Mackerel,its whats for dinner

[walkinwood]

I'll add my name to the list of canned fish lovers. I also love lox and smoked trout - but inexpensive, they are not.

On our trips to Scandinavia and to the Netherlands, I enjoyed herring in all its preparations. I've tried the bottled pickled herring here (in the US) and its okay. I may need to look for a good brand.


Next time you have spaghetti w/tomato sauce, add a few canned sardines. Delicious.

 

[tfudtuckerpucker]

We were in Austria last week, and stopped by a roadside stand for "steckerlfisch", which turned out to be smoked, salted mackerel. It was awesome!

 

[ejman]

6 days a week for lunch - canned sardines, albacore, salmon, anchovies all of the above with pimento stuffed green olives-rinse and repeat. Once in a while as a treat I'll have canned smoked oysters and smoked herring. Life is good.

 

[MarieIG]

I am surprised and glad to see how many people are canned fish fans! I eat various brands. I always check to see that they are packed in either olive oil, or water. The other oil packs taste ok, but I am not too sure of the health status. The Portuguese ones usually have bigger fish as compared to King Oscars. One brand I eat often is Matiz España. Cheaper but good (I think not everone agrees with this opinion) are Trader Joe's lightly smoked sardines in olive oil. . Buying a dozen or more cans from Amazon or Walmart often can save a fair amount of money.King Oscar are good for sure

Recently I branched out and bought canned cod livers. Let me tell you, these definitely can be addictive. Very mild. I think one would not need any vitamin pills eating these! I prefer to have them with vodka straight out of the freezer, so these are a special evening treat since I still manage to keep vodka out of my daily life.

Years ago we lived on the coast and went fishing frequently. Often we had a big part of our catch canned.

Ha

I am a fan of King Oscar. DH is very good about getting these for me.

 

[misshathaway]

Following the good feelings from family and childhood involving canned fish, here is my Friday meal with my parents and brothers for all the years I was home.

https://lowcarbyum.com/keto-salmon-patties/

It takes a little preparation but the patties are excellent straight out of the freezer and cooked to that golden brown, without thawing. I make the version that uses cheese. My Mom used cracker crumbs, but I am celiac and low carb, so no cracker crumbs or bread crumbs for me. But pork skins? A long time favorite of mine!

Ha

That looks delicious. Especially for low carb people who already have pork rinds on hand. I made the traditional ones from another recipe and they were good. But I got the canned salmon in the tall can and it had to be deboned. Ew. I know better now.

 

[braumeister]

I've tried the bottled pickled herring here (in the US) and its okay. I may need to look for a good brand.

I've eaten it all my life, and the only brand I've found to be good is Vita.

 

[Sunset]

Feral cats love mackerel. The TNR trappers here swear by it. That and KFC chicken... I wouldn't eat either, myself.

I won't eat cats either, had KFC about 10 years ago.

 

[Bir48die]

Worked for a food broker that rep'd Starkist. My mom used to make salmon loaf. I had little money so I tried to do a mackerel loaf with a free can from the office. Luckily I tasted before my wife did. Couldn't dump it in the garbage fast enough

 

[Bir48die]

Oh, BTW after awhile I became an act mgr and picked up the King Oscar line of sardines. So the regional mgr comes into town to introduce the line. The owner of the company, reg mgr and I go out and hit the town that night. We were messed up. Next morning we have a sales meeting and we tasted all the different products. I cannot believe I didn't hurl. Hangover and sardines in mustard do not go well together.

 

[audreyh1]

We were in Austria last week, and stopped by a roadside stand for "steckerlfisch", which turned out to be smoked, salted mackerel. It was awesome!

At the herring stands in Amsterdam I always get some smoked mackerel which is awesome.

 

[RAE]

I like sardines, and they are very healthy to eat, but I only get the ones in olive oil........I won't buy sardines in soybean oil. I eat anchovies also, but I would love to be able to buy fresh anchovies around here (as my wife recently did in Italy). Canned salmon is okay, but again, if I can find fresh/frozen salmon at a reasonable price (which is not often), I much prefer that to the canned stuff.

 

[ERD50]

We were in Austria last week, and stopped by a roadside stand for "steckerlfisch", which turned out to be smoked, salted mackerel. It was awesome!

At the herring stands in Amsterdam I always get some smoked mackerel which is awesome.

I never cared for canned fish, but I do like various kinds of smoked salmon, or fresh fish cooked properly.

The Polish deli/store near us carries smoked mackerel, and I really liked that. Not as 'mushy' as most smoked salmon. Will pick some up when I'm out tomorrow!

edit/add: I also recall a podcast, the studies showed that though there are concerns about mercury, that in most cases the health benefits of fish outweighed the negative effects of the mercury. The researches were surprised to find that cognitive and physical abilities were higher in the individuals with higher the levels of mercury! Just the opposite of what they'd expect, but that mercury was a sign of a high amount of fish in the diet.

-ERD50

 

[audreyh1]

I never cared for canned fish, but I do like various kinds of smoked salmon, or fresh fish cooked properly.

The Polish deli/store near us carries smoked mackerel, and I really liked that. Not as 'mushy' as most smoked salmon. Will pick some up when I'm out tomorrow!

edit/add: I also recall a podcast, the studies showed that though there are concerns about mercury, that in most cases the health benefits of fish outweighed the negative effects of the mercury. The researches were surprised to find that cognitive and physical abilities were higher in the individuals with higher the levels of mercury! Just the opposite of what they'd expect, but that mercury was a sign of a high amount of fish in the diet.

