stumbled upon this video and can so relate. Love canned fish as well as fresh fish. Thanks for enlightening me on all the better brands than what is available at my local Costco.
Cool video. I'm going to get my 1st sardines ever tomorrow, gotta make sure I get the good ones. I'm on a sardine video binge and I can't get them out of my head. People really seem like love them. You seem like an easy going person from the way you carry yourself.
Well, I was planning to have a full English breakfast. But your video was so entertaining that I had to pause it midway to search for a can of sardines so I could eat Sardines on toast. Thanks for making my day. Hope the rain cleared up. I subscribed....
I’ve been eating the King Oscar sardines for the past couple of years. I’ve seen those Cliff House sardines at the dollar store but was weary about trying them. I might give them a try now.
Great video, and I concur on your ratings. Polar, and every other can from Germany I've had are excellent, but usually the most expensive. Brunswick has a kipper called "Golden Smoked" I find them to be smoked more than the standard and much closer to Polar in texture. Keep an eye out for them.
Thanks for doing something I've always wanted to try: a lot of different sardines in a side-by-side taste test. I'm a King Oscar fan, but I will be more open minded about other brands, having watched you. Thanks a million!
Very thoughtful review of sardines. I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts on Portuguese Comur brand of sardines and other fish. They appear to be the Rolex of canned fish and although delivery is prompt from Portugal you may have to take out a second mortgage to buy them.
Sittin here wishin, I could go fishin, tweedlo twill, over the hill. (A song by Gene Audry 1942). You look like a captain I could go fishing with. So many of them are too difficult to be around! Thanks for a great fun video! Tight lines and good luck!
Brunswick sardines used to be great when i was a kid. Had about 10 or so in a can. Now they jam about 4 in there. Taste has suffered. Brunswick Golden Smoked kippers are pretty decent. I can slurp up a can of those in no time.
Would love to see a taste comparison on canned Salmon, my mother always loved to eat them or make fish cakes with them. Loved the comparison of the Sardines, although the Brunswick Kippers are my favorite, I'll have to try the King Osar ones. Thanks
Here is a link to exactly that, th-cam.com/video/4TsepZkH-wQ/w-d-xo.html I have another channel Time To Eat The Bait. I post most my sardine eating there because they make my fishing videos too long sometimes.
I prefer mine packed in water but get along fine with most brands. I just tried those Brunswick fillets last week. Only got one tin since I'd never seen them before. I'll be grabbing more of those later. The kipper snacks I've been on come in a paper box, don't recall the name but good and smokey. Great snacks to have around for the keto diet.
The kippers I remember from childhood were dried salted red herrings and they didn't come in a can. They weren't juicy. I started hankering for them and had to special-order them from Jamaica. They have largely disappeared in the US.
I'd love to send you some of our Australian sardines from the Southern Ocean. We also have Mackeral fillets which are real nice. The bonus of the ocean i live on, the Southern ocean is it is pretty much pristine, it's deep and cold and we have a great product here. Get in touch and I'll send you some
Thanks for the offer. If I can't find some in local import markets I might take you up on that. For now send me some of the brand names so I can look for them.
I love it when the underdog does good. Sardines got me through the first six months of my deployment in Iraq in 03. But damn this man loves his sardines. I love a man enjoying his sardines.
thank you for this review! Health wise speaking, the ones in soybean oil aren't that healthy. That oil is inflammatory and not good for our bodies. But, I'm glad they were tasty! The King Oscar ones look really good, especially with the olives and seasonings! I'll have to try the Polar brand. I haven't eaten sardines in years, but I'm going to start eating them again, so I very much appreciate your review. It looks like you live in a rural area... it seems like it's beautiful there! take care.
I try to eat sardines every fishing trip on my channel, I call that segment time to eat the bait. What once was rural southeast Louisiana is now becoming a mad house like most places.
@@SRadigFishing I wish you the best of luck on your fishing expeditions! I love to fish, especially for salmon, just for the sport of it. But since I moved to California, I don't go fishing, unfortunately. And if you come to the San Francisco bay area, don't expect to get a fresh fish sandwich, but you might find a shrimp sandwich. Fresh fish dinner unless you go to a high-end restaurant. Honestly, I'm not sure how fresh they are though! Best regards. I subscribed!
