Sardines, anchovies, and kippered herring have been on my ick list forever — even though I’ve never (to my knowledge) eaten them. Just the idea of oily, briny, little fish creeps me out. And it seemed many of the people who liked that sort of thing also creeped me out, even before I learned they liked it.
But when I was stocking up on canned foods at Grocery Outlet I saw kippered snacks. After ridding my mind of a weird guy in high school who ate them for lunch, I decided to be bold and try the things. They were cheap, so it would be no great loss. I like smoked salmon, and the kippered snacks were packed in brine rather than oil, so why not? I could spit it out or cleanse my mouth with something else.They didn’t look very snackish or particularly appetizing when I opened the tin. Kind of gray-brown. And did I see tiny bones? Will I be jabbing my mouth? Hmmmm… But I went for it.Oh, hey, not bad. Yeah, sort of like smoked salmon. Even better with a bit of hot sauce. So I bought some more the next time I was at Grocery Outlet. As a bonus, the empty tins are a handy place for pocket change and such.
Yellowbird hot sauce?
ReplyDeleteOf course. Jalapeño.
DeleteKippered herring are mainstay of northern Europeans. "Blind Robins" are the more traditional, smoked, salted version usually sold whole (Google it. They're delicious!).
ReplyDeleteNorthern Europeans (being of German heritage I can say this) are weird. Polar brand, as you've discovered, are good. Some of the others are "fishier" but N.Euros like that.
Im going to try.
ReplyDeleteon another note has anyone heard from the old fat man adventures
I have been eating them for years .I buy them on Amazon. Will have to check G O
ReplyDeleteI love Smoked Salmon, especially the fresh water one's in Priest Lake. (can't think of the name right now). I think I'll hold off on the few you just tried, until I'm starving, some day.
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