NUTRITION:
N/A
PRODUCT OF:
Portugal
INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Pure Olive Oil, Tomato Sauce, Salt
PRICE:
Thanks to Happiness is Portuguese Made for these tins.
OVERALL:
A faint tomato aroma upon opening. Four plump, tightly packed fish to the tin. A mild tomato sauce flavor hits you on the first bite, a flavorful sauce. A nice textured fish, the fish, holds their shape well while removing from tin. Not a spiny fish, no strong taste or after. A clean-tasting fish with good flavor. I consumed the entire tin without even bringing out any crackers. I would and will eat again. 5 sardines.
CONSERVAS PINHAIS:IN OLIVE OIL
APPEARANCE:
N/A
PRODUCT OF:
Portugal
INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Pure Olive Oil, Salt
PRICE:
Thanks to Happiness is Portuguese Made for these tins.
OVERALL:
I'm met with a very faint olive Oil aroma upon opening. Five meaty fish to the tin. A mild tasting fish, Olive oil leaves no strong after taste, nor are there any fish after taste. A good even texture throughout the fish, no soft spots. Not a spiny fish.
I've tasted this tin before... Then it hit me, this tin is my childhood! This tin of fish tastes exactly the same as the sardines I used to eat with my father as a boy. I would eat again. 5 sardines.
CONSERVAS PINHAIS: SPICED IN OLIVE OIL 125 GRS
APPEARANCE:
NUTRITION:
N/A
PRODUCT OF:
Portugal
INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Pure Olive Oil, Piri-Piri, Cucumber, Cloves, Black Pepper, Carrot, Laurel, Salt
PRICE:
Thanks to Happiness is Portuguese Made for these tins.
OVERALL:
A nice subtle peppery aroma upon opening. Six medium-sized fish to the tin, a beautiful amber hue to the oil. A medium textured fish, a faint flavor of clove makes itself known, spice is the second row that slowly creeps up, not overpowering the blend of flavors this tin possess. An extremely clean-tasting fish and oil. The flavors of this tin are superb. If you eat crackers or the sorts with this tin, you are doing an injustice to the fish. The tin leaves me craving more. I will eat again. 5 sardines.
CONSERVAS PINHAIS: SPPICED IN OLIVE OIL 90 GRS
APPEARANCE:
NUTRITION:
N/A
PRODUCT OF:
Portugal
INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Pure Olive Oil, Piri-Piri, Cucumber, Cloves, Black Pepper, Carrot, Laurel, Salt
PRICE:
Thanks to Happiness is Portuguese Made for these tins.
OVERALL:
My craving for another tin was met with this tin. Being labeled the same with identical ingredients, I was expecting an identical experience. This tin is more shallow than the one before it, with smaller-sized fish. Six small fish to the tin, spice heat does not take the 2nd row to this tin. A nice heat hits you on the first bite, followed by the balance of flavors the tin possesses. Another tin of great-tasting fish as above. This tin is my favorite to date, mouth orgasm. Not a spiny fish, a great textured fish, no after taste present; just an even spice after the tone. A great tin of fish. This must be what happy Sardines taste like. 5 strong sardines!
Very nice sardines. I order from these sellers on eBay. Very reliable. Highly recommend for a great selection Also " last gondola " conservas just down the road from them...
ReplyDeleteThey are good.
Delete" la gondola".
DeleteThe shallow tin is also used by Pinhais for the Mabuti brand in olive oil and tomato sauce. I understand they are very popular in the philipines. They are excellent as well. I was surprised to see you only rated them 4 sardines.I have noticed you are not crazy about tomato packed ones but I could live on them. In my opinion Conservas Pinhais makes the best sardines.
ReplyDeleteMabuti was good, they only received 4 for the tartness of the sauce. Tomato packed ones are always a gamble, some watery, to bland, to just pure rancid. Then there are the ones that leave me wanting more. The extra tins of Mabuti I had I finished off ether on toast or in a dish a sorts; had they been rated that way, they would of received a 5. But I only rate straight from the tin. Keep popping those tins!
Deletethe spiced 90 gram cans are exactly as you described them Drew...'mouth orgasm'...they're pricey but IMO they are worth every penny...I agree with Rick West, Conservas Pinhais are the best sardines...pure nirvana
ReplyDeletethey are very tasty!
ReplyDeleteMy FAV brand. Love the texture and taste of these sardines. I notice you haven't reviewed every brand, I assumed you were sadineman with sartonite. Hopefully you'll eventually try the brands listed below because they are all good in their own way. Still cannot beat Pinhais though.
ReplyDeleteAti Manel, Jupiter, Berthe (worst of all those listed here, yet still good), Nazarena, Acor, Pescarias, Fides, Good boy, Valflor, Sardinha, Tenorio, Bom Petisco, Santa Catarina, Briosa.