I try sardines where ever I go and got to tour of a sardine factory on the coast of Maine. My sardine sandwich is whole wheat bread toasted, mayonnaise, pickle relish and sardines. Thanks for getting me hungry !!
@@SRadigFishing Yes it was a one of my highlights to see the plant’s machines Unfortunately it was on a Sunday and it was closed. The plant maintenance manager was there along with a few other men. The manager took me for the tour after I asked him about the plant while I was walking around the parking lot checking out the place. I don’t know if they are still in business or there are any sardine factories left up there. I sent the maintenance manager a box of good cigars for showing me the plant. Enjoy the sardines
I actually live in New Brunswick, where the Brunswick sardines come from. What I find amusing is that you don't fish in the rain. Of course it's snowing here...
Thailand processes A LOT of ‘wet’ food, canned products. Most ‘brand named’ canned cat and dog foods are processed/made in Thailand (go check out your pet shop if sounds unbelievable :). That said, the fish may have come from other places (i.e. Mediterranean)… but is processed or ‘made’ in Thailand. Not a good or bad thing, just relatively speaking. I still find the best tasting one from that Made in Morocco brand.
Thank you for this honest and insightful video! I LOVE sardines too. Will you please try the BEST online sardine from Portugal? They come in a multipack. Not sure the name but Amazon has them. Thanks again! God Bless You fisherman!
You need to try the Riga Gold sprats natural smoked from Latvia. I heard a woman talk about it in a grocerie store and grabbed a couple of cans ( they come in a glass also ). I've been buying them ever since.
Those King Oscar sardines with the olives in it are on the expensive side but they're so dang tasty. I usually have them once a week. I love the occasional crunchy bones in it too. never had the kippers before, i'll have to give them a try sometime
I must admit that I'm a huge fan of sardines. Blame my Swede heritage. But in this modern world, the healthiest food is seafood that includes the whole fish, and a species that has little bioaccumulation of heavy metals. That makes sardines a superfood. Problem is, the Baltic is the most polluted sea in the world, so even sardines from Poland are a danger. Thanks for doing a taste test. I'm with you on liking a fishy flavor that is clean. Nothing wrong with fishy. What I find offputting is fish that tastes of metal or rot. Try doing a taste test of canned seafood from the far East. There are some really interesting things you can get there.
Thanks for the taste test. Loved hearing the rain and thunder.
We had another big round of rain and lightning yesterday, should have filmed another Sardine video. Thanks for watching.
yes herring the rain was nice
King Oscar for me all day long, especially the Mediterranean style.
Season is a good choice too if the Kio's are too pricey.
Love canned fish. Excellent post sir. I’d destroy all of them but prefer a kipper on a club with Tabasco 🤙
I'm a little late to see this. But, I have to tell you, I totally enjoyed watching you do this sardine and herring taste test❣️ I love canned sardines, herring, mackerel, smoked oysters, and even anchovies 😋 My dad raised me right! 🤣
The response to eating sardines while fishing has been great. So I started a channel called Time to eat the bait and will feature a different tin of seafood every Wed. and Sat. I would edit out the sardine part to keep the videos short but people keep commenting where is time to eat the bait?
@@SRadigFishing
Sounds like that's a great problem to have❣️ I will check out that channel, too 😀
Me too!! Try deviled eggs topped with anchovy, so good!!!😊
spicy pickled herring is whats up
I grew up in New Orleans but live in Texas now. Subscribed as soon as i heard him talk.
Radig, this was value-packed information with your wonderful down-to-earth delivery for us "Sardineholics" like. I was particularly pleased that you critiqued the common supermarket brands that we commonly see in our supermarkets, and not those esoteric brands that we are unfamiliar with. Great description, as well as giving us the prices, just be straight with your evaluations and be not afraid to tell us any negatives as well. Overall, a state-of-the-arc expose' on your part. Please do more of these!
King Oscar Mediterranean is my favorite by far. It is my go to sardine. Excellent flavor, texture and quality. Plus I prefer my canned fish in olive oil.
King Oscar does make a good quality sardine, seems like most are canned in Poland.
The Oscar is King
Ditto.
That was fun! Great alternative when you can’t fish. I learned a bunch of new things about sardines, and I had to open up a can. 😃
I agree Ronny, canned fish in Olive oil.
I'm 75 yrs old. Got my first taste of sardines compliments of a hobo who was passing through my town in the 1950s. I've been a sardine lover ever since.
