/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13180939
I finished off some Wild Pacific uncured anchovies less than an hour ago. They were great. Seemed saltier than deenz usually are.

Pass. I eat other kinds of seafood that’s fresh and not disgusting.

>>13180945
why do you say sardines are disgusting?

>>13180950
Fuck you

>>13180953
not an argument

>>13180955
Hold still

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>>13180961
>posting only pepes

>>13180953
sardines taste like tuna.. just a lil bit more fishy. Buy one can for a dollar and eat em on crackers or triscuits. sardines are great bro...

>>13180964
Whatever

>>13180939
love me some deenz.

I get the tomato ones as a treat, because they're 2 or 3p more than the ones in sunflower oil and are less versatile. The sunflower oil ones are great because there's usually so much oil in there you can keep using it for days

>>13180939
aren't there mercury issues or am I falling for a meme?

>>13181050
There mercury issues with bigger fish like tuna that eat bait fish. Deenz are small and dont get a bunch of mercury from eating other fish.

Anything else to do with deenz besides eat them with a fork. I don't really eat bread or crackers.

>>13181050
Small fish do not generally have mercury or contamination issues. I recommend the smallest "bristling" sardines, but any sardines are nutritionally awesome.
Maybe you are thinking of tuna. If you love tuna, I recommend the smaller skipjack tuna. Albacore tuna are huge and unfortunately somewhat contaminated (they move up the food chain as they grow larger), but they are still safe to eat if you don't eat them all the time. Tuna sushi is delicious if you're willing to pay top dollar for those cuts.

>>13181082y
Fisherman's eggs, as a topping for a 'za or shakshuka, in a salad with some olives, tomatoes and hardboiled eggs, etc.

The possibilities are almost endless, anon.

>>13181082
You can eat them in salads, and make max use of the olive oil. Hell, I've ate them with peanuts or straight with mustard or hot sauce (I prefer them packed in olive oil and add my own shit).
But sandwiches or crackers seem to be the standard.

>>13180939
What are y'all thought on deenz caviar?

I feel so blessed when I opened up a deen to find the eggie pouchie

>>13181264
>tfw been eating deenz for years and still haven't found one of these things
it hurts

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>>13180977
but seriously, sardines are super good for you.
i like the way the bones feel when i bite them.

>>13181583
>i like the way the bones feel when i bite them.
die in a fire.

>>13181612
imagine wanting someone to die because they enjoy something healthy

Why are deenz so comfy, bros? I buy a tin every 7-10 days or so and each time it’s such a nice experience for a snack.

My local Kroger has been slowly reexpanding their sardine selection. I saw some Season sardines in oil last week but didn't get them. This week I will.

>>13181264
It's on par with getting a double yolk. I haven't got in a while.

>>13181264
I haven't got that fabled food yet. I think it's pretty rare.

>>13180939
>get memed into buying deens
>they're shit
4chan wins again

>>13181861
Were you surprised when they tasted like fish?

>>13181583
The only notable bone in sardines is the spine, and you won't really notice it unless you bought huge sardines. It is a good source of calcium though.

>>13181861
>bought bumble bee or some other shit from china.
Anon, not all sardines are equal.

>>13181726
My local Kroger quit carrying king oscar 2 weeks after I took the deenz pill. Have to go to wal mart just for fish tins

>>13181940
Walmart sells them cheaper anyway. You can get them online too, but beware of resellers. Just go to the source.

>>13181050
Mercury buildup in fish happens when larger fish consume large quantities of smaller fish which possess trace quantities of mercury. The mercury builds up over time and gives you space cancer when you eat the larger fish.

>>13181894
>>13181861
fresh sardines roasted by a fire in 14 cloves of garlic are ok.
every other sardine is disgusting.

>>13182037
Sure thing, kike.

>>13182093
>if I call people jews it will make my shitty product taste better

>>13182172
Good sardines taste good. Bad sardines don't. Avoid the ones from china or anything packed in soi oil. The smaller ones are generally better.

>>13180939
>milder
That's what annoys me about sardines, you have to load them up with lemon and hot sauce to be palatable.

>>13180943
These things?

I have no idea if they're actually anchovies, but they're pretty great.

>>13182551
Yeah those are good. I don't really like their sardines though.

