/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>20259785
Start with the shitty brands then move upwards, this way you know what constitutes a quality sardine. You don't have to eat the entire tin, just understand the taste and mouthfeel of a shitty sardine vs a quality sardine. This is the best way to develop a holistic and well-informed opinion about your personal preferences, as well as understand objective standards. Try each one with a Triscuit cracker and bell pepper / tomato slice. Also try them straight from the tin.
Start with Beachcliff, then Season. Move to King Oscar and Riga Sprats, then to Bela. Finally, try Santo Amaro, Matiz, and Nuri. Everything other brand will fall somewhere between all of these.
You will find that sardines from Spain and Portugal are always the best, those fished in the Aegean sea are a close second. After years of eating sardines in olive oil you will get tired and sick of it, I recommend experimenting with sardines packed in tomato sauce and others early on.
Buy one tin each of a myriad of brands and eat the least expensive first, moving to the most expensive. Again, this is the only way to develop a well-informed opinion about your own subjective preferences while also understanding objective facts and why better sardines cost more. Find your own happy medium.
>>20260635
I have been eating sardines consistently since 2018, tried probably over a dozen brands, and have yet to find anything better than Nuri. If you can find them, try Trata in olive oil. The same size fish as King Oscar, but not mushy and full of flavor. If you like smaller fish you might like them better than Nuri.

>>17649157
TINY TOTS MASTER RACE

>>17642243
Not him but it probably has to do with water pollution

>1 Tin of King Oscar tiny tots sardines
>2 slices of Ezekiel Bread covered in natural peanut butter
It's not terribly filling, but quite fast to make and eat. ~30g protein altogether, depends on how much peanut butter you use. You can also use better sardines for more protein, the tiny tots are just affordable and have a decent amount of protein.
You could also add a bowl of plain yogurt if you want / have time. You could also add a bowl of plain yogurt if you want / have time.