Just recently started my own sardine taste tests. Only tried 3 on this video, Season, Brunswick and Great Value.
Ate half a Great Value, gave the remainder to my dog.
Ate half a Brunswick, gave the remainder to my dog.
Ate half a Season, ate the remainder myself.
My personal favorites so far are the Polar smoked Brisling sardines.
Just tried Rugenfish, Fried Herring in marinade. Might be the best yet, taste like jared pickled herring.
Your dog is happy.
Season sardines are my favorite, Packed in olive oil.
Polar brisling is my fav too!
lucky dog !!
Enjoyed the video. You have to try the Brunswick golden smoked fillets. This product is actually cooked in a smoker. The Brunswick can you tried are cooked by steamed and liquid smoke added. No comparison between the two. If fillets is mushy it usually means the fish was previously frozen. Talking from experience as I worked on the golden smoke production line many years ago. I eat the golden smoke product regularly. My bother works were the Brunswick cans are manufactured.
I will have to look for that product. Thanks for the comment, I am learning a lot about the processing from the comment section.
King Oscar are by far the best sardines in my opinion.. The only kind I'll eat, and I eat a lot of sardines..
This is the most honest and trustworthy food review video I have ever seen. You mukbang fans need some help.
Love me some canned seafood. I grew up extremely poor with 6 siblings. My dad and I were the only ones who enjoyed sardines so we were guaranteed to always have a snack in the pantry. Now that I'm older and slightly richer, the best sardines I've had are Nuri sardines from Portugal. They cost a fortune as far as sardines go but damn are they good. I never go camping or fishing without them. There's also a Hawaiian dish made with canned sardines that's really good. Can't think of the name right now but you can find recipes on TH-cam for it.
NURI are awesome, some things are worth the extra cost. Thanks for watching.
I agree 100% I just got the recurring order for the spicy Niris.
I did a similar taste taste, including a number of expensive European brands. King Oscar came out on top for me.
The brunswick kipper snacks are one of my favorite canned fishes I love em
I've also tried a lot of "sardines " My favorite were the New Brunswick packed in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
I have fond memories of my dad eating sardines, Mackerel and Smoked Oysters. I have always loved any form of canned oily fish. I have always ate 2 cans of sardines a week for the last thirty years. When you don't want to be bothered by the wife or kids down a can of Sardines or Mackerel before the night is over you will be left alone, Or you will get the whole bed for the night. LOL
I agree, best memories ever eating sardines and herring with my Dad! In one video I call them a time machine that takes me back to the 1970's in my parents kitchen.
Great video!
Being a Canadian citizen, I'll have to go with the Brunswick brand that I've been eating regularly for 60+ years, I enjoy their Sardines and Herring in their different flavours...BTW their Sardines come in a more squarish can, not like the elongated Herring can!
I have never bee disappointed by Brunswick. Thanks for watching.
I will look them up, thanks.
2/19/23......Sardines, ROCK!.....Weekly sardine eater, here! They are great in chicken broth,...makes a swell, poor man's fish soup. Had it for dinner last night. Plus croutons. I eat all the brands you are showing. An inexpensive meal, plus they are an excellent source of protein, plus Omega 3 vitamin benefits. Kippered Herring fillets is another favorite of mine. They provide you a cheap meal that is GOOD for you. I'm almost 70 years old, been eating them since I was a kid. Back when the tins required you use a built-in, metal "key", to pull back the top. Sometimes the present day, modern tins, will not open properly. It is possible the pull tab will fail, and you could be "shit-out-luck", in terms of opening them, if you don't have a mechanical rotary can opener, in your kitchen tool drawer. That is really a rare occurrence. They are better than eating a cookie, to stave off hunger. They are mild, and usually low in salt. They taste good in salads, even though I am not a fan of salads, Ha! They are a perfect "emergency" food. Keep some cans in your car, they never go bad. Great for camping trips. If your power ever goes out during a winter storm, they will keep you alive and satisfied. I used to add A-1 steak sauce, poured over a serving, when I wanted to be "fancy". Delish!
I will try some in chicken broth, sounds great.
@@SRadigFishing Yeah, I buy a brand of chicken broth that has less salt & fat. Add a tin of sardines, chop it up a bit,.....into the micro-wave to heat it up. ( a person could get fancy and add already cooked vegetables),...not me, I'm too lazy.
