Yes, it's true - this was my first sardine experience, at least as far as I'm aware. The last time I was buying tinned fish, sardines were 2 for something, so I took a deep breath and bought 2 packets. For years I was a tuna person, and then about a year ago I just couldn't take it any more, so switched to salmon. I thought maybe now I could change it up again. Today was the day.
I have a recipe for a pasta sauce using sardines, so did something vaguely similar. A small chopped carrot, cooked with half a tin of chopped tomatoes and some chopped basil stalks, then the basil leaves, some salad greens, and the chopped sardines. Top with Parmesan. When I was nearly finished, I realised chilli would have been a great addition. Next time.
Although I was a bit worried about eating this, once it was all in the sauce it was fine. I think my aversion prior to this (apart from a Flanders & Swann song from my childhood) was the fact that sardines actually look like fish. Everything else I eat that used to eat something else no longer looks like a living thing by the time I get to it. That, and I had a suspicion (unfounded, as it turned out) that sardines would be super-fishy. I don't think I'm up to having a sardine salad, but as part of something cooked and squished, this was a winner.
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