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And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?

Throw them away or feed them to your cat.
(I'm biased though, I can't stand fish)

In the UK, sardines on toast is a classic snack. That's all I ever do with tinned sardines. (Ground black pepper is a must.)

If you're not keen on the toast idea, and they're reasonable quality, you could have them with a simple salad.

Try vitello tonnato if you are into italian antipasti

Throw them away or feed them to your cat.
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Have you ever tried force-feeding a cat? (See OP.)

Personally, I'd just eat 'em straight. Erm...lessee...you could try cooking them in a pan with some spinach, mushrooms (I use spinach and mushrooms with a lot of things), olive oil, and a touch of red wine. That seems to me like it might taste decent. But I don't know any real recipes.

roast em and eat em with a little lemonjuice and bread

Try coating them in seasoned flour and deep frying them until crispy - I think it's similar to something they do in Spain

In the UK, sardines on toast is a classic snack. That's all I ever do with tinned sardines. (Ground black pepper is a must.)

If you're not keen on the toast idea, and they're reasonable quality, you could have them with a simple salad.

That's what I usually do. Don't forget to brush your teeth afterwards though...or at least have a breathmint :p

Try coating them in seasoned flour and deep frying them until crispy - I think it's similar to something they do in Spain

Hmmm, that sounds good.

Use them as bait to catch crawdads=(crayfish)=[mini-lobsters]

Sardines + Ice cream + Blender = Sardine Milkshake.

Sardines + Ice cream + Blender = Sardine Milkshake.

"...garg..."

Hm... I've been wondering. If sardines are oily enough, do they burn? Could you make candles out of them? :p

Hm... I've been wondering. If sardines are oily enough, do they burn? Could you make candles out of them? :p

If the applied flame is hot enough :p , well nothing more romantic than a candlelight dinner with sardine-smelling candles ;)

Sardines + Ice cream + Blender = Sardine Milkshake.

Have you been watching Iron Chef by any chance?

Ok, you need some sausages, bacon, eggs, can of beans, peeled plumb tomatoes, and some toast.

Got it? good!

Now,............ throw away those sardines and make yourself a full english breakfast. :D

And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?
Stick them down your pants and dance. Garunteed to impress the ladies ;)

I just slather them with brown mustard and eat them right out of the tin.

Ok, you need some sausages, bacon, eggs, can of beans, peeled plumb tomatoes, and some toast.

Got it? good!

Now,............ throw away those sardines and make yourself a full english breakfast. :D


"can of beans"?

What, pray tell, do you use the beans for?

"can of beans"?

What, pray tell, do you use the beans for?

I do apologise, that should be baked beans.... as in Heinz baked beans. A can of which looks like this (http://www.eurocosm.com/Application/Images/Newpics/02PAC46md.jpg)

Actually heres a full english with beans (http://www.cameronsbritishfoods.com/images/englishbreakfast.jpg)

"can of beans"?

What, pray tell, do you use the beans for?

You really, really do not want to know. This is, after all, the country that gave us Monty Python and Douglas Adams .... who knows what zany things they may do with sausages and beans. Probably drive them around on the highways while Mary Poppins sings to them.

Or not ...

I do apologise, that should be baked beans.... as in Heinz baked beans.


And how do you eat them?

Just warmed up, and on the side?


Beans are rarely eaten for breakfast over across the pond.

You really, really do not want to know. This is, after all, the country that gave us Monty Python and Douglas Adams .... who knows what zany things they may do with sausages and beans. Probably drive them around on the highways while Mary Poppins sings to them.

Or not ...


I have a suspicion that toast is involved....

...wich would be wrong.

And how do you eat them?

Just warmed up, and on the side?


Beans are rarely eaten for breakfast over across the pond.

Yep warm, hot in fact. They go good on toast.

Yep warm, hot in fact. They go good on toast.

Mmh, yeah. Preferably with a fried egg or two on the side. And lots of pepper.

*is hungry*

Yep warm, hot in fact. They go good on toast.

Guess ya'll don't have grits, then. Shame.

Guess ya'll don't have grits, then. Shame.

Nah, I only know what grits are because I remember them being mentioned in that film 'My Cousin Vinny' with Joe Pesci. I guess in Europe we think that if you haven't had soemthing that gives you gas by 11 am then there is something wrong with you.

