Tinned Fish Diary ~ Summer 2024 Edition!

My kids brought me a beautiful gift from Porto! This calls for a fresh thread. πŸ˜„

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The illustration on this tin! I love the yellow streetcar.

These lightly-smoked sardines had the best smokiness of any I've ever tasted. They were spicy in the best way. And the texture was so perfect!

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Check out these antique sardine dishes! The porcelain box shape is the perfect fit for a tin. Apparently tinned fish were served straight from the tins, set inside these dishes.
I happened upon them today.
They are very old.

The tiny jar of sardine pΓ’tΓ© with lemon...
Why is it so small?! 😒 1.5 inch diameter
Delicious. A pretty pronounced fish flavor (with enough lemon for me and I love lemon!) and a cloud-like texture πŸ˜‹

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How did this amazing objet find its way into my timeline? πŸ€”πŸ˜„

19th c. Leon Brard

19Th. C.French Palissy Faience Sardine Dish Signed Leon Brard (1830-1902)

Just in, this wonderful original French Trompe l'Oeil Faience Sardine Dish Signed Brard, (Leon Brard 1830-1902) This is one of the best example of French faience from the 19th century, C.1880 The sardine look so real. Very good Antique condition consistent with age and use.

Chairish

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Here's a plant-based one, Celery Root Whitefish!

It has an interesting celery and seaweed flavor, slightly smoked. Firm texture, kind of like a pickle. Underneath the "fish" was a layer of kombu.

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The flavored oil in most of these tins is so yummy. I've been using it in salad dressings. πŸ˜„

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This one is so fancy!
Sardines in olive oil with tiny flecks of gold leaf 🀯
So good simply on crunchy lettuce 🐟πŸ₯¬

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These are among my favorites of all time so far.

Unbelievably tender and flavorful
The sauce
The packaging
So perfect

A gift from my daughter

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breakfast is this spicy tuna pΓ’tΓ© with crunchy cassava crackers

and coffee

YUM

@bunnytown That sounds super good.
@colorblindcowboy
it is! at first i wasn't sure about the cassava crackers but somehow i'm now hooked!
@bunnytown you can put a wick in there and make a fishy candle 😌