This channel is single-handedly upholding the sardine marketing industry . I just bought every brand and type at my local store and will compare them all. We are all turning into canned fish connoisseurs by the minute.
This is the highest compliment I can give anything and I sincerely mean it. The lighting, color grading, and focus on the close-up shots of the plate look like late 60s early 70s documentaries, and I love it. I'm watching this on a very high contrast / saturated monitor setting . . . it's fantastic.
@djhart25 yes. It's not just average, run of the mill, unavoidable smacking. I don't even expect dude to go to some extreme care and follow some high code of eating etiquette. It's the intensity of the smacking, my dude is laying it on. He's throwing some tapatio on those smacks, unnecessary. It's pornographic smacking, my dude. It's next level blue box Kraft Mac attack type smacking, my G. It's some primordial gluck gluck stew spittin up mammoth bones type smacking, my neanderthal. I'm just... not a fan.
The Season sardines sold at Costco are skinless and boneless in olive oil. A six pack of these can be had for $7.99 when on sale. That's $1.33 per 4.375 oz. can. I find them to be very good.
Those are very good. My young kids & I are eating those with sushi rice, seaweed and I put them in a bowl with some capers, some green olives with pimentos and their brine plus lots of lemon. Mix with the oliveboil and it makes a delish vinaigrette .
Opened my first tin of sardines ever tonight, came to this video looking for a sort of how to eat. I'm very pleased with the mellow vibe I've come across here.
Well, really youd treat them like any other canned meat and do like a lettuce wrap with some onions and mayo and bean sprouts or whatever. This is kind of mostly for youtube. But if you eat tuna straight from the can, sardines are similar.
Same here, just ate my first tin 08/20/2024. Binged a few of Matthew's tinned videos and got me interested. Wild Pacific Sardines - with olive oil. weren't bad on some sour dough bread with some siracha. Had a few bits and I was expecting some crazy fishy flavor. I've had much fishier tasting fish.
Friendly reminder that in another time-space continuum there's an alien from planet Zarglar reviewing canned humans and docking points for too much hair. Spine Action!!! Thanks for the video Matt
This is my ole faithful, My go to brand.. I go for the boneless skinless. I got a Great recommendation for ya hipster. A can of whatever brand you like . Warm up the liquid(or oil) in a pan add some onions, minced garlic, let that cook a bit.. add the sardines a bit of tomato and a splash of vinegar.. serve with a fried egg 😋
I’m using a low-carb diet to fight cancer and reverse T2 Diabetes. I’ve recently was brave enough to purchase and consume one of these cans of sardines in olive oil from Season brand. I’ve searched others and purchased the Tiny Tots and King Oscar from Target online but you’re correct in that you can pick up a multi-pack for under $2 per can from Costco. I plan to dredge the Season sardines in a bit of CarbQuik (carbalose flour) before frying them in lard or tallow. The olive oil is okay but our cats really enjoyed it. I agree with your assessment “OK” tier.
@@CannedFishFiles Aww...thank you, my friend. Yes. I am very well now. Keto has saved my life and starved the Monster. Dr. Otto Warburg and Dr. Thomas Seyfried would be glad. Thank you for the feedback. I’ll give it a try. I have some CarbQuik that’s made a great dredge for frying in sizzling lard. Sounds even better than what I usually do with these sardines which is to make them into croquettes with crumbled pork rinds, eggs for binder and a bit of ground sage. Thanks again!
@@kathleendexter5999 Prof Seyfried is a genius. Are you aware that by lessening the glutamine and stopping all sugar eating, you can shrink cancer tumors to nothing.
Bro i can't stand listening to pwople eating but you're so charming and wholesome i didn't even notice lol. I really like these sardines and the music of your channel also
This video has a defined sullen mood to it, befitting the product being reviewed. This is one of the most artistic canned fish files video I’ve seen to date.
When I was younger you couldn't tell me I was gonna love eating sardines...fast forward to age 30 I said "screw it" one day and decided to try them and I dig them sooooo much! I've only tried Beach Cliff in oil and Beach Cliff in Louisiana hot sauce. Today I got these season brand one and King Oscar ones in olive oil! SOOOOOOOO excited to try these 2 now!
@@tech-hqvip3290 Beach Cliff in Louisiana Hot Sauce and Mustard Sauce are both very good. They use Sprats, which are very small, very mildly-flavored fish. I've tried a whole bunch and these are the best so far...
Same. Some guy I used to work with would eat sardines with cup noodles and hot sauce. I tired his recipe one cold snowy day while working outside. All downhill from there! Now I eat sardines at least once a week.
I get the Season Sardines in Olive oil from Costco at about $2 a can. They are my favorite mass market sardines by far. Super clean and simple flavor profile. I have never noticed the sardines having scales.