Ty i have heard great things about great value sardines from walmart in water , buying in 2 weeks 100 cans, ty for showing me what they look like.
I just found this video! Now Radig, as a fellow SE Louisiana kayak fisherman I'm saying: " What is this guy doing eating sardines?" Then I thought, "Oh yeah! We coonasses will eat anything that swims (and many things that don't swim)! Seriously, it was a great video - you did a great job! I like sardines myself - great food to store for the apocalypse!
Fun video. I'm not a big fan of canned fish, but I eat sardines for their nutritional value. I usually buy whatever is the most inexpensive. Glad to see my choices meet with your approval.
People just don't know about the health benefits! Thanks for watching.
Highly recommend you get ones in olive oil or water if you’re eating them for health reasons
You even wore your Gordon's Fisherman shirt for the filming! I love some Sardines packed in LA Hot Sauce
Next test will be the hot sauce/mustard ones.
Your awesome what a cozy and informational video thanks.
i want sardines now for sure ! they all look great ! i do like Polar brand a lot ! you are cool AF ! you like them all ! 😆 nothin wrong with that ! you did say witch one you like better so thats cool !
Thank you for this my good man! I enjoyed this a great deal! 🎣
Great video, thanks for your time. Doc said I need to lower my LDL so here I come Sardines. Also I spy a couple nice Foxes
I love sardines, the Canadian style sardines by Brunswick are my go to but there are plenty of types of sardines where I live in the UK as well as pilchards, another oily fish I love is mackerel, good video and good on you for your sardine habit. Not enough people have one.
I also did a canned mackerel vs. canned salmon patty video. I think the Mackerel was better. Thanks for the view.
Ohh just threw out most of a can. As a Canadian, I say buy Portuguese
I was surprised to see Brunswick Sardine filets, I don't think I've ever seen them in Canada, perhaps they are an export product. The Brunswick sardines I get are just regular sardines, about 5 to a can. You can get them in several flavours.
Sardines are one of the most nutritious foods in a can. I eat anything from the ocean. I've loved sardines my whole life. My wife however, hates sardines. So I eat my sardines out in my shop. Sometimes I catch em from my kayak. Very good food.
I eat them out in the garage, my wife can’t stand them. Lol
That was a great video !!! I love sardines and I have and have since I was a kid. About 60 years ago....long time. I've tried every one that you had and I will say that the Polar kippers are pretty damn good. My favorite is and always has been the Brunswick kippers. Now , I will say that they have changed a bit over the years but I love em. Nothing wrong with the King Oscars sardines. There isn't anything wrong with any sardine or kipper. Just my 2 cents worth. Thank you for this great video. I'll look for more of your videos!!!
Thanks for the view and comments.
Great video! Best part for me? I haven’t thought about that church key and rolling back the top of the tin in forever. I like the tin with the foil. Good idea. Great lunch with a cold beer or some white wine. Excellent!
Showing your age by even knowing what a church key is! Thanks for watching.
My. Grandfather would fix sardines for me asa young boy. Usually on rye bead with butter. He always shared his beer with me. Great memories.
Man ! I love Sardines ! I like mine in hot sauce ! And also with some cocktail sauce! King Oscar is hard to beat but the 88 cent walmart sardines are an awesome value and delicious! Great video, Hooked on sardines for life ! Love them ! Right out of the can ! I miss the old days with the roll up key for the can ...
I have another channel called (Time To Eat The Bait) where all I do is review sardines and tinned seafood. I am 14 tins into a series of 18 tins on sardines with hot sauce or peppers right now.
ED here, luv the polar wood smoked. the larger the fish the stronger, stinkery they are! beachcliff usually strong. king oscar are smaller and milder.
They're back in style and good for you too!
What a great idea! Thank you. Keep them coming!
❤ canned sardines too.....and the herring and kipper ones are very good too 👍🏼
My grandad, who introduced me to sardines when I was 3-4 years old, always insisted that the cheaper the sardine, the better. Bourbon too.
Since I made the video I have tried several other cheap cans and bought cans as high as eight dollars. Some of the cheap ones are just as good.
King Oscar Mediterranean might change your mind.
Your grandad knew his sardines. The cheaper they are, the more you can buy.
Don't go TOO cheap on the whiskey. There's a sweet spot.
I find this to be true
Bumblebee sardines cost $1.29 where I live, and they're better than the king Oscar in my opinion
Absolutely delightful. I personally love Season brand whole sardines in EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), eat at least 2 cans a week!
