Comments on: Taste Canada http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116 blog from our kitchen - an eclectic mix of recipes kitchen-tested and/or created by us - TPH and EJM Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:20:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ejm http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116&cpage=1#comment-803 ejm Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:32:38 +0000 http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116#comment-803 Sardines in a can and fresh sardines for barbecuing are almost like two different species! The canned sardines are much much smaller and much more oily and fishy tasting, as I dimly recall. (It has been eons since I ate canned sardines. They aren't really my favourite thing.) The sardines we bought are about 8 inches long. They are very easy to clean - it can be done with one's thumb. I wonder if there isn't a decent fish monger in London who would sell sardines, Christine. For barbecuing the sardines: we rinsed them off in cold water when we brought them home and then about an hour before turning the barbecue on, we salted them liberally with sea salt and laid them out on a tray and put them back in the fridge. There was no fishy smell at all - they just smelled fresh. We put them into one of those barbecue racks that can fastened and barbecued them over hot lump charcoal - about two or three minutes a side. Sardines in a can and fresh sardines for barbecuing are almost like two different species! The canned sardines are much much smaller and much more oily and fishy tasting, as I dimly recall. (It has been eons since I ate canned sardines. They aren’t really my favourite thing.)

The sardines we bought are about 8 inches long. They are very easy to clean – it can be done with one’s thumb. I wonder if there isn’t a decent fish monger in London who would sell sardines, Christine.

For barbecuing the sardines: we rinsed them off in cold water when we brought them home and then about an hour before turning the barbecue on, we salted them liberally with sea salt and laid them out on a tray and put them back in the fridge. There was no fishy smell at all – they just smelled fresh.

We put them into one of those barbecue racks that can fastened and barbecued them over hot lump charcoal – about two or three minutes a side.

]]> By: Christine http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116&cpage=1#comment-802 Christine Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:12:40 +0000 http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116#comment-802 I don't think I have ever eaten a sardine that didnt come from a can. You have made me all curious now. I miss living in Toronto. London doesnt have any of those great ethnic neighborhoods. I don’t think I have ever eaten a sardine that didnt come from a can. You have made me all curious now.

I miss living in Toronto. London doesnt have any of those great ethnic neighborhoods.

]]> By: ejm http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116&cpage=1#comment-800 ejm Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:02:59 +0000 http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116#comment-800 Thank you for dropping by and for your kind words, Ana. Yes, sardines are pretty wonderful, aren't they? Thank you for dropping by and for your kind words, Ana.

Yes, sardines are pretty wonderful, aren’t they?

]]> By: Ana http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116&cpage=1#comment-799 Ana Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:43:54 +0000 http://etherwork.net/blog/?p=116#comment-799 Well, I'm glad you liked sardines, Elizabeth. I love them too, in the any kind of Portuguese bread, not just cornbread, as I mentioned in my blog. This is a beautiful post. Well, I’m glad you liked sardines, Elizabeth. I love them too, in the any kind of Portuguese bread, not just cornbread, as I mentioned in my blog. This is a beautiful post.

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