Side by Sides: Spiced or Spicy

The terms “spiced” and “spicy” are used pretty much interchangeably in the tinned fish world, to mean two different things: with a hot pepper (or hot pepper flavor), and with cloves/bay/carrot/hot pepper. There are many examples of both terms being used to mean both things.

We are so frustrated by how widespread this confusing inconsistent usage is that we’ve gone through our entire product line to correct the incorrect ones such that our description of “spiced” or “spicy” will always indicate which it really is, regardless of the packaging. “Spicy” = with hot pepper flavor. “Spiced” = with the cloves/bay/carrot/hot pepper flavors.

There is one brand that makes both, so we thought it was the ideal way to teach your mouth the difference. This item adds to your cart one tin each of:

Porthos Spiced Sardines in Olive Oil 3/5

and

Porthos Sardines in Hot Vegetable Oil 3/5