Find. Eat. Drink.'s 5 Canned Seafood Recommendations

In Spain, canning seafood is considered a desirable gourmet treat. Fresh seafood is preserved in its own juices or premium olive oil, with just a touch of sea salt. The cans are something you can keep in your pantry and serve for tapas all year round. But, just because it's in a can, doesn't mean it's cheap.

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Chefs have known for a long time that some of the highest quality seafood comes in a can. How much are you willing to spend for a can of premium goods?

Find. Eat. Drink. asked Barcelona native and the new executive chef of New York's Boqueria Restaurant, chef Marc Vidal, to tell us his 5 favorite canned seafoods and serving suggestions.

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Chefs have known for a long time that some of the highest quality seafood comes in a can. How much are you willing to spend for a can of premium goods?


Find. Eat. Drink. asked Barcelona native and the new executive chef of New York's Boqueria Restaurant, chef Marc Vidal, to tell us his 5 favorite canned seafoods and serving suggestions.

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[snapsnap]

03:47 PM on 05/30/2011

All this talk of food made me check out the larder because I now hunger for the taste of every item here. I only have tinned smoked kippers...back to the store for the right bread...enjoy!

[newblog41]

03:09 PM on 05/23/2011

65 bucks for canned worms...man have I got some property for people!

[kareemachan]

01:39 PM on 05/23/2011

It may be plebian, but I am a fan of canned smoked oysters, clams, and mussels.

[MeMyselfI]

09:57 AM on 05/22/2011

I think Trader Joe's brand sardines in oil (purple tinned) are delish. Some brands can be so inconsistant with the fish soft one time, and hard/dry the next. TJ's are the same each time; soft, savory and plump.

I wish I could find the tinned tuna Wild Oats sold before Whole Foods bought the chain. They were tuna steaks in the flavor of ginger, sesame and I think olive oil. They were freak'n wonderful.

[MuchMadness]

09:58 AM on 05/21/2011

Where's StarKist, Chicken of the Sea, and Bumblebee?

If I had 50 bucks to throw away on a can of seafood, I'd be a Republican!
( because only a person without a lick of sense would pay so much for a few ounces of seafood)

[Gigi D]

11:14 PM on 05/20/2011

Tonnino Tuna Belly rocks my world!

[garysgary]

06:35 PM on 05/19/2011

To expensive for me

[naschkatze]

05:23 PM on 05/19/2011

Trader Joe's has some good ones, more economical than these. The sardines in olive oil and the smoked trout which is a little bit dry but about half the price of the vacuum packed trout.

[WarriorLemming]

09:25 AM on 05/29/2011

We don't have a Trader Joe's where I live--are we missing anything special? ;)

[snapsnap]

03:33 PM on 05/30/2011

Oh I think so.... love that store....good quality and less expensive than the supermarket here in this town...Near the beaches here and summer people on their way...ran in for something this morning and now T J's will be 1/2 the price!

[AVBDenny]

03:16 PM on 05/19/2011

Looking for canned Shad Roe. Have been looking for years, but no one seems to sell it any longer. Ideas? Suggestions? Thank you-

[dblueII]

05:52 PM on 05/19/2011

http://www.sportsmenscannery.com/?q=canned-shad-roe-caviar
There out of stock for this year, maybe you could pre order.

http://www.fishusa.com/Atlas-Mikes-Vacuum-Packed-Salmon-Roe-Skein_p.html
Vacuum packed, not canned just saute in butter.

Bon apatite

Make google your friend :))

[TSOCANUCK]

10:37 AM on 05/19/2011

mine are the baby anchovies in a red pepper sauce .spread over a crusty bread ..caught off the beautiful shores of CALABRIA ITALY

[dblueII]

05:57 PM on 05/19/2011

I've had the in spain. In one place they were served sizzling hot in ceramic crocks, with wooden forks. They waiter said that they must be eaten this way and the wood was so that you would not burn your tongue. Probably a gimmick, but I love that kind of stuff. Also had them in Tapas Bars, served as you describe.

They very well may be the single most delicious thing I've ever eaten.

[captainspirou]

01:53 AM on 05/19/2011

There's a place in Brittany that does sardines stored in butter. It's the only place I know that does it.

http://www.keldelice.com/produits-du-terroir/vente/sardines-au-beurre-bordier-a-poeler

[robbor]

01:19 AM on 05/19/2011

mine are smoked sprats from latvia......they're tiny, silvery with a mild smokey flavor.

[deweydecimal]

12:39 AM on 05/19/2011

You can find frozen baby eels as well in many Asian supermarkets.

[climbing panda]

09:30 PM on 05/18/2011

my favorite is dolphin or whale.

[Cupik]

06:48 PM on 05/18/2011

I'm really sorry, but no mention of Alaskan Wild Salmon here at all? Really?

[WarriorLemming]

10:10 AM on 05/29/2011

f/f for your mini-bio ;)