this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
12 points (100.0% liked)
Melbourne
2173 readers
45 users here now
This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.
The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.
Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)
Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I made a sandwich out of the small tin of kippers.
It was smoked and salted very nice and here was surprisingly a lot of meat to make a sandwich out of.
Texture was nice and soft but the smoked taste of it was so delicious.
This was the Brunswick kippers as well.
Glad your enjoying them! I ate a tin of Brunswick Kippers with some hotsauce for lunch/a snack. Even though I've had them them a few times now, I was literally just thinking to myself: omg... These are so damn good, how is this tin under $2
I’d definitely think about getting more of them. I love it so much more than tuna. I don’t like the texture of tuna as much as the kippers or even herring.
100% agree. I don't mind canned tuna, but I actually just really enjoy sardines and herring/Kippers. Also been enjoying mussels, but not as much as the Kippers for sure. Completely different taste and texture to tuna
I still have the John west kippers to try as well
I’ll probably save it for next’s lunch or something. Will be interesting to see if it’s as good as the one I had today.
I haven’t tried sardines. Are they very salty and what is the texture of them like compared to Herring?
I would say most sardines taste a fair bit less salty than the Brunswick Kippers. Texture is softer - less flaky. Taste is quite different, sardines definitely taste like sardines and not much else.
There are also, broadly speaking, two different varieties. One type is 'standard' let's say, they are about the size of... A narrower tim-tam. These are more strongly flavoured, and softer.
Type two, are called 'briesling' sardines. They are significantly smaller. Maybe 60% the size of a pinky finger. They have a much milder taste, and firmer texture. I prefer the brieslings by a lot. If I can recommend one to you, it would be 'King Oscar Briesling Sardines in Olive oil'. They're about $2.50 in Coles. Go great by themselves with some sauce, mixed into scrambled eggs, pasta, whatever. Give em a go ☺️