I'm with @mtcondie. The Season are the easiest to eat, nothing but a can of fish meat--nothing odd or hard to get used to. High protein, High omega-3, no carbs, no sugar ... a great easy lunch. I do it a couple times a week.
So today was my first time trying sardines in a decade. I didn’t know what to expect and was scared. I just saw it has a lot of protein and decided to try it. When I opened the can, it smelled a lot like fish. I didn’t know whether I was supposed to cook them. After watching your video, I ate them raw as you did, and I was delighted! They are so delicious; my new obsession ! I added a squirt of lemon
This is my go-to favorite brand that is readily available in my area. I eat them on triscuits, I also mix with chopped celery and carrots for a sandwich. The King Arthur brand is the best readily available in my area. I normally just eat those plain on triscuits maybe a drop of hot sauce or a drop of a good course mustard.
@@CannedFishFiles I'm not a fan of the mustard packed cans. I have yet to find one that I like the mustard flavor. However I like putting Heinz mustard on them myself. I guess I just like Heinz more than anything else.
@@CannedFishFiles Number 1: would you do a video touring a canning plant? #2: please find out or talk about what happens to the fish heads. Are these actually made into cat food or used in the process of some other fish stick product? We want more videos thinking outside of the box! I hope you are enjoying your holidays.
Bro, I've heard it a couple of times, but I had to look up "stan". "Can 'em or fan 'em" would be great if I could do the show outside with a giant fan that I could shred the back half of a bad can with.
I'm no connoisseur but I find the Moroccan dines to be visually unappealing but they taste great. The Intl section of grocery stores usually have Moroccan sardines in spicy oil, which I tend to find really good. As always, great spine action!
something i appreciate about us dine fiends is its all about the taste. the smell might not be great, might not look too hot, but man are we dedicated to that delicious little fish
Smart observation, and wish I had thought of it in the moment. They really were like the Sultan Moroccan sardines I had maybe a month ago or so. But the Sultans are all dressed up in the spicy oil with the peppers. That would have helped these.
for some reason the stores around me only carry the skinless and boneless version of these. they're totally different, as if they're taken from a larger fish. almost like eating tuna from a can. not great but an interesting changeup and would probs be decent on a salad or something.
I know what you're talking about, much prefer the ones with skin on them. Try making the ubiquitous american Tuna Salad, where you smash up a can of tuna with mayo and onions, celery, maybe pickles - do that but with a can of sardine. Your mind will be blown, its soo much better
This is one of my favorite brands and the one i eat the most but It's the most confusingly priced sardine I've seen. If I order in bulk online they're around $4.00-$5.00 each plus shipping and handling (so closer to $6.00 each) , if I buy them at my local stores individully they're $6.00-$7.00, but if I go to Costco they're *$2.00 each!*
LOVE THIS CHANNEL...AND SARDINES! I rediscovered sardines after my widowmaker heart attack in March. Sardines these days are soooo much better than what I remember in my youth!
these are my go to dines just for the foil top, i buy them in the big boy packs! its really hard for me to open pull tabs, with struggling to open a can of sardines i usually end up covered in oil to some degree. easy access to the goods gets me! i just give them a swift jab with whatevers nearby (sometimes i just use a finger lol) and its time to feast! i also notice the inconsistent in tails, theyre not the best but they sure do get the job done for me. their skinless and boneless are super dry tho, so if anyone reading this prefers those id say keep looking through the canned fish shelves for a better option.
you should check out wild planets white anchovies, they're nothing like the traditional anchovy which are usually put on pizza, wild planets seemed more like sardines(they were larger and had a milder taste) which was interesting. Also Seasons mackerels in olive oil were pretty good in my opinion, not bad.
I would definitely try Season's mackerel. I'd like to try some anchovies, but I gotta figure out how I'm going to eat them. Doesn't seem right to just eat a bunch out of the can.
I buy these in bulk at Costco. Every other day for breakfast I have a can mixed up with a bowl of piping hot white rice, nothing else added. Try it and you will thank me later.
I love to eat sardines. My favorite way to eat them is I slice up a whole sweet onion, a whole tomato sliced up and then I dump the sardines and oil over the onions and tomato’s. Delicious.
I'm certainly glad of this honest review because I definitely won't buy this particular brand scales mushy tail and some yuck yuck organ meat forget about it
Matthew, I've watched a BUNCH of your vids in the last week. Very interesting. I was at Costco last week, and saw the sardines, and had decided I wanted to try some. I've been eating Kipper Snacks for 30 or 40 years, and I like them a lot, and thought I might like some sardines. An Asian lady was eyeing the sardines, and I asked her which were better (the two types were Season Sardines in Olive oil, which you _just_ reviewed), and Wild Planet Pacific Sardines in EVOO. I was tempted to buy the Wild Planet (full disclosure: I liked the way the packaging looked), but this lady told me those "taste funny," and the Season was a better choice-so I bought a six-pack, on sale for $6.99 (for the six). After watching this vid, and you giving Season in olive oil merely an "OK" rating, I'm going to have to try the Wild Planet Pacific Sardines in EVOO next time I'm at Costco.