Sure done made me hungry! Thumbs up video ~John
I like the sardines in mustard sauce!
me to.
I grew up eating sardines because I’m Portuguese and grew up in Northern California.. recently moved to Portugal to retire and the sardines here are so much better and fresh.
I hope to get some fresh ones some day.
Sooo jealous!
That's where Nuri sardines are from. $7 a can here in the USA
I love these products, as a boy (55 years ago) we would have for Dinner Herring in tomato sauce, with mashed potatoes with finely chopped raw onion mixed though the mashed potatoes, Enjoyed your video
Sounds good, I will try that.
There's a few brands with mustard or tomato sauce I love. I've had all the brands you showed here. I agree with you about nutrients missing on the skinned and deboned types. Costco has a nice brand here in Louisiana. My favorite way to eat sardines is in a sandwich with thin-sliced onions, mustard and maybe some capers or sliced pepproncini. The herring I just like straight out of the tin. You mention canned salmon: makes the best "burger" patties. The best smoked herring, etc., I've ever had came from a Deli in Los Angeles where they sell the whole fish. My Polish in-laws always served herring in white sauce from a jar at holiday meals. Good stuff.
I have been looking for jarred Herring with onions. I call it time machine in a bottle, it makes me feel like 1975 eating it with my Farther!
Thank you! This was VERY HELPFUL 👍👍👍
You're doing God's work, Sir. Thank you for not leading us astray.
Thanks for your wonderful video! Canned fish especially sardines are so neglected by people. I enjoyed the comments. Sardine lovers unite & spread the good news!😂❤❤
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I have The Seasons cans in my cubard ready to eat.
Great video. Love your taste comments on the "Sardines en boîte" 😀🍴Very gastronomic.
Salutations from France 🇫🇷
Great job with the review, thank you!
I eat sardines and herring often. I only buy if they are not packed in oil. Packed in oil is a crap shoot - olive oil is not likely to be of high quality and vegetable oils are very inflammatory. My preferred fish isVita brand herring is wine sauce or in cream sauce. I love fried herring (bratherring) and herring in mustard sauce. Even packed in water is better than oil. And I'm with you: skin and bones. Need that collagen. I found this video very informative. Thanks.
Radig, how about including Chicken-of-the-Sea, Star Kist and Bumble Bee in your next evaluation? I be looking out for it. Yes, do one on Anchovies and all types of canned fish. Please keep each "class session" around 15-minutes or less for those of us with a wee bit shorter attention span. Excellent presentation and down-to-earth approach Radig.
I started out my Time To Eat The Bait on my fishing (S.RadigFishing) channel but it was making my fishing videos too long. I understand the need to keep videos short.
I stumbled upon this video and can so relate. Love canned fish as well as fresh fish. Thanks for enlightening me on all the better brands than what is available at my local Costco.
Cool video. I'm going to get my 1st sardines ever tomorrow, gotta make sure I get the good ones. I'm on a sardine video binge and I can't get them out of my head. People really seem like love them. You seem like an easy going person from the way you carry yourself.
The sardine oil dripping on your shirt made me give you a like and a comment. You'd make the best neighbor
Well, I was planning to have a full English breakfast. But your video was so entertaining that I had to pause it midway to search for a can of sardines so I could eat Sardines on toast. Thanks for making my day. Hope the rain cleared up. I subscribed....
Thanks for watching and the sub!
I love Sardines. Growing up in the Caribbean, It was the Brunswick Brand from Canada, it was delicious.
I find I like the Brunswick also.
I’ve been eating the King Oscar sardines for the past couple of years. I’ve seen those Cliff House sardines at the dollar store but was weary about trying them. I might give them a try now.
I had to stop and watch this. I love Sardines and Kipper Snacks. I couldn't tell you how many cans of the Polar brand I've bought over the years.
Great video, and I concur on your ratings. Polar, and every other can from Germany I've had are excellent, but usually the most expensive. Brunswick has a kipper called "Golden Smoked" I find them to be smoked more than the standard and much closer to Polar in texture. Keep an eye out for them.
I will look for them. Thanks
Try some mackerel if you can get them. Rated high on my list.
I have about 8 different tins of Mackerel that I am planning on doing a comparison soon.
