Sardine Lovers!!! Come out of the pantry and unite!!!

[frictionlessO]

I am sick and tired of being told how sardines are gross and all. I am tired of pretending that I'm the only one because some people don't want to be embarrassed.

I know, for a fact that I am not the only one out there who eats sardines with great enthusiasm but cannot share the joy of such a moment for fear of bigoted anti-sardiners reactions.

I know I'm not the only one who enjoys a good run on sentence either.

I ask now all you sardine lovers to rise up and vote! Vote for your favorite sardine. Vote and leave a comment so the world knows your gastronomical pride.

I'm a hot sauce kind of sardiner myself.

These are all the familiar canned varieties I can think of, Ill try and add more if you tell me any I missed

edited: for some clarity-PUI

[da_chimperor]

1. Plain in oil. I also love anchovies and those canned smoked oysters

Mmmmmm, yummmy! Thanks to liberals like us, canned food is safe (more or less) to eat. Remember the muckrakers!

[frictionlessO]

5. ahh yes I love any canned seafood pretty much even octopus!

I didnt want to skew the poll results though!


I adore anchovies, but man every time I get them, theres hell to pay!

[Eikon]

17. Recipe

1 Smoked Oyster
1 Pringle
1 Pepper of choice
1 tsp hot sauce of choice

It's the best, I tell ya!

[laruemtt]

45. ditto ditto! especially the smoked oysters. yum!

[Politicub]

63. Reason #1,233,221 why I love being a liberal

Thanks to liberals like us, canned food is safe (more or less) to eat.

:hug:

I think I've had a bit too much wine tonight. lol

[frictionlessO]

65. funny enough, I like a nice medium red with sardines.... most think

white for fish, but the oil content in the sardines is such that a even bodied red goes well.

[Politicub]

78. Red wine is the nectar of the gods

I think it goes well with most everything -- but I'm not a wine connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination.

[frictionlessO]

84. Its all about the tannins from what Ive been told.

but yeah Im getting more and more into the wine thing myself...

except for when Im drinking tequila!

[MissBrooks]

93. Sardines in Sardinia

My favorite sardines were served to me at a wonderful little restaurant on the isle of Sardinia.

They were deep fried - kinda like calamari - and were just terrific! A little parsley, lemon, oil and I'm there!

YUM

[amazona]

2. here's a shout out for the sardines

You are not alone, they are fantastic.

[frictionlessO]

47. I know! can you belive all the sardine support here!?

its incredible!

[laruemtt]

52. not surprised - it's brain food,

and dems ARE the smartest people on earth, don't ya know?

[frictionlessO]

55. I could not agree more!!

sardines+dems equals unstoppable force of smartyness!!

hey you posted twice, thank you!

[fairfaxvadem]

3. Grew up on 'em...

King Oscars and Spirit of Norway, double layer, in olive oil.

With a full sleeve of Saltines....

Always keep some on hand for the occassional nosh. A good winter nosh too, I might add.

[miss_kitty]

16. favourite snack

at my Norwegian gramma's house.

:9

[frictionlessO]

18. Miss Kitty!!!

How are ya doin? You are a Sardiner too?

You fuckin' rock! I love you, please hold me.

[miss_kitty]

24. Kitties LOVE sardines

They're fish, you know

Heh Heh ;-)

[frictionlessO]

29. True that!!

Hows your lil girl doin, did she satiate herself over the neighbor yet?

[miss_kitty]

95. she is totally the best

as soon as I get her spayed and shit, she'll be perfect!

She got all her vaccinations and needs boosters in a month!

[frictionlessO]

4. Awright Sardiners!! You Rock man You Rock!!

:9 :yourock: :headbang:

they cant stop us now!!

[mcscajun]

6. I voted Ketchup'd...but I must confess...

I used to eat them like that (on white bread) when my Dad was feeding them to me in grammar school.

I can't REMEMBER the last time I ate 'em. I think I lost my taste for 'em.

End of confession.

We now return the poll to True Sardine Lovers.

[frictionlessO]

10. bah, that counts... they have a sorta of comfort food feeling to you!

You should get a can and see if you can recreate the magic.

[mcscajun]

13. Well...confession #2

When I said I couldn't remember when...what I left out was that the "when" was when I did try to 'recreate the magic' and found...there was none any more. Was Yuck Time.

[frictionlessO]

15. ahhh bitterwseet how the taste buds change on you so much.

Have you tried any of the "flavored" ones?? Never know...

[mcscajun]

19. "Flavored" Sardines???

OMG (shudder)

Is NOTHING safe from the marketing types?

[frictionlessO]

21. well those were the choices.. are you being silly or am I?

gots me all confuggled!!

[mcscajun]

26. I think it's you this time. n/t

:P

[frictionlessO]

30. okay just gotta keep checkin sometimes I mix up my personalities!

