Food Lens · Canned
Sardines, canned
Briny, oily, and intensely fishy, with soft, fully cooked bones.
Lens analyzedCanned sardines are small oily fish packed whole in oil, water, or a sauce, fully cooked so they're ready to eat straight from the tin. The tiny bones cook soft enough to eat along with the flesh.
Where it comes from
Sardine canning began along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts and spread wherever small, oily fish were abundant and refrigeration wasn't yet reliable, turning a quick-spoiling catch into a shelf-stable food.
Buying it
Check whether they're packed in oil, water, or a sauce like tomato or mustard, since that changes both the flavor and how you'll use them.
Storing it
Keep unopened tins in the pantry; once opened, refrigerate any leftovers and finish them within a couple of days.
Keeps about 2 years in the pantry.
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