-ERD50

I always figured if mercury poisoning from eating predator fish was a major problem, the Japanese would be keeling over en mass (as opposed to very localized issues from living near polluted waters). Not that some US individuals have not experienced it from eating predator fish. But I always wonder if mercury metabolizes as assumed. There are some reports that other compounds in the fish reduce the mercury intake in humans.

 

[Col. Klink]

Sardines are a go to snack for those on a keto diet. Full of Omega 3 and 7 as well

 

[misshathaway]

There haven't been too many mentions of canned mackerel. I eat a couple cans of Chicken of the Sea tinned mackerel in oil every week. Tried it after reading about the mercury in albacore tuna. Switched to mackerel and yellowfin tuna to lower mercury intake.

I love baked fresh salmon with nothing on it except a few drops of soy sauce. To me tinned mackerel has almost that same intense flavor. It's boneless. You can eat it right out of the tin.

 

[Bryan Barnfellow]

I started reading this thread while enjoying tuna salad on whole wheat toast. We also love mackerel and sardines. Anchovies, to die for! We even buy the anchovy paste across the border in Italy and eat it as a spread on crackers, with a nice italian wine of course. We also love to buy jars of pickled herring from Holland. I read somewhere that men can safely eat 14.5 ounces, and (not pregnant) women 12.5 ounces of light tuna per week without worry about methylated mercury levels. I don't know of longitudinal studies, however: methylated mercury is bioaccumulative, unfortunately.

-BB

 

[Chuckanut]

I like sardines, and they are very healthy to eat, but I only get the ones in olive oil........I won't buy sardines in soybean oil. \

+1

The other day I almost bought a jar of pesto until I noticed it was made with soybean oil instead of olive oil. Not so good.

 

[audreyh1]

Growing up, mom used to make a fish curry out of canned mackerel, and it was delicious! Too bad I don’t have the recipe.

 

[RAE]

ha, if you keep eating sardines and other canned fish regularly, you will probably live a very long life:


Consumption of fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids was associated with lower risks of early death in a Journal of Internal Medicine study.


In the study of 240,729 men and 180,580 women who were followed for 16 years, 54,230 men and 30,882 women died. Higher fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acid intakes were significantly associated with lower total mortality. Comparing the highest with lowest quintiles of fish intake, men had 9% lower total mortality, 10% lower cardiovascular disease mortality, 6% lower cancer mortality, 20% lower respiratory disease mortality, and 37% lower chronic liver disease mortality, while women had 8% lower total mortality, 10% lower cardiovascular disease mortality, and 38% lower Alzheimer's disease mortality.
Fried fish consumption was not related to mortality in men, whereas it was associated with increased risks of mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease in women. Long-chain omega-3 fatty acid intake was associated with 15% and 18% lower cardiovascular disease mortality in men and women, respectively, when comparing the highest and lowest quintiles."


Journal Reference:

1. Y. Zhang, P. Zhuang, W. He, J. N. Chen, W. Q. Wang, N. D. Freedman, C. C. Abnet, J. B. Wang, J. J. Jiao. Association of fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids intakes with total and cause-specific mortality: prospective analysis of 421 309 individuals. Journal of Internal Medicine, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/joim.12786

 

[Free To Canoe]

I am surprised and glad to see how many people are canned fish fans! I eat various brands. I always check to see that they are packed in either olive oil, or water. The other oil packs taste ok, but I am not too sure of the health status. The Portuguese ones usually have bigger fish as compared to King Oscars. One brand I eat often is Matiz España. Cheaper but good (I think not everone agrees with this opinion) are Trader Joe's lightly smoked sardines in olive oil. King Oscar are good for sure. Buying a dozen or more cans from Amazon or Walmart often can save a fair amount of money.

Recently I branched out and bought canned cod livers. Let me tell you, these definitely can be addictive. Very mild. I think one would not need any vitamin pills eating these! I prefer to have them with vodka straight out of the freezer, so these are a special evening treat since I still manage to keep vodka out of my daily life.

Years ago we lived on the coast and went fishing frequently. Often we had a big part of our catch canned.

Ha

DW and I love the Trader Joe sardines.
To quote Frank Zappa or someone: "No anchovies please"

 

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

I was introduced to anchovies (on pepperoni pizza with beer) over 50 years ago at The Hilltop Tavern in Highland Falls, NY. I keep a cache of my own now.

We eat wild salmon about every 2 weeks.

I discovered pickled herring in Denmark maybe 30 years ago. ("The first one should be a schnapps!") I get several jars for Christmas now and also buy really good ones at Costco. Viva Costco!

We have problems, but shortage of omega-3 probably isn't one.

 

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

I won't eat talapia. Zero omega-3, I understand.

 

[Winemaker]

I always figured if mercury poisoning from eating predator fish was a major problem, the Japanese would be keeling over en mass (as opposed to very localized issues from living near polluted waters). Not that some US individuals have not experienced it from eating predator fish. But I always wonder if mercury metabolizes as assumed. There are some reports that other compounds in the fish reduce the mercury intake in humans.

Come on Audrey, we're all gonna die of something! It might as well be something that tickles the taste buds and puts a smile on our face!

 

[RobbieB]

Always go with the anchovies in the jar vs the can, much better. Them canned fishes are grey. I make a big ole Cesar salad in the summertime with 3 heads of romaine and a whole jar of anchovies!

 

[audreyh1]

Come on Audrey, we're all gonna die of something! It might as well be something that tickles the taste buds and puts a smile on our face!

Sure!