Gosh, a YEAR later(!). I now eat the Season sardines on a fairly regular basis. They're such an _easy_ choice. A can of fish meat. Nothing mysterious, nothing hard to explain. Just drizzle some hot sauce, and dig in. Instant lunch. Low calorie, high in omega-3, high in protein, no carbs, no sugars ... I can't understand why _everyone_ wouldn't have this for lunch once or twice per week.
The oil CHANGED in the Seasons. Very suspicious. Could be knock off. I break out guaranteed from soy oil. I've been eating Seasons in olive oil for four years but when the oil turned clear and tasted watery within a week I had my soy rash. Nothing else different in my diet. Seasons in olive oil now is MUSHY WATERY MUCK. I am devastated. It was my go-to for protein and omega 3.
Ohh thank you, I didn't notice that the one I had and the one in the video are not the same I thought both are the same. First time I've seen it and I am hesitating whether I should try it. I guess I should try it tomorrow.
I just finished a tin of Season in Olive Oil - not a scale in sight. Then, I check the box and it says, "Skinless & Boneless". Bummer - I prefer with skin / bones. Bought at Costco.
They're not bad at all, but I still prefer King Oscar. I've noticed some of the seasons sardines are either not salty at all or very salty. I'll take the salty.
About 2-3 each of every brand. Just tried “Beach Cliff” in soybean oil. It’s actually good. Eating with saltine crackers. Saving the king oscars for later.
Season brand was bought out by a Moroccan conglomerate named Mutandis on 06/02/2021. Hence, the product quality has dropped tremendously. The old batches before the acquisition had a "easy peel" on the cans. Now, the current ones being sold are all relegated to the "easy pull" tab on the cans with lower quality deens!
I buy the 6 Pack of Season brand certified wild caught Sardines in 100 % olive oil, skinless, boneless, and tail and headless A whopping 1700mg Omega 3 they are beautiful and tasty.I bought them today, my first time ever eating them, I will eat these over tuna. Got them at Costco. I Prepared them like I do tuna I use all the good oil and add a heaping tablespoon of Choosen mayonnaise and two tablespoons of fermented organic Sourkrout it tastes very much like my tuna salad. Way less mercury, way more omega 3. I eat a lot of beef so this will go a long way in balancing 3 @ 6
I want to try Bar Harbors! I think I can find them on my own. I'm very close to caving on the whole "don't send me dines please" thing. Maybe I'll start accepting when I can get outside more and maybe rent a PO box. Thanks though!
I just had these exact dines...I wasn't impressed. Here they're $1.72. To me they were firm but not much more. Actually more and more I'm discovering that there really aren't that many types or brands or whatever you call em that I really like. Like I've mentioned before, I think the U.S. canned sardines of the 50's and 60's were the best ever. That cannery in Maine went out of business years ago. They were firm, packed in oil, and a flavor I haven't tasted in a long time.
I had my second can of these a couple days ago. The were so scaly. When I lifted it out of the can, there remained a shell of scales. I understand the scales are healthy, but I dislike having a texture issue before I even bite in. It's too bad we're way past the golden age of fish. It's going to take generations to restore our oceans if it ever happens.
Just had some of these and I concur. Oddly though mine came with no scales/skin at all, let alone tails. A bit on the smoky side for my taste. Definitely could work dressed up a bit with some mustard or radish, sandwich material.
I'm sorry to say...but you need a FULL tier list that can be consulted and that should be updated as you try more stuff. A sardine list an anchovie list a general "canned fish" list etc. Because while I find your videos interesting I can't tell really which sardines are good besides what I saw you buy and maybe that encourages me to try them all? I will be trying some of the combos and ten can combos on Rainbow Tomatoes and I'll be sure to reference you in the future. Just saying what I'd love to see from you. I know you try tons of cans and likely you don't have a compiled list of things you've tried and really the videos are the catalog of your reviews...but again...I'd find it super useful.
these are my 'daily dines' or 'default dines' because the container is way easier for me to open. honestly not the best. good enough that youre satisfied but i feel like you should just look for something else. theyre best priced in those massive packs so id say keep looking
You know, I keep thinking back on shooting this video, and I'm searching my mind... "Why didn't I like them?" I don't know. Sometimes there's a certain spark when I try something, and sometimes there's not.
I ate hundreds of these cans of sardines and never found even one scale. Costco actually sells 3 different sardine cans I saw. Two with bones one without bones and skin . $1.33 a can on sale. All in olive oil.