:9

[Maine-ah]

7. ya know

we have 2 cases of it at the store where I work. We've had them for four years, and they still don't expire until next year. .99 cents a can, mustard or oil. Tried the mustard, I like 'um

[frictionlessO]

11. I just found a can from when we moved 3 years ago, in a junk

drawer box that I never got around to opening.

Im eating these little fuggers tonight when the wife goes to sleep. Im hopeing they aged well...!!

[demosincebirth]

8. Sardines, onions and Saltine Crackers.

Think I have a can in the pantry...be right back
Also love pickled pigs feet (Hormels).

[frictionlessO]

12. I went through a pigs feet phase, mght have to pick some up now

that you've mentioned it!

Mmmmm sardines and onions absolutely delish!!

[Xipe Totec]

9. In tomato sauce, on dense Russian bread

with shots of iced vodka on the side.

[frictionlessO]

14. ooh very very nice!! very classy and very erm

Russian??

I know they have all kinds of rituals for drinking vodka and this sounds similar.. is it?

[Xipe Totec]

22. No, Mexican, But Lots of Russian Friends

Don't want to throw the thread off-topic, but yes, Russians treat their vodka the way Japanese treat their tea; with lots of ceremony.

The vodka goes into the freezer and the bottle is then wrapped to keep it cold. It looks like white Karo syrup when it comes out of the bottle.

They eat sardines both in tomato sauce and oil, as well as sprats, then there's pickled tomatoes, mushrooms, cucumbers, and of course baked potatoes, many dense breads and always a plate of salt.

[frictionlessO]

27. You see this is why I love DU sooo much!

You point me to any freeper thread ever, that could go from sardiner empowerment to russian vodka drinking ceremonies in minutes. They wouldnt know what to do.... poor things dont know what theyre missing.

I love it when my threads go way off topic. I love it even more when they do it with every other poster...

I should have figured Mexican influences from you name! sorry!

you forgot radishes though!

[Xipe Totec]

32. Radishes! Yes, I did forget!

They like them big so they get hot and spicy!

You seem like the adventurous type, so you might also enjoy some of the stranger pickled mushrooms called slippery jacks. They are very tasty, but they produce a thick clear slime that some people can't deal with; it grosses them out.

I also have Cape Verdian friends who catch large sardines off Cape Cod and barbecue them out doors in the summer. Very different tasting than the canned ones, but they are also fantastic.

[frictionlessO]

33. I came real close to adding fresh sardines to the poll but

that would have skewed the results... its a totally different thing altogether.

I luuurve slippery jacks. Im a fungaphile, and I am always getting to eat some oddball mushroom or another. Wish more people would get into mushrooms, the world would just be a much better place.

I like your sense of palate! open minded taste buds can be hard to find!

[vixengrl]

37. Fresh sardines! Yum!

Ate tons of little bitty fishies when I was in Calabria, heads and all. Oh my god--so fresh, pulled out of the water that very morning--the perfect way to eat them. And made into fritters, too. If I can't get them that way, then I'll take plain in oil, laid out on nice crusty Italian bread. Perfetto!

I dig mushrooms, too. When I was a vegetarian for a little while, I went on a portobello burger trip, where I would have these sandwiches on whole wheat with stuff like romaine lettuce and sundried tomatoes with mayo--totally satisfying! And there's nothing like a thick sour cream and mixed mushroom soup, all rich and earthy and creamy.

(Okay, I just like food.)

[frictionlessO]

42. Your enthusiasm is highly commendable!!

Wish I would've been there eating fresh ones with you!! Sounds incredibly good!!!

sooo tasty and good the sardine!!

[Xipe Totec]

38. If you like Slippery Jacks, You'll Love Paddle Cactus Salad

They taste like crunchy green beans but with the same okra-like slime coating. The hard part is finding them fresh, because they do not preserve well (don't try the canned ones or you will be put off).



http://www.hormel.com/kitchen/glossary.asp?id=35808&catitemid=

The nopalitos and tomato salad recipe is the closest to our homemade, except that they added eggs which we do not. Getting the fresh cheese is hard sometimes, so we make our own with milk and rennet tablets.

[frictionlessO]

46. Ive had something very similar when I lived NM, it was one of

the most incredible meals I ever ate.

Wish we lived closer to eachother so we could try out restaurants and do some cuisine together. Sounds like we're a couple of foodies... actually starting to sound like a bunch of us are.

[Blue in a Red State]

20. I've already been outed as a plain in oil aficionado...

I also like pickled herring.

Poem found on the internet:

The Sardine Virgin

Slim, an Arizona cowboy ate sardines with great relish.
Their culinary qualities he greatly embellished.

Sardines canned, salted, smoked or in paste,
He truly, truly loved their salty, fishy taste.