This man loves sardines. Most people think they're gross. They are an aquired taste. I only eat them for their nutritional goodness
I prefer the Seasons brand, skinless. I can’t handle the fins. To me, they taste like a richer tuna.
Love the video...❤❤
Thanks for doing something I've always wanted to try: a lot of different sardines in a side-by-side taste test. I'm a King Oscar fan, but I will be more open minded about other brands, having watched you. Thanks a million!
When I was growing up King Oscar brisling sardines were in sild (fish oil) and packed in Norway. They were the best.
Sild is a new term to me, Thanks for the information.
Very thoughtful review of sardines. I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts on Portuguese Comur brand of sardines and other fish. They appear to be the Rolex of canned fish and although delivery is prompt from Portugal you may have to take out a second mortgage to buy them.
I haven't been able to find any Comur brand locally, gives me a quest to go on. Thanks for the reccommendation.
@@SRadigFishing they have no US retail presence but their website processes orders to everywhere.
Sittin here wishin, I could go fishin, tweedlo twill, over the hill. (A song by Gene Audry 1942). You look like a captain I could go fishing with. So many of them are too difficult to be around! Thanks for a great fun video! Tight lines and good luck!
You know I have to look up that song. Thanks for the watching.
Brunswick sardines used to be great when i was a kid. Had about 10 or so in a can. Now they jam about 4 in there. Taste has suffered. Brunswick Golden Smoked kippers are pretty decent. I can slurp up a can of those in no time.
Got some Brunswick smoked kippers coming soon in a review. Thanks for watching.
Would love to see a taste comparison on canned Salmon, my mother always loved to eat them or make fish cakes with them. Loved the comparison of the Sardines, although the Brunswick Kippers are my favorite, I'll have to try the King Osar ones. Thanks
Here is a link to exactly that, th-cam.com/video/4TsepZkH-wQ/w-d-xo.html I have another channel Time To Eat The Bait. I post most my sardine eating there because they make my fishing videos too long sometimes.
Thank you for a very informative video.
So, it appears that the best tasting plain sardine to you was the Season. I actually agree with that👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
As do I. I get a six pack of them at Costco for about 10 bucks! I like the firmness of the fish and the clean flavor.
Thank you for this! I'm going to give them a try too.
I prefer mine packed in water but get along fine with most brands. I just tried those Brunswick fillets last week. Only got one tin since I'd never seen them before. I'll be grabbing more of those later. The kipper snacks I've been on come in a paper box, don't recall the name but good and smokey. Great snacks to have around for the keto diet.
The kippers I remember from childhood were dried salted red herrings and they didn't come in a can. They weren't juicy. I started hankering for them and had to special-order them from Jamaica. They have largely disappeared in the US.
I will look for those, they sound good. Thanks for watching.
that sounds very good, I have never seen them that way here where I live.
Is this a case where your wife said "Don't you open those smelly fish in this house!" LOL, I loved your reviews. Thanks!
Short answer is YES!
Excellent video Brunswick my favorite
I've had all of these, the Brunswick herring is the best. I like the Brunswick sardines too. Got to be in oil.
I like them in oil better also.
Fun to watch enjoyed the thunder don't get much in San Diego 😂
I have tried all of these but the Season brand ..... King Oscar is the best of this bunch... but I like the Beach Cliff as well......
I like the ones in olive oil. Dump the whole can in a salad and be done with it.
I really like the sea cliff deer
King oscar for me all day. Try their mackle if you can find it.
I will look for some, haven't seen their Mackerel before.
I'd love to send you some of our Australian sardines from the Southern Ocean. We also have Mackeral fillets which are real nice. The bonus of the ocean i live on, the Southern ocean is it is pretty much pristine, it's deep and cold and we have a great product here. Get in touch and I'll send you some
Thanks for the offer. If I can't find some in local import markets I might take you up on that. For now send me some of the brand names so I can look for them.
I love it when the underdog does good. Sardines got me through the first six months of my deployment in Iraq in 03. But damn this man loves his sardines. I love a man enjoying his sardines.
Thanks for your service! I was born in a quonset hut on a Navy base.
thank you for this review! Health wise speaking, the ones in soybean oil aren't that healthy. That oil is inflammatory and not good for our bodies. But, I'm glad they were tasty! The King Oscar ones look really good, especially with the olives and seasonings! I'll have to try the Polar brand. I haven't eaten sardines in years, but I'm going to start eating them again, so I very much appreciate your review.