>>13182608
They use fake liquid smoke in their sardines. Gross.

>>13182617
Liquid smoke has its applications though

>tfw just got into deenz and have only been buying cheap beach cliffs from Walmart

How are crown prince deenz anons? They're more expensive but I don't want to settle for garbage cause of price

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>>13181796
The trick is to buy the cheapest deenz you can because they come (mostly) ungutted so you're more likely to find eggies. Or maybe I'm just lucky being a yuropoor

>>13181568
What are the best cheeses to make these from? I've only tried it with Monterey jack and it came out chewy rather than crispy

>>13182803
Fuck the faggy prince, go for the King.
King Oscar!

>>13183166
Wait, are sardines raw? How do people not get parasites from them? Who the fuck would eat raw fish with the guts intact? I bought 2 tins and have been working up the courage to eat them for over a year. They expire in January so I have to act fast. If this shit is raw and full of worms then I'm out.

>>13183331
They're fully cooked and they'll be fine past January.

>>13183332
Okay, thank you anon. I was worried there. I am very picky and have been trying to branch out the food I eat for months but I'm having a hard time getting into seafood because it is associated with filthy water and worms. I have only eaten canned tuna. I'm going to try sardines this afternoon after setting the deadline to today.

>>13183331
They're cooked in the can when the can is heated during processing.

>>13183345
Well good luck then. What brand did you get?

And since you're looking to try new things, you might enjoy kippers or smoked oysters too. The smoking process dimishes the fishy flavor which some people find offputting.

>>13183354
It's Chicken of the Sea, canned in water. Their tuna is fine for my tastes. I don't like the oil. I hope the sardines are edible because I'm scared of bones and slime texture.
>smoked oysters
Are they slimy and raw like regular oysters? I've had smoked salmon and trout that I caught with my dad back in the day so smoked fish is pretty good. What's the difference between kippers and sardines? Same tiny fish low on the food chain? I stopped eating tuna more than once a week because of mercury.

>>13180977
Whatever? Like a faggot frogposter
>whatever
>that cock just went up my asds
>whatever?
Fucking faggot!

>>13181697
Try them on some garlic bread from your local itlian joint.

>>13183362
>Chicken of the Sea, canned in water.

Oof. God be with you. I predict you'll hate them but you never know.

Smoked oysters aren't slimy at all. The cooking process eliminates those slimy juices and shrinks them down so in the end they're small and pretty firm. One part of a smoked oyster is kinda crumbly, the other part is more chewy.

Kippers are bigger fish and are always smoked. They're usually filleted, with less skin than you'll see on whole sardines. I specify whole sardines because "skinless and boneless" sardines are getting popular and I'm not talking about those. Compared to whole sardines, the flesh of kippers is also firmer - some sardines can be borderline mushy.

>>13183382
Is it that bad? I promise I won't write off sardines if this tin is bad and will look for one of the brands I see in the thread. Where would I get smoked oysters? I don't think I've ever seen them in stores but I suppose I've never looked. Kippers sound up my alley.

Also, I just remember I tried pickled herring in a wine sauce. The fish itself was good but the wine sauce made me sick to my stomach. Too sweet. I also hate sweet relish so it makes sense.

>>13183392
Chicken of the Sea is a bargain brand, and sardines in water are much less popular than sardines in oil. They're fine if you're only in it for the health benefits and just don't want to be bothered with extra calories, but most people consider them less tasty than oil-packed sardines. For a first-time taster, they'll probably be kinda gross, sorry.

>>13183166
Yeah, I mostly got them from beach cliff deenz.

>>13183392
I eat them daily because they're cheap. Put some vinegar and oil on them. I think people sometimes try to eat sardines in water plain and end up with a predictably bad experience.

>>13180939
Mackerel eater here, you deenz fag are shit

>>13184180
too lean
greasy deenz in olive oil and good bread hits that drunk and hungry spot like nothing else

I did it /cuck/, just had my first tin of deenz. King Oscar in olive oil, with some other herbs and olives and stuff which I didn't notice were included when I bought them. It was delicious, although a bit too oily for me. Just ate them right out of the tin with a fork and no other accompanying food. Next time I'll shoot for the in water ones.