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Well, about 1 week ago I got a new "cube-mate" at work. He casually brought up sardines and I said while I had never tried them, I would be open to anything. Sure enough I come into work today and there is a pack of King Oscar Sardines on my desk, with some saltines. I now must try them . Can someone tell me what to expect? I am open to new things, but I am pretty nervous here. Someone help me out, are they good? Are they fishy?
I brought left over pizza for lunch, maybe Ill hold off until then and just stick one on the pizza instead?
Why ruin the pizza?
Better to try them out in a field somewhere.....with a huge wind to blow the smell away....and then take a huge container of Listerne to use afterwards.....
Actually, they are good for you but I hate fish..... My husband eats them, but I make him throw the tin into the OUTSIDE trash IMMEDIATELY after he eats them.....even if they are packed in water, any drop on a counter SMELLS! (I can smell anything 'fish' a mile away and I do not allow fish to be cooked in my house.....EVER! If he wants salmon, he bbq's it. Bacon is cooked outside, too! I like to annoy the neighbors with the bacon smell....let them think somebody is camping out in my back yard.....I cook a lot of packs at one time, 2-3 times a year.....I drain it on paper towels and then put it in a big ziploc bag....and when somebody wants a piece, they wrap it in a paper towel, zap it for @ 10 seconds and there ya go!)
It's hard to find sardines or tuna packed in oil these days, (oil has become too expensive). We use Reese's skinless and boneless sardines for a tuna substitute, they are de-gutted also. They are like a can of mini tunas and they actually have some flavor. We use them because albacore tuna can have 40 times more mercury in the meat than sardines and sardines are higher in the good omegas.
Once you start using these types of sardines in place of tuna, you will never go back to tuna again, it will seem flavorless.
My husband turns green and holds his nose whenever I and my otherwise ridiculously finicky daughter decide to dine on them...and he will NOT allow us within 5 ft of him until we've used Listerine (and preferably a few Altoids for good measure).
LOVE sardines. And they are supposed to be a good source of calcium, too, I think?
My husband turned me on to them years ago when we were first married. He's half Thai and they eat a bunch of them. He eats them warmed up with sticky white rice. You can eat them straight from the can, though, too, with crackers or on toast.
To me, they taste a little bit like tuna only perhaps a bit stronger. Unless they are in a red sauce, then for some reason the taste is definitely stronger and "fishier". They have many different brands. My husband likes the Crown Prince brand the best I think. The one with the red label. He says it's OK to eat the bones. They're crunchy.
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It's hard to find sardines or tuna packed in oil these days, (oil has become too expensive). We use Reese's skinless and boneless sardines for a tuna substitute, they are de-gutted also. They are like a can of mini tunas and they actually have some flavor. We use them because albacore tuna can have 40 times more mercury in the meat than sardines and sardines are higher in the good omegas.
Once you start using these types of sardines in place of tuna, you will never go back to tuna again, it will seem flavorless.
Good information. Sardines are now going on my shopping list after a sub-par experience with tuna sandwiches today.
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. Can someone tell me what to expect? I am open to new things, but I am pretty nervous here. Someone help me out, are they good? Are they fishy? 