It looks like you live in a rural area... it seems like it's beautiful there! take care.
I try to eat sardines every fishing trip on my channel, I call that segment time to eat the bait. What once was rural southeast Louisiana is now becoming a mad house like most places.
@@SRadigFishing I wish you the best of luck on your fishing expeditions! I love to fish, especially for salmon, just for the sport of it. But since I moved to California, I don't go fishing, unfortunately. And if you come to the San Francisco bay area, don't expect to get a fresh fish sandwich, but you might find a shrimp sandwich. Fresh fish dinner unless you go to a high-end restaurant. Honestly, I'm not sure how fresh they are though!
Best regards. I subscribed!
I try sardines where ever I go and got to tour of a sardine factory on the coast of Maine. My sardine sandwich is whole wheat bread toasted, mayonnaise, pickle relish and sardines. Thanks for getting me hungry !!
Made a trip to Maine about 8 years ago. Wish I would have thought about touring a sardine factory. Now I have another reason to go back.
@@SRadigFishing Yes it was a one of my highlights to see the plant’s machines Unfortunately it was on a Sunday and it was closed. The plant maintenance manager was there along with a few other men. The manager took me for the tour after I asked him about the plant while I was walking around the parking lot checking out the place. I don’t know if they are still in business or there are any sardine factories left up there. I sent the maintenance manager a box of good cigars for showing me the plant. Enjoy the sardines
No sardine plants operating in Maine now.
@@Bluemoon00924 Yes and sad. Haven’t been to coastal Maine in quite a few years and loved it Fresh steamers and a cold beer !!
I actually live in New Brunswick, where the Brunswick sardines come from. What I find amusing is that you don't fish in the rain. Of course it's snowing here...
It's the lightning that keep me home. Summer rains on the Gulf Coast are a scary deal with the lightning!
Thailand processes A LOT of ‘wet’ food, canned products. Most ‘brand named’ canned cat and dog foods are processed/made in Thailand (go check out your pet shop if sounds unbelievable :). That said, the fish may have come from other places (i.e. Mediterranean)… but is processed or ‘made’ in Thailand. Not a good or bad thing, just relatively speaking. I still find the best tasting one from that Made in Morocco brand.
I have to agree whenever I see made in Morocco on a tin product I know it will be good.
I was getting ready to get some canned smoked herring, then I remembered this review. It is raining out, LOL
Thank you for this honest and insightful video! I LOVE sardines too. Will you please try the BEST online sardine from Portugal? They come in a multipack. Not sure the name but Amazon has them. Thanks again! God Bless You fisherman!
Nuri caned sardines from Portugal.... Thank me later :) ... Sardines in or out of can very underrated .
I have had and do like NURI products. Look for future reviews of NURi and thanks for watching.
You must be the friend of every cat in the neighborhood!
Thank you for making this video!
This review is right on the money!
You need to try the Riga Gold sprats natural smoked from Latvia. I heard a woman talk about it in a grocerie store and grabbed a couple of cans ( they come in a glass also ). I've been buying them ever since.
Thanks I will look for them.
Sardines in glass are by far the best from what I’ve heard
Riga Sprats are great, nice hard smoke on them and whole fish.
Great vid thanks.
Soybean oil is a deal-breaker. Tried some Nuri brand from Portugal recently. Very good quality, but expensive.
I ate a lot of canned sardines when I was in Portugal. A wine bar in Lisbon served me some in the can!
Those King Oscar sardines with the olives in it are on the expensive side but they're so dang tasty. I usually have them once a week. I love the occasional crunchy bones in it too. never had the kippers before, i'll have to give them a try sometime
Oh, try the Kippers….you will not be disappointed!
i opened a tin of king oscar and joined you!
I must admit that I'm a huge fan of sardines. Blame my Swede heritage. But in this modern world, the healthiest food is seafood that includes the whole fish, and a species that has little bioaccumulation of heavy metals. That makes sardines a superfood. Problem is, the Baltic is the most polluted sea in the world, so even sardines from Poland are a danger. Thanks for doing a taste test. I'm with you on liking a fishy flavor that is clean. Nothing wrong with fishy. What I find offputting is fish that tastes of metal or rot. Try doing a taste test of canned seafood from the far East. There are some really interesting things you can get there.
Thanks for the input.
Brazil bro