I find these cans good, but extremely inconsistent. Cant complain for the price. But some are really good, others are miscolored/extra boney. Idk. Theyre my go-to for bulk.
I eat these reguarly some cans are insanely good but once in a while you get a single sprat with so many scales i can spit out a little pile. The good cans are such a good experience they outweigh the one off scaly can for me. Quality oil.
Costco sells both type with or without bones. With bones is way better for nutrition value due to the bone collagen. And so forth. Olive oil seems thinned down in both. Very watery oil I say. Or just thin kind of Olive oil.
Yessss the scales!!! Ugh love these but hate hate hate the scales! They slide up under your gums, in between your teeth everywhere. I am a sardine person but don't recall even noticing scales before. Great otherwise but the scales 🚫 I am thinking they just maybe use bigger sardines and hence possibly why
This channel is single-handedly upholding the sardine marketing industry . I just bought every brand and type at my local store and will compare them all. We are all turning into canned fish connoisseurs by the minute.
When will they send me the millions I deserve???
Check should be in the mail
You only get paid when you say what they say to say, and present the product the way they want you to. Which is boring and sucks.
I’m stoked to discover this community of sardine fans, a hidden gem in the TH-cam algorithm for sure.
I love them. Bought some bay harbor tonight and these at Walmart. Going to order some smoke Salmon from Alaska later.
I looked at my asshole in the mirror last night
@@SweatyWalrus IT BLEW MY FUCKIN MIIIIND!!
Great channel. You don't expect this level of quality for something as niche as sardines
Fan of Kobe and sardines? Lol same!
This is the highest compliment I can give anything and I sincerely mean it. The lighting, color grading, and focus on the close-up shots of the plate look like late 60s early 70s documentaries, and I love it. I'm watching this on a very high contrast / saturated monitor setting . . . it's fantastic.
What about the horrible smacking noises?
@@Silence-and-Violence you're watching a channel about a guy eating canned fish, and you're upset about eating noises?
@djhart25 yes.
It's not just average, run of the mill, unavoidable smacking.
I don't even expect dude to go to some extreme care and follow some high code of eating etiquette.
It's the intensity of the smacking, my dude is laying it on. He's throwing some tapatio on those smacks, unnecessary.
It's pornographic smacking, my dude.
It's next level blue box Kraft Mac attack type smacking, my G.
It's some primordial gluck gluck stew spittin up mammoth bones type smacking, my neanderthal.
I'm just... not a fan.
@@Silence-and-Violence Have never noticed it. Sounds like you really don't like it though and shouldn't watch "my G". Cheers
@djhart25 lmao que serio guey!
Calmate muchacho, está todo bien.
Es una broma, mijo!
No es tanto problema, mi querida.
The Season sardines sold at Costco are skinless and boneless in olive oil. A six pack of these can be had for $7.99 when on sale. That's $1.33 per 4.375 oz. can. I find them to be very good.
I agree 100% that’s the ones I like the most.
Those are very good. My young kids & I are eating those with sushi rice, seaweed and I put them in a bowl with some capers, some green olives with pimentos and their brine plus lots of lemon. Mix with the oliveboil and it makes a delish vinaigrette .
10 for $10.50 at bjs
@@DB-xo6xh That sounds really good.
@@jonnyg44 Check closely. Those are the whole sardines in olive oil like those in the video, not the skinless / boneless ones.
You know what I always say, "I'll try anything 4 times!"
😂😂😂😂
Opened my first tin of sardines ever tonight, came to this video looking for a sort of how to eat. I'm very pleased with the mellow vibe I've come across here.
Well, really youd treat them like any other canned meat and do like a lettuce wrap with some onions and mayo and bean sprouts or whatever. This is kind of mostly for youtube. But if you eat tuna straight from the can, sardines are similar.
@@StinkyBlack1 I’m eating them out the can with some buffalo sauce and they are divine
Same here, just ate my first tin 08/20/2024. Binged a few of Matthew's tinned videos and got me interested.
Wild Pacific Sardines - with olive oil. weren't bad on some sour dough bread with some siracha. Had a few bits and I was expecting some crazy fishy flavor. I've had much fishier tasting fish.
Friendly reminder that in another time-space continuum there's an alien from planet Zarglar reviewing canned humans and docking points for too much hair. Spine Action!!! Thanks for the video Matt
This is my ole faithful, My go to brand.. I go for the boneless skinless. I got a Great recommendation for ya hipster. A can of whatever brand you like . Warm up the liquid(or oil) in a pan add some onions, minced garlic, let that cook a bit.. add the sardines a bit of tomato and a splash of vinegar.. serve with a fried egg 😋
Yeah, love putting an egg in there with them. Great breakfast.
Thanks. I got the boneless skinless ones and am planning on trying them tomorrow. I’m nervous but this sounds delicious!
