Ideally, you can just eat it straight out of the tin—so long as you're buying high quality products (but that's why you're here, isn't it?). For a simple preparation, you can put it toasted sourdough bread or crackers, with a little mustard and pickled vegetables for some balanced acidity.
There are many ways to enjoy this beautiful tradition, if you're looking for recipe inspiration check out this link for some ideas!
Tinned fish lasts a very long time. We generally say it's best to consume the product by the "Best used by" date printed on the tin for best results, however people have been aging tins for generations. These products are completely shelf-stable and should last at least 3-5 years un-opened!
While not unequivocal, there are definitely environmental benefits to tinned seafood. A few reasons include: Increased traceability, shelf-stable, zero food waste, recyclable materials, and lower-footprint supply chains.
Tinning fish is a time-honored way of preserving seafood at peak freshness that has sustained families for generations; not only on the dinner table, but by providing a stable income to small coastal communities around Europe. At one time, tinned fish was even served to inmates in local prisons and was the main protein source for lower income families along remote coastlines. This history is reminiscent of the popularity of oysters here in the United States during the 19th century, when the abundance of wild oysters gave economic stability and affordable protein to working class families for decades until oyster stocks were depleted.
As an oyster farm, we’re diehard evangelists of the benefits of responsible ocean farming. We see aquaculture as an integral part of our future global food system. With the ability to grow shellfish, we reduce the dependency on wild stocks, decrease the excess of nitrogen in our oceans, and create meaningful jobs in coastal communities. Everybody wins.
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"I’m now confined to a wheelchair and my son has a broken arm in a cast so opening these oysters is extremely difficult. We ‘re very experienced and opening oysters is never a problem. My son’s difficulty is only temporary and I need some experience in my wheelchair as my handicap is permanent."
"We’re not fancy but my girlfriend and I have been hiking every weekend and eating tinned fish somewhere on the trail. We ate the mackerel at a picnic table then fought over who got the last drips of the olive oil! Buy The Mack Pack! Buy it NOW! Stop reading this dummy and go to the check out!"
"Super cool packaging and cannot wait for someone I love to give this a try!!!"
"The umami is off the charts. Sungold tomatoes and fresh delicate mackerel are wonderfully enhanced by the koji. A brilliant addition to the tinned fish world - firm little fish fillets in a perfectly balanced light tomato confit miso sauce ideally designed for pasta. Hats off to the creators!"
"Haven’t eaten the product yet but I can say that my order was delivered very quickly. I have no doubt that Brad collaborated with Island Creek to develop a tasty tin of fish."
"It's great tasting and gives a new flavor profile to enjoy."
"Quality of the fish was fine, but the flavors are pretty muted overall"
"Run, don’t walk! Buy this fish immediately. So delicious!"
"Good stuff! The sauce is awesome. Great texture on the fish, flavor is excellent. I bought two tins and they won't last long!"
"Best tinned fish you can get."
