# What do I do with sardines? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342 "2017-10-20T02:09:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/1 "2017-10-20T02:09:05Z")
For some reason we have accumulated an unreasonably large amount of canned sardines. No one in my family eats them; this smacks of some weird diet thing my wife tried for a few weeks. Anyway, what can I do with them? I like adding anchovies to stews or pasta sauces for the good umaminess. Anything similar I can do with sardines? Or should I discreetly throw them out? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/2 "2017-10-20T02:57:06Z")
Just eat them out of the can, with some good crusty bread, as I do. Sardines are lovely. But, if you want to have fun, I came across [this earlier today](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsvxQ01Oy8k), quite serendipitously. I find them quite nice, also, with pasta, [like here](https://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/mediterranean-sardine-lemon-pasta/). ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/3 "2017-10-20T03:03:18Z")
As long as they dont have some yuck sauce on them, grill them and eat them on buttered toast ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/4 "2017-10-20T03:06:58Z")
I don’t like fish much, but this: > [@Weisshund](#): > > As long as they dont have some yuck sauce on them, grill them and eat them on buttered toast …is what my brother used to do. Actually he probably still does. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/5 "2017-10-20T03:07:29Z")
Well, there’s egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and sardines; egg bacon and sardines; egg bacon sausage and sardines; sardines bacon sausage and sardines; sardines egg sardines sardines bacon and sardines; sardines sausage sardines sardines bacon sardines tomato and sardines; sardines sardines sardines egg and sardines; sardines sardines sardines sardines sardines sardines baked beans sardines sardines sardines … or Lobster Thermidor au Crevette with a Mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and sardines. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/6 "2017-10-20T03:07:46Z")
With canned sardines? The ones I’ve always had would fall apart if you tried to do that. Fresh ones, sure. ETA: In re: grilling. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/7 "2017-10-20T03:13:57Z")
Just donate them (along with any other unused, unopened non-perishables) to the local food bank. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/8 "2017-10-20T03:42:05Z")
Feed 'em to the cat, he/she will love you 4-ever ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/9 "2017-10-20T03:45:29Z")
Put them on avocado toast > **[Sherried Sardine Toast](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sherried-sardine-toast-recipe-1949095)** > > Get Sherried Sardine Toast Recipe from Food Network ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/10 "2017-10-20T04:23:29Z")
You are all much more fancy than I. I just pop them onto Triscuits and then into my mouth. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/11 "2017-10-20T04:39:50Z")
Haven’t had any canned sardines around for while but I used to make sardine sandwiches. Just sardines on bread or toast. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/12 "2017-10-20T06:00:14Z")
Sardines are pretty neutral. They aren’t as strong tasting as anchovies. Spread 'em on something. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/13 "2017-10-20T06:30:24Z")
Put them in the pockets of a corpse you dump in the Mediterranean to convince the Axis your target isn’t Sicily. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/14 "2017-10-20T06:36:05Z")
> [@TSBG](#): > > What do I do with sardines? Stink up the place! ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/15 "2017-10-20T07:25:38Z")
Antipasto: with (black) olives; pickled cauliflower, carrots and onions; aged cheese, red pepper, high-quality cold cuts, boiled egg, white asparagus, tomato slices, etc. You could mix it all together into one hell of a salad or lay it all out on a tray without mixing together the ingredients. ETA: Oooh, ooh: and those little pickled ears of corn! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/16 "2017-10-20T07:51:24Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Put them in the pockets of a corpse you dump in the Mediterranean to convince the Axis your target isn’t Sicily. Mincemeat? ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/17 "2017-10-20T10:00:14Z")
Classic Sicilian Pasta dish: [Pasta con le sarde.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/7944520/Pasta-con-le-sarde.html) You can use fresh or tinned sardines. Tis delish. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/18 "2017-10-20T11:14:34Z")
I mentioned this is another thread. Whizz them up into a paste in blender. If they have tomato sauce already on them then great, just chuck the whole tin in. If not, add a bit of tomato puree, finely diced onion, pepper, paprika and a bit of olive oil. Smoosh until smooth and there you have a great sandwich filling or dip for crudites. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/19 "2017-10-20T11:57:14Z")
> [@SanVito](#): > > Classic Sicilian Pasta dish: [Pasta con le sarde.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/7944520/Pasta-con-le-sarde.html) > > You can use fresh or tinned sardines. Tis delish. One of my favorite pasta dishes. I used to order it every year at TuttaPasta in St Martin. Sadly, Warren retired two years ago. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342/20 "2017-10-20T12:26:13Z")
Open can Dump out oil/water Refill with hot sauce Eat [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-sardines/799342.md?page=2)