I’m using a low-carb diet to fight cancer and reverse T2 Diabetes. I’ve recently was brave enough to purchase and consume one of these cans of sardines in olive oil from Season brand. I’ve searched others and purchased the Tiny Tots and King Oscar from Target online but you’re correct in that you can pick up a multi-pack for under $2 per can from Costco. I plan to dredge the Season sardines in a bit of CarbQuik (carbalose flour) before frying them in lard or tallow. The olive oil is okay but our cats really enjoyed it. I agree with your assessment “OK” tier.
Frying these would be pretty good! I hope you get better, Kathleen.
@@CannedFishFiles Aww...thank you, my friend. Yes. I am very well now. Keto has saved my life and starved the Monster. Dr. Otto Warburg and Dr. Thomas Seyfried would be glad. Thank you for the feedback. I’ll give it a try. I have some CarbQuik that’s made a great dredge for frying in sizzling lard. Sounds even better than what I usually do with these sardines which is to make them into croquettes with crumbled pork rinds, eggs for binder and a bit of ground sage. Thanks again!
@@kathleendexter5999 Glad to hear good news about keto! Sardine croquettes, now you're talking!
They’re my go-to sardines since they’re cheap from Costco.
@@kathleendexter5999 Prof Seyfried is a genius. Are you aware that by lessening the glutamine and stopping all sugar eating, you can shrink cancer tumors to nothing.
Bro i can't stand listening to pwople eating but you're so charming and wholesome i didn't even notice lol. I really like these sardines and the music of your channel also
If you didn’t notice then how did you know to mention it?
@@DanielJohnson-ec8rk His charm blocked the chewing, slurping and chomping.
This video has a defined sullen mood to it, befitting the product being reviewed. This is one of the most artistic canned fish files video I’ve seen to date.
When I was younger you couldn't tell me I was gonna love eating sardines...fast forward to age 30 I said "screw it" one day and decided to try them and I dig them sooooo much! I've only tried Beach Cliff in oil and Beach Cliff in Louisiana hot sauce. Today I got these season brand one and King Oscar ones in olive oil! SOOOOOOOO excited to try these 2 now!
Just tried them for the first time at 30 today too! I enjoyed them on crackers with a pickled jalapeno
Wow beach cliff is a dollar tree special. Definitely low tier. I really liked the season brand. So I must not be as spoiled yet.
@@tech-hqvip3290 Beach Cliff in Louisiana Hot Sauce and Mustard Sauce are both very good. They use Sprats, which are very small, very mildly-flavored fish. I've tried a whole bunch and these are the best so far...
Same. Some guy I used to work with would eat sardines with cup noodles and hot sauce. I tired his recipe one cold snowy day while working outside. All downhill from there! Now I eat sardines at least once a week.
I love that you individually tasted that spine. My girl always thinks I’m crazy for eating sardines like this. A fine channel here young man
I get the Season Sardines in Olive oil from Costco at about $2 a can. They are my favorite mass market sardines by far. Super clean and simple flavor profile. I have never noticed the sardines having scales.
I'm with @mtcondie. The Season are the easiest to eat, nothing but a can of fish meat--nothing odd or hard to get used to.
High protein, High omega-3, no carbs, no sugar ... a great easy lunch. I do it a couple times a week.
Yup, I just got another 6er from Costco today. I’ve never had scales either.
i get season locally for $1.09 a can. i have found that the ones in sunflower oil are probably my favorite, even better than the olive oil.
So today was my first time trying sardines in a decade. I didn’t know what to expect and was scared. I just saw it has a lot of protein and decided to try it. When I opened the can, it smelled a lot like fish. I didn’t know whether I was supposed to cook them. After watching your video, I ate them raw as you did, and I was delighted! They are so delicious; my new obsession ! I added a squirt of lemon
They are not "raw". They have been pressure cooked quite well.
Sheesh girlfriend.
This is my go-to favorite brand that is readily available in my area. I eat them on triscuits, I also mix with chopped celery and carrots for a sandwich. The King Arthur brand is the best readily available in my area. I normally just eat those plain on triscuits maybe a drop of hot sauce or a drop of a good course mustard.
You know I keep forgetting to try some mustard on sardines. I love mustard, but never wind up with the mustard-packed sardines.
@@CannedFishFiles I'm not a fan of the mustard packed cans. I have yet to find one that I like the mustard flavor. However I like putting Heinz mustard on them myself. I guess I just like Heinz more than anything else.
@@CannedFishFiles Number 1: would you do a video touring a canning plant? #2: please find out or talk about what happens to the fish heads. Are these actually made into cat food or used in the process of some other fish stick product? We want more videos thinking outside of the box! I hope you are enjoying your holidays.
+chopped celery & carrots ... sounds YUMMY.
