Side by Sides: Portuguese Spiced Sardines and Moroccan Spiced Sardines

Something of a minor cult classic among the kind of tinned seafood fans who make regular pilgrimages to ethnic grocery stores in their quest to try all the sardines. This is a sardine with superfans.

The tin I sampled had three big and one small fish. They were firm and fell apart as I worked them onto crackers with my fork. They weren’t pretty but they were definitely pretty good

124g (4.38 oz) tin

Pictured with scrambled eggs and sourdough toast.

When you hear people talk about how you need to try Portuguese sardines, chances are these are the ones they mean. Often referred to as a "cult classic" brand, Nuri's recent showing at the worldbestfish.com rankings (this style was ranked #23 overall) is proof that their devoted followers are right.

"Not with machines, hands."

120g (4.3 oz) tin