Yep warm, hot in fact. They go good on toast.
With cheese. Cheese goes with anything in fact, including Marmite. Also, it goes well with mullerice sandwiches.
Anyway, back to the original point...sardines. Erm...you got any other pets, apart from the cat? If not, try frying them in beer...I suggest Newcy Broon. It works for bacon...

And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?

I simply eat them as they are or add them to my rice for dinner. They are a great sourse of Iron, Calcium, Phopherous, Proteins and Omega 3 fatty acids.

My cats eat them as well as an occasional treat :)

well i'd go for the throw 'em away as fats as possible option as well. you might wanna put on gloves, hold your nose and try not to look while doing it, but then you should be fine.

Sardines? You just eat them. Or you can put them on toast, or in a sarnie. Tomato sauce might work well.
The deep-frying thing sounds nice, too.

Ok, you need some sausages, bacon, eggs, can of beans, peeled plumb tomatoes, and some toast.
Don't forget black pudding, fried bread and plenty of brown sauce. Possibly mushrooms. Bubble and Squeak if you've got the necessaries, too!

If they were fresh you should barbecue them with nothing but salt. It goes excellent with roast paprika salad and boiled potatoes. Its what we do in Portugal.

The canned ones can be put on a salad for extra taste (to the salad i mean) or eaten with bread if you are camping or in the army. In reality canned sardines are normally a last resource. You should try the fresh ones.

Use them as bait to catch crawdads=(crayfish)=[mini-lobsters]
Haha. Well, I meant a recipe for me. ;)

Some very good ideas. Thank you all.

(I am definately going to try the spinach mushroom idea with a portion of them.)

Don't forget black pudding, fried bread and plenty of brown sauce. Possibly mushrooms. Bubble and Squeak if you've got the necessaries, too!
What is Bubble and Squeak???

What is Bubble and Squeak???
Fried leftover vegetables. Mostly potatoes, but whatever you had for dinner last night.

There's a recipe here (http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/british/00/rec0039.html), but it's one of those foods where a recipe is kind of against the spirit of the thing ;)

And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.
Set them free!

*shudder*

you keep sardines in your pantry so that the cockroaches will have something to eat after the nuclear holocaust.


you dont eat them!

And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?

I just eat them as is, perhaps between two crackers. If I have no crackers, I prefer the sardines in mustard sauce. By the way, my cats are crazy about them. Yours must not be a real cat!

On toast with melted cheese and Marmite is bloody nice, especially with a big dollop of Heinz BBQ sauce on top.


Other than that, the only thing I can think of is sew them into the curtains at a mate's place. Or under their car seat. Works best in hot weather.

Set them free!
Free to wander off to the landfill site?

On toast with melted cheese and Marmite is bloody nice, especially with a big dollop of Heinz BBQ sauce on top.
Thoroughly disguised so the flavour is indistinguishable? :)

Free to wander off to the landfill site?
No. Free in your neihbours' mailbox :D

And no, pizza is not an option. Fish on pizza is just weird.

I recently bought some sardines to see if my cat would accept them as a treat. The verdict was a resounding no, he doesn't care for fish.

So I have a can of fresh sardines from Nova Scotia, non-salted, non-spiced, and I need a recipe. Any ideas?

don't some people eat them with mustard?

are the heads still on them or are they fillets?

Trade them in for a can of mackerel. I can't stomach sardines, but mackerel is tasty.

Sardines on crackers with cayenne pepper is always good. Or, you could always flake them and use them instead of tuna in your favorite recipe.

On a completely unrelated note, the best way to eat grits (or drink coffee, for that matter) is no butter, and with a big spoonful of molasses mixed in. Nummy!

don't some people eat them with mustard?

are the heads still on them or are they fillets?
No heads or tails.

On a completely unrelated note, the best way to eat grits (or drink coffee, for that matter) is no butter, and with a big spoonful of molasses mixed in. Nummy!

Well *somebody* has let their country roots show. ;)

No heads or tails.
Expanding on the deep frying idea a little....

Make tempura with them. Make a batter that is thick enough to hold some things together (sort of) and then throw in the sardines, fresh greenbeans or asparagus, maybe a little bacon, take the new mix out by the handful and deep fat fry it (or just in a pan with a lot of oil if you do not have a fryer).

Tempura is fun to experiment with, you could mix in anything really, but those are the that struck my fancy while writing this.