Where do you get your background music from? I'd love to listen to them throughout the day. I have a feeling that your make the songs.
Yeah, I make all the music. Every few weeks I take a music day and make a couple new tracks so it doesn't get too stale on here. Thanks for noticing!
Good man!!
when you opened the can and i saw what was inside for the first time i said out loud "i don't know about that"
It was a shocker. I have never seen sardines that big. 18-22 two layers for me.
A fun rating system could be "can them or fan them." (Alternatively: "ban them" or "stan them")
Bro, I've heard it a couple of times, but I had to look up "stan". "Can 'em or fan 'em" would be great if I could do the show outside with a giant fan that I could shred the back half of a bad can with.
Again with the spines. Anyway, I get Season skinless/boneless at Costco. Cheap, cheap, cheap and I put them in salads and scrambled eggs.
Skinless/boneless in olive oil are the shit. Throw some crystal hot sauce in there and you're cooking with gas.
Seasons are fine on a budget. They do have sturdy spines, not sure how that works. I also pull them out and eat them.
Love these ones. One of my daily drivers found them in bulk at costco once.
Daily drivers?
I'm no connoisseur but I find the Moroccan dines to be visually unappealing but they taste great. The Intl section of grocery stores usually have Moroccan sardines in spicy oil, which I tend to find really good. As always, great spine action!
something i appreciate about us dine fiends is its all about the taste. the smell might not be great, might not look too hot, but man are we dedicated to that delicious little fish
Smart observation, and wish I had thought of it in the moment. They really were like the Sultan Moroccan sardines I had maybe a month ago or so. But the Sultans are all dressed up in the spicy oil with the peppers. That would have helped these.
@@emmettbattle5728 What you are saying is real, I'm here too
for some reason the stores around me only carry the skinless and boneless version of these. they're totally different, as if they're taken from a larger fish. almost like eating tuna from a can. not great but an interesting changeup and would probs be decent on a salad or something.
I know what you're talking about, much prefer the ones with skin on them. Try making the ubiquitous american Tuna Salad, where you smash up a can of tuna with mayo and onions, celery, maybe pickles - do that but with a can of sardine. Your mind will be blown, its soo much better
Im a expirenced man ... now that was golden 😂
This is one of my favorite brands and the one i eat the most but It's the most confusingly priced sardine I've seen. If I order in bulk online they're around $4.00-$5.00 each plus shipping and handling (so closer to $6.00 each) , if I buy them at my local stores individully they're $6.00-$7.00, but if I go to Costco they're *$2.00 each!*
LOVE THIS CHANNEL...AND SARDINES! I rediscovered sardines after my widowmaker heart attack in March. Sardines these days are soooo much better than what I remember in my youth!
these are my go to dines just for the foil top, i buy them in the big boy packs! its really hard for me to open pull tabs, with struggling to open a can of sardines i usually end up covered in oil to some degree. easy access to the goods gets me! i just give them a swift jab with whatevers nearby (sometimes i just use a finger lol) and its time to feast! i also notice the inconsistent in tails, theyre not the best but they sure do get the job done for me. their skinless and boneless are super dry tho, so if anyone reading this prefers those id say keep looking through the canned fish shelves for a better option.
Emmett, I thought the foil was great. Maybe not super durable, but very classy. Sounds like it's working for you.
@@CannedFishFiles was excited to see the duke of dines review 'em 🙌
I just bought these and they have the standard peel-off metal lid. I was looking forward to the foil. Curses, foiled again!
I’m always appreciative of decent spine action.
Love the music.Bring back the lava lights...😆
You ate the spine..amazing
To all you sardine haters, and you know who I'm talking to, GREAT! More for me! Last Man standing 🕵️
you should check out wild planets white anchovies, they're nothing like the traditional anchovy which are usually put on pizza, wild planets seemed more like sardines(they were larger and had a milder taste) which was interesting. Also Seasons mackerels in olive oil were pretty good in my opinion, not bad.
I would definitely try Season's mackerel. I'd like to try some anchovies, but I gotta figure out how I'm going to eat them. Doesn't seem right to just eat a bunch out of the can.
I buy these in bulk at Costco. Every other day for breakfast I have a can mixed up with a bowl of piping hot white rice, nothing else added. Try it and you will thank me later.
I love to eat sardines. My favorite way to eat them is I slice up a whole sweet onion, a whole tomato sliced up and then I dump the sardines and oil over the onions and tomato’s. Delicious.
I LOVE these! You do need to either drain the oil or use the oil with vinegar in a salad. The taste of this brand is fantastic !
I'm certainly glad of this honest review because I definitely won't buy this particular brand scales mushy tail and some yuck yuck organ meat forget about it
Matthew, I've watched a BUNCH of your vids in the last week. Very interesting.