He shared them with his friends 'n dog
With his horse 'n Aunt Maude's ole spotted hawg.

One day he met a pretty little gal named Sue
'n thought he'd like ta share 'em with her too.

He invited Sue to take a romantic mountain ride,
Off they went, two horses, two riders, side by side.

For lunch Slim had gathered grub 'n carefully planned
Cheese 'n bread with wine 'n of course, sardines in a can.

Alas, a sardine virgin was this fair young lass.
Who said across her lips they would never pass!

So for now Slim has ta ride life's trail all alone
'Til he can find a sardine eatin' gal to call his own.

© 2001, Barbara Baker All rights reserved

[frictionlessO]

23. *sniff* sniff* that was beautiful Blue, just beautiful!

Thanks for your support!!

[MaryBear]

25. Yum!

It's been a while. I loved smashed sardines on toasted sourdough french bread, with lemon juice added. Yum! Now I want some.

[frictionlessO]

31. I have never even heard of that before! Sounds excellent! I'll have

to try that with this can I found tonight!

Go now and get you some sardines! Go forth and satisfy your sardineian urges!

I shall pray for you!!

[MaryBear]

34. I was just thinking...

The Sardines were packed in oil, and the toast was buttered before they were spread.

I'm a married woman now, you know. I wonder if hubby likes sardines?

[frictionlessO]

36. ask him! hes probably been afraid to ask you!

That is what this thread is about, bringing out the sardiners so we know we're not alone. !!!

[MaryBear]

53. I just asked him.

The bad news is he doesn't like them.

The good news is I won't have to share!

[frictionlessO]

57. was he kind and understanding about your Sardineyness?

I bet he'll want to try it as soon as he catches that soothing aroma of freedom!!

Sardines: the Freedom Fish!!

[MaryBear]

60. He is always kind.

'Course he has not yet sniffed my sardine breath.

[frictionlessO]

62. sardine breath is the true test of a lovers commitment.

you should post pics of the grand moment! lol...

[katinmn]

28. smoked oysters are better!

and the aroma lingers for hours.

[frictionlessO]

39. what are you?some kinda anti-sardinist muckracker from

oyster republic?? Youre an oyper!! Im alerting the mods!!

[katinmn]

41. I'm bi- I like both the smelly little fish and the oysters

thanks for outing me;)

[frictionlessO]

49. Ive never gotten turned on by seafood comment before...thanks

for outing me!

I love the oysters as well, but you know the sardines have a lot harder time gaining acceptance?...

[katinmn]

51. true? almost everyone is disgusted when I break open a can of

smoked oysters.

[frictionlessO]

58. yes but that is almost everyone... every last single one gets disgusted

when you peel open the sardines though. am I wrong???

[katinmn]

64. I confess, it's been a decade or more since I've bought

sardines. I have eaten them at my dad's recently. He always has them in stock - packed in oil, mustard, or even tomato paste.

So, if someone opened a can right I would not turn up my nose.

[frictionlessO]

67. Thats good you shouldnt turn your nose up at them.

We are not elitists here!lol

[mondo joe]

35. I love sardi. In a Pan Bagna, or in a sicilian sauce w/ raisins.

[frictionlessO]

40. PICS!! Yes! That looks incredibly good to me right now!!

mmmmmm...
yumm fuckin' y

thanks for sharing!! and putting up that mouth watering pick of sardiney goodness.





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[Obviousman]

43. Who would have guessed this thread would be so popular?

William Donohue

[frictionlessO]

50. Holy satanic shitters that is a funny site you have linked there!

are you a sardiner?

and this thread is mostly popular because I insist on answering 92.78% of the replies.

that and Sardiners just want to be free! Free to eat their sardines without fear of retributions!!

[Baja Margie]

44. I love sardines.

[frictionlessO]

59. and they love you too Margie!! rock on with your sardining self!!

[JimmyJazz]

48. You're in the 700 club and this is your freakin' post?

And it's working? Jeez Louise! :yourock: Keep at it, but Pat is gonna miss your sweet ass :7

[frictionlessO]

54. Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!

How the fuck are you?? I havent seen you in sooo long like 43 hours and 13 minutes! and that is just too long not to see you mizz Jimmy!!:loveya: :hug:

wooky wooky wuv wuv!!

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

56. Eww.

That's all I have to say on that.

[frictionlessO]

61. I cant believe with your incredible grasp of the English language

that that is all you can come up with!

I demand more words!:P

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

70. I am trying not to sound judgemental.

I find them... icky.

[frictionlessO]

71. thats okay sweetie they wont be on your menu

or my breath when I serve you your order!

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

74. Whew.

My head is a little, well... :smoke:

[frictionlessO]

77. my head is a little

:puffpiece: if ya know what I mean;)

but yeah me too...:smoke:

[fluffernutter]

66. i am a sardine virgin.

but this thread and the talk about yummy food combos is really starting to tempt me...

