My dad was a big sardine fan. I never developed the taste but I love anchovies, which seems odd. I always have a tin or jar on hand and add them to my pizzas or our home made Caesar salads which we have often. My wife is definitely in Diane’s camp.
I'll add my name to the anchovy/sardine list. There are certain foods that my body tells me to eat, and anchovies is one of the food items. I also obey a similar imperative for black olives which must have some tremendous value. I believe in listening to my body's advice, and I have benefited greatly. God gave us all the foods we need on this earth, but beware of Satan's processed foods. The battle between good and evil rages on in the stomach.
Ah, sardines! Loved them on saltine crackers as a kid. I took a can to work one day and opened them in the break room for lunch. Fortunately, it was a nice day...I finished them sitting on a bench outside our office building per the request of my colleagues. Write on!
Now's the time, Ned. How did you do the anchovies. By the way, we traveled to Sicily a few years back. They love anchovies. And capers. And fish. And pasta.
Spaghetti aglio e olio with anchovies, a real Caesar salad, and the occasional pizza with anchovies were my introduction to this healthy fish. Of the three foods, pasta aglio e olio with anchovies is my favorite.
One of my favorite go-to meals is made with brown rice and canned mackerel, cooked with rice vinegar, mirin, and soy sauce … all topped with sushi ginger.
Many people turn up their noses at canned fish, but they’re missing out … which leaves more for the rest of us!
I like smoked kippers for a weekend breakfast with grilled tomatoes and poached eggs and a toasted English muffin with lots of butter! My mother was from Scotland and would always make this breakfast for me and my father on Sunday mornings as we perused the then Journal-Bulletin’s endless pages!
I was a very picky eater as a kid. I didn't like shrimp, lobster, or clams. The only fish I'd eat in restaurants was cod or swordfish. However, I did like skinless and boneless sardines right out of the can on Ritz crackers - the smelliest fish there is! Go figure.
Also a sardine lover, my Dad was a lover of them too. He introduced me to the ones packed in mustard and best eaten on a saltine, salt overload!! For us old folks who are told to avoid salt its a dream come true.
Sorry Ed, have to pass. Did have a brother in law who lived his Kippers, but no sardine fans in the family.
Time for an epiphany.
My dad was a big sardine fan. I never developed the taste but I love anchovies, which seems odd. I always have a tin or jar on hand and add them to my pizzas or our home made Caesar salads which we have often. My wife is definitely in Diane’s camp.
It's time to join the sardine club, Mike. Anchovies get you close
No, my can of sardines is not in my golf bag, but in my bowling bag. It's more potent in confined spaces.
Are your opponents aware?
I'll add my name to the anchovy/sardine list. There are certain foods that my body tells me to eat, and anchovies is one of the food items. I also obey a similar imperative for black olives which must have some tremendous value. I believe in listening to my body's advice, and I have benefited greatly. God gave us all the foods we need on this earth, but beware of Satan's processed foods. The battle between good and evil rages on in the stomach.
Ah, yes indeed, my friend. But you, sardines lover, won the battle. Do you carry a can in your golf cart?
Ah, sardines! Loved them on saltine crackers as a kid. I took a can to work one day and opened them in the break room for lunch. Fortunately, it was a nice day...I finished them sitting on a bench outside our office building per the request of my colleagues. Write on!
Carrying the can. A common story, Dave. Thanks
I love anchovies but never quite made it to the sardine.
Now's the time, Ned. How did you do the anchovies. By the way, we traveled to Sicily a few years back. They love anchovies. And capers. And fish. And pasta.
Spaghetti aglio e olio with anchovies, a real Caesar salad, and the occasional pizza with anchovies were my introduction to this healthy fish. Of the three foods, pasta aglio e olio with anchovies is my favorite.
We went to a caper farm in Sicily. Everything they served was based in capers; dishes we never suspected.
Gotta be Sicilian blood somewhere in that chain.
And, I love Nero D’Avola wine. There’s a vineyard in Sicily named Firriato that puts out some really nice wines.
Thanks, Ned.
One of my favorite go-to meals is made with brown rice and canned mackerel, cooked with rice vinegar, mirin, and soy sauce … all topped with sushi ginger.
Many people turn up their noses at canned fish, but they’re missing out … which leaves more for the rest of us!
Love it. I'll try it, Randy, thanks
I’ll write up a recipe for you!
I like smoked kippers for a weekend breakfast with grilled tomatoes and poached eggs and a toasted English muffin with lots of butter! My mother was from Scotland and would always make this breakfast for me and my father on Sunday mornings as we perused the then Journal-Bulletin’s endless pages!
A new one for me, Jim, and also worth a try. Thanks
I was a very picky eater as a kid. I didn't like shrimp, lobster, or clams. The only fish I'd eat in restaurants was cod or swordfish. However, I did like skinless and boneless sardines right out of the can on Ritz crackers - the smelliest fish there is! Go figure.
Brainiac food. What no spaghetti with clams, no smelts, so shrimp fra diavolo. C'mon, C'mon, Doctor.
Well, you do have some folks that also love sardines but Ed, couldn't you be a little less brainless and more compassion for Dianne. One word-GADS.
You're so funny, my friend. HaHa
I used to mash them with other foods I can’t remember, and never told my husband what it was. He liked it a lot!
Aha, fool the husband for his good health. Clever. I like it. Hugs
Also a sardine lover, my Dad was a lover of them too. He introduced me to the ones packed in mustard and best eaten on a saltine, salt overload!! For us old folks who are told to avoid salt its a dream come true.
Yes, we're members of the same club. Love it!