I was at Costco last week, and saw the sardines, and had decided I wanted to try some. I've been eating Kipper Snacks for 30 or 40 years, and I like them a lot, and thought I might like some sardines.
An Asian lady was eyeing the sardines, and I asked her which were better (the two types were Season Sardines in Olive oil, which you _just_ reviewed), and Wild Planet Pacific Sardines in EVOO. I was tempted to buy the Wild Planet (full disclosure: I liked the way the packaging looked), but this lady told me those "taste funny," and the Season was a better choice-so I bought a six-pack, on sale for $6.99 (for the six).
After watching this vid, and you giving Season in olive oil merely an "OK" rating, I'm going to have to try the Wild Planet Pacific Sardines in EVOO next time I'm at Costco.
Gosh, a YEAR later(!).
I now eat the Season sardines on a fairly regular basis.
They're such an _easy_ choice. A can of fish meat. Nothing mysterious, nothing hard to explain. Just drizzle some hot sauce, and dig in.
Instant lunch. Low calorie, high in omega-3, high in protein, no carbs, no sugars ... I can't understand why _everyone_ wouldn't have this for lunch once or twice per week.
The oil CHANGED in the Seasons. Very suspicious. Could be knock off. I break out guaranteed from soy oil. I've been eating Seasons in olive oil for four years but when the oil turned clear and tasted watery within a week I had my soy rash. Nothing else different in my diet. Seasons in olive oil now is MUSHY WATERY MUCK. I am devastated. It was my go-to for protein and omega 3.
"Kind of a nice spine in there" lmao!
I don't know, Matt, but these Seasons do it for me. I love them!
Agree with @stan
The skinless boneless version are the best, They are one of my favorite brands
Ohh thank you, I didn't notice that the one I had and the one in the video are not the same I thought both are the same. First time I've seen it and I am hesitating whether I should try it. I guess I should try it tomorrow.
I agree with you, but the ones with skin and bones are better for you.
The music, the deadpan commentary, the camera shots. Surreal and strangely watchable
the skinless and boneless ones i get of these, are the BEST sardines ive ever had, i cant get enough of em
I just finished a tin of Season in Olive Oil - not a scale in sight. Then, I check the box and it says, "Skinless & Boneless". Bummer - I prefer with skin / bones.
Bought at Costco.
With that music at the end, I expected -Mike Nelson- Jack Perkins to walk out, lean on a ladder, and start reviewing sardines.
Gotta love that spine extraction snack! Crunchy spines scales not sure bout tails. Thanks for your review of these ok tier sardines.
Drink the oil afterward, soak a cracker in it. Its good food.
I always drink the oil with some Tabasco.
They're not bad at all, but I still prefer King Oscar. I've noticed some of the seasons sardines are either not salty at all or very salty. I'll take the salty.
how did you get a 12 pack of those? the costo near me only has a 12 pack of skinless and boneless.
Just dropped $70 on deens at my local grocery store. (Wal mart)
What brands did you get? Have u tried em yet
I want to know too!
About 2-3 each of every brand. Just tried “Beach Cliff” in soybean oil. It’s actually good. Eating with saltine crackers. Saving the king oscars for later.
@@XMemHOEXx that beach cliff in Louisiana sauce was the 1st sardine i ever tried last week. I was mind blown. It's delicious
This exact brand and version is what started my sardines journey. Not the best and not the worst.
The one that is skinless and boneless in that exact brand in olive oil is my favorite. I haven only tried like 7 different types.
I got those at Costco! Delish and clean tasting
He's the Frank Zappa of sardines. 😊😅😮😢
On sale this last week by me 99 cents . Good to hear they are OK .
Season brand was bought out by a Moroccan conglomerate named Mutandis on 06/02/2021. Hence, the product quality has dropped tremendously. The old batches before the acquisition had a "easy peel" on the cans.
Now, the current ones being sold are all relegated to the "easy pull" tab on the cans with lower quality deens!
*Smacked them off the table and I about died 😂
Floppa da spine lookin' real groovy
I buy the 6 Pack of Season brand certified wild caught Sardines in 100 % olive oil, skinless, boneless, and tail and headless A whopping 1700mg Omega 3 they are beautiful and tasty.I bought them today, my first time ever eating them, I will eat these over tuna. Got them at Costco. I Prepared them like I do tuna I use all the good oil and add a heaping tablespoon of Choosen mayonnaise and two tablespoons of fermented organic Sourkrout it tastes very much like my tuna salad. Way less mercury, way more omega 3. I eat a lot of beef so this will go a long way in balancing 3 @ 6
how do i send you dines? i want you to try bar harbor dines, also my local grocer has like 30 different “high end” brands
I want to try Bar Harbors! I think I can find them on my own. I'm very close to caving on the whole "don't send me dines please" thing. Maybe I'll start accepting when I can get outside more and maybe rent a PO box. Thanks though!