[frictionlessO]

73. oh yeah fluffers! come on over to the sardine side...

they are wonderful and convient too!

and why havent you PM'd?:spank:

[fluffernutter]

80. i think i could go for it with hotsauce on a cracker.

but being the good virgin i am, i don't have any here to test that out for you ;) you'll be the first to know if it ever happens, lol!

i know i owe you ... i will do it before the night is over. i am just so, sooo tired. what is up with that anyway?

do you work tomorrow?

[frictionlessO]

81. nope nope nope! Im all done and even had today off!!

Im all spent as far as the holidays goes. Been doing xmas since tuesday!!

and dont worry about the PM... take yer time, have fun, smell the sardines!

[RevolutionaryActs]

68. I love sarindes, I want some right now in fact. damn it. I need some!!

[frictionlessO]

75. Yes!! thats the muthafuckin' atitude Ive been waiting for!!

Get angry people!! get angry that you dont have sardines! Get angry that if you do, you have to wait till no ones around to enjoy them! get angry!! You have the right to sardinify, dammit!!

Buy 'em, share 'em, and eat 'em!

[crispini]

69. I love sardines. Yummy.

And some of the weird stuff upthread sounds really worth finding and trying! I thought I'd eaten everything. Ya know, I can't think of a food I don't like.

Well, beets. I'm not a big fan of the beets.

[frictionlessO]

79. yeah beets turn things colors they shouldnt be!!

I dont like frottage cheese myself!! but other than that if its edible Ill probbaly try it at least twice.

[Wilber_Stool]

72. Norwegian, two layer, in oil

on saltines, with beer. Mmmmmmmmm!

[frictionlessO]

83. There ya go an 'murkin classic!

as true to lady liberty as apple pie and hog lips!!

[qnr]

76. Hot sauce. Though I have nothing against other varieties.

Also, I like anchovies. And seaweed and krill pizzas.

[frictionlessO]

82. Krill pizzas??? I have never come close to hearing of such a thing!

That sounds all get out interesting to me!!

Krill. Its not just for whales anymore!!

Youve gotta describe that to us.

[qnr]

85. Well, back when I was on polar icebreakers, we'd have

pizza night every Saturday. Each week, a different department or division would take over the galley and make pizzas for the rest of the ship. Operations one week, Deckies another, Admin, Engineering, Aviation, etc. Well, when it came time for the Scientists, they would make seaweed and krill pizzas, they were absolutely scrumptius!

[frictionlessO]

86. were they white pizzas?

how did they do the seaweed? Is there anywhere you can buy krill? What would you equate the taste of krill with??

Im into this now... I wanna be the first one in my clique to make it!!

[qnr]

87. Fresh seaweed and krill (we were in the Antarctic)

they used a few different types, some were kind of oniony, others had a kind of "meaty" taste, though it wasn't really meaty. The krill tasted like sweet shrimp.

Not sure where you can buy krill, but I'm sure it's available, I think it's one of the more populous items in the ocean. Various types of seaweed are available in lots of health food stores.

[frictionlessO]

88. Im gonna ahve to do some online krill shopping, I know it....

But hey cool would that be to show up with a seaweed and krill pizza?

People would think that you were from Iceland or something, it'd be great!

really though it sounds excellent.

[qnr]

89. really :) == heheh I like your avatar, on some boards, I use one

that says "this space for rent"

[frictionlessO]

90. well thank ya very very much, used to have a morphed up pic of

me as it... but then it made me paranoid.. go figure. Maybe we can start selling ad space in the avatar frame... then we can just donate it to DU.

hmm nah probabaly already been done.

[qnr]

91. probably n/t

[shanti]

92. does kipper snacks count?

aren't they smoked sardines? yummy

[qnr]

94. My avatar is forcing me to remind everyone of Herrings. n/t

[Z_I_Peevey]

96. Before I read this thread

I was a simple sardine eater. Now I am enthusiastic! I want some sardines! Sardines rule! I'll have a sardine, straight up, bartender!

[TreasonousBastard]

97. Plain sardines...

with mayo, celery and olives. Just like the tuna salad I make.

Sometimes,I'm in the mood to mix tuna and sardines together. Maybe even tuna/sardine/egg salad. With very ripe tomato and redleaf lettuce on rye. Or any good bread.

Or, just straight out of the can, and share with the cat. Packed in water, though, the cat won't eat the oil packed tuna or sardines.

[Wapsie B]

98. I love sardines for breakfast or lunch.

Plain in oil, with bread to sop up the oil. Yummmmmmmmmm

[Rocinante]

99. The mustard sardines are my favorite

They're great for a snack when my daughter and I go bass fishing.