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I can justify buying canned salmon as I don't spend mega money on tech gadgets. The salad I just made when looking at the can (whole foods) 12g protein in the can. Since I don't use breads, my gluten free crackers are great.
Wow, great thread. I love canned fish. I usually make a poor man's knockoff of nova lox with cream cheese.
Fish is supposedly a good breakfast before a road trip. It's brain food, so it helps you focus whiled driving. (Wash it down with tea, to remove the fish breath and keep thirst in check.)
I often eat (canned) fish for breakfast. There are so many ways to transform it to something different and delicious. Too bad that here, in America we have such extremely limited variety of canned fish...
Most Americans are grossed out by the smell, let alone the idea, of canned fish. The fear is as irrational as arachnophobia. It resists logic, but I still can’t resist trying to make sense of it.
Canned salmon doesn't just mean sandwiches — with the right ingredients, you can transform this convenient canned food into a tasty dish that's both nutritious and affordable.
Examples: salmon cakes, salmon "meatballs", salmon mixed with macaroni or rice, salmon dip with hummus, use as a topping for green salad, mix with kimchi etc...etc...
I often eat (canned) fish for breakfast. There are so many ways to transform it to something different and delicious. Too bad that here, in America we have such extremely limited variety of canned fish...
Hit up Polish supermarkets. Canned fish is very popular in Eastern Europe. Which means their selection of canned fish is huge. Most, although not all, are sardines, herring, and other similar fish. They come with different sauces: mustard, broth, oil, tomato, paprika, etc. But there are also salmon and other more "glamorous" fish.
Speaking of recipes, I found one online for soup, made out of canned salmon and vegetables. It's Russian in origin, but the website is hosted in Canada. Wow, what an interesting concept. Sadly, most Americans won't stand for it.
That's true. But there's a noticeable price difference. Canned fish and seafood from Spain costs around $3 a can. I bought it and tried it; it was very good, but I'm not sure I'd pay $3 for it again. I've seen smoked herring in oil or herring pate (spread) from Latvia costing as little as $1 a can. I usually eat it on a toast, with a splash of hot sauce. Just make sure you use a bakery bread (it's sturdier), rather than the bagged kind; otherwise, the oil will soak through.
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I dislike canned seafood other than albacore tuna. It’s not a phobia, it doesn’t taste or smell good. No need to cast cultural aspersions or consider it sad.
I dislike canned seafood other than albacore tuna. It’s not a phobia, it doesn’t taste or smell good. No need to cast cultural aspersions or consider it sad.
But it's indeed cultural. It's not "sad", but it's true: canned fish (other than tuna) isn't a part of America's food culture, except among fans like myself and foodies in general. A lot of people don't like the smell, I get it. (Then again, what else would fish smell like? ) But if you ask a Scandinavian person, they might not find it so disagreeable, and they eat herring in pickled form , with onions to boot. Hey, look at it this way: as recently as 1990's, most Americans were put off by raw fish in sushi.
Here's a factoid: in American prisons, pouches of mackerel are used as fiat currency between inmates, after cigarettes were banned in 2004. Why? Nobody wants to eat it, and it costs $1 in the commissary. Which puts it at an easy price point. Such use became so widespread, that mackerel fishermen rely on prison sales as a sizable part of their income.
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But it's indeed cultural. It's not "sad", but it's true: canned fish (other than tuna) isn't a part of America's food culture, except among fans like myself and foodies in general. A lot of people don't like the smell, I get it. (Then again, what else would fish smell like? ) But if you ask a Scandinavian person, they might not find it so disagreeable, and they eat herring in pickled form , with onions to boot. Hey, look at it this way: as recently as 1990's, most Americans were put off by raw fish in sushi.
Here's a factoid: in American prisons, pouches of mackerel are used as fiat currency between inmates, after cigarettes were banned in 2004. Why? Nobody wants to eat it, and it costs $1 in the commissary. Which puts it at an easy price point. Such use became so widespread, that mackerel fishermen rely on prison sales as a sizable part of their income.
It is not a fiat currency, because it has intrinsic value.
It might have intrinsic value inside the prison walls, and only between inmates; that's it. Once an inmate gets released, it's just fish. Which will be a problem when the release gets close. Mackerel can be eaten it in a pinch during the Greyhound ride home (if they choose to eat it), but it'll be almost worthless otherwise.
But let's not get too off-topic. We're talking about canned fish, not prison currency.
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) But if you ask a Scandinavian person, they might not find it so disagreeable, and they eat herring in pickled form 
, with onions to boot. Hey, look at it this way: as recently as 1990's, most Americans were put off by raw fish in sushi.