I love them especially because I have been raised on seafood I believe season brand does very good job 👍
Yup these are my daily drivers.............. but Nuris are my absolute faves !!!
The can slap made my day
I love the music in your videos
I just had these exact dines...I wasn't impressed. Here they're $1.72. To me they were firm but not much more. Actually more and more I'm discovering that there really aren't that many types or brands or whatever you call em that I really like. Like I've mentioned before, I think the U.S. canned sardines of the 50's and 60's were the best ever. That cannery in Maine went out of business years ago. They were firm, packed in oil, and a flavor I haven't tasted in a long time.
I had my second can of these a couple days ago. The were so scaly. When I lifted it out of the can, there remained a shell of scales. I understand the scales are healthy, but I dislike having a texture issue before I even bite in. It's too bad we're way past the golden age of fish. It's going to take generations to restore our oceans if it ever happens.
@@CannedFishFiles true...scales! I'm done with that brand.
I got a can of these from an old hippie dude. Never had em in my life but now that I have some I’m thinking I’ll try them
The best from Season brand are the brisling sardines lightly smoked in extra virgin olive oil
Does anyone know what song is playing? Does he write his own music?
Saw Season dines in a WalMart today. Try them next time.
Okay I take back my other comment. Im glad you came back to do the olive oil
I like the season mackerel in oil, I put a little hot sauce on it and it doesn’t seem so dry
These are my favorite. They don't have the foil top in 2024.
Awesome
season brand in olive oil is phenomenal
Yall gon ignore that spine eating special😂😂😂
Good stuff
That fucking video description asks some very interesting questions. It's poetry. And it touches me to the core.
Just had some of these and I concur. Oddly though mine came with no scales/skin at all, let alone tails.
A bit on the smoky side for my taste.
Definitely could work dressed up a bit with some mustard or radish, sandwich material.
I suppose a fork is out of the question?
Seasons even overpriced at $.50 Worst that I have tasted in a while
Love this Brand!
You need to review the Seasons skinless and bone less packed in olive oil carried by Costco-excellent
Ahhh yeah I’m a ‘dine-head cuz that was satisfying. Vibe is 🤙🏽
I'm sorry to say...but you need a FULL tier list that can be consulted and that should be updated as you try more stuff. A sardine list an anchovie list a general "canned fish" list etc. Because while I find your videos interesting I can't tell really which sardines are good besides what I saw you buy and maybe that encourages me to try them all? I will be trying some of the combos and ten can combos on Rainbow Tomatoes and I'll be sure to reference you in the future. Just saying what I'd love to see from you. I know you try tons of cans and likely you don't have a compiled list of things you've tried and really the videos are the catalog of your reviews...but again...I'd find it super useful.
This is the video that convinced me that Matthew might be a psychopath
Excellent work with the ‘dines videos. Digging the soundtrack too! Where can I find some Nuri in NYC?
I don't know, I never tried Nuris before the pandemic. I just get them from Amazon.
I’m 18 and the seasoned ones in olive oil are legit some of the best sardines I’ve tasted.
Glad you like em, keep truckin.
They look good (at least to me), but it sounds like they were just so-so.
these are my 'daily dines' or 'default dines' because the container is way easier for me to open. honestly not the best. good enough that youre satisfied but i feel like you should just look for something else. theyre best priced in those massive packs so id say keep looking
You know, I keep thinking back on shooting this video, and I'm searching my mind... "Why didn't I like them?" I don't know. Sometimes there's a certain spark when I try something, and sometimes there's not.
I ate hundreds of these cans of sardines and never found even one scale. Costco actually sells 3 different sardine cans I saw. Two with bones one without bones and skin . $1.33 a can on sale.
All in olive oil.
Season of discontent 2
I find these cans good, but extremely inconsistent. Cant complain for the price. But some are really good, others are miscolored/extra boney. Idk. Theyre my go-to for bulk.
I eat these reguarly some cans are insanely good but once in a while you get a single sprat with so many scales i can spit out a little pile. The good cans are such a good experience they outweigh the one off scaly can for me. Quality oil.
Costco sells both type with or without bones. With bones is way better for nutrition value due to the bone collagen. And so forth. Olive oil seems thinned down in both. Very watery oil I say. Or just thin kind of Olive oil.
A little bit of bread to mop up that olive oil is only thing missing
Yessss the scales!!! Ugh love these but hate hate hate the scales! They slide up under your gums, in between your teeth everywhere. I am a sardine person but don't recall even noticing scales before. Great otherwise but the scales 🚫 I am thinking they just maybe use bigger sardines and hence possibly why
I actually like these
No water!!!!!!!!😆
Mortal Kombat fatality’s the fish then proceeds to eat spine 😮
are scales good roughage?