Pointe de Penmarc'h- 213

POINTE DE PENMARC'H: IN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL & SEMI-CONTAINED CITRUS ZEST

 APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

Calories- 929KJ

Fat Cal- 

Sat Fat- 

Protein- 22G

Cholesterol- 

Sodium- 1G

Sugars- 

PRODUCT OF:

France

INGREDIENTS:

Sardines, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, semi-candied Orange Peel

OVERALL:

A faint oil/citrus aroma upon opening. A medium textured fish, a clean-tasting fish. Four fish to the tin. Not a spiny fish. A mild citrus flavor is present, then disappears as quickly as it made itself known, leaving a clean taste. Fish holds shape well. A good tin of fish. 5 Sardines. 

Les P'tites Sardines- 199

Les P'tites Sardines: 

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

Calories-
Fat Cal-
Total Fat-
Sat Fat-

Protein- 

Cholesterol- 

Sodium- 

PRODUCT OF:
France



INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Lemon, Salt


PRICE:
 Thanks to Our French Impressions for these tins!


OVERALL:
No strong aroma upon opening, only a mild lemon aroma. Seven little fish to the tin; a firm-textured fish. A very mild tasting fish, clean tasting. No fishy after taste or overpowering lemon flavor, very subtle lemon notes are detected. Not a spiny fish. Would eat again. 5 sardines.

Les P'tites Sardines

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

Calories-
Fat Cal-
Total Fat-
Sat Fat-

Protein- 

Cholesterol- 

Sodium- 

PRODUCT OF:
France

INGREDIENTS:

Sardines. Rapeseed Oil, basic tomato preparation 9.4% (sundried tomatoes, tomato puree, rapeseed and sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, Sugar, salt, garlic, herbs, antioxidants: ascorbic acid, acidifier: citric acid) water, white wine vinegar, salt, Sugar, Provence herbs, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onions.

PRICE:
 Thanks to Our French Impressions for these tins!


OVERALL:

No strong aromas upon opening, seven, tightly packed fish to the tin. A very faint tomato aroma is detectable. A medium textured fish, no strong flavors or aftertaste. A nice balance of flavors from the sauce, no sour-tasting tomato sauce. No strong taste or after taste. Would eat again. 5 sardines

La Compagnie Bretonne- 193

LA COMPAGNIE BRETONNE DU POISSON- OLIVE OIL ORGANIC PEPPER

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

serv. 

Calories- 220kcal
Total Fat- 14.5g

Protein- 21.1g

Sodium- 0.9g

PRODUCT OF: 

France

INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Pepper, Salt


* 21% of the agricultural ingredients are Bio-FR BIO 10-certified by Bureau VERITAS certification France

PRICE:

OVERALL:

No aroma upon opening. Four fish to the tin. A medium textured fish, a sweet note hits you on the first bite, then a subtle heat appears and disappears as quickly as it appeared... it leaves you wondering if it was there... then it reappears on the next bite. A meaty fish, a very mild heat. not a spiny fish. No Strong flavors or after. 4 1/2 sardines.

Kerbriant - 176

KERBRIANT: IN OLIVE OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:
N/A

PRODUCT OF:
France

INGREDIENTS:
N/A

PRICE: 




OVERALL:

A fish aroma upon opening. Five medium fish to the tin. A medium textured fish, saltiness lets itself known. A mild flavor fish. The aftertaste is a watery oil taste that dispenses quickly. A meaty fish would be a great tin for newbie sardine eaters. 4 sardines.

Robert Brand-130

ROBERT BRAND: IN OLIVE OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:
Calories-
Total Fat-
Protein-
Sodium-
Cholesterol-

PRODUCT OF:

Portugal

INGREDIENTS:
N/A

PRICE:


OVERALL
A slight oil, sardine aroma upon opening. Three plump, scaled fish to the tin. A good textured fish. Scales are not noticeable. Saltiness off the fish hits you on the first bite; yet, it does not overpower the fish. Not a spiny fish. No strong taste or after. Saltiness lingers after tin is gone; this is a two-beer minimum tin. I would eat again. 4 1/2 sardines.

ROBERT BRAND: IN SUNFLOWER OIL & HOT PEPPER

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

Calories- 325
Total Fat-15.3g
Protein- 16g
Sodium- 700mg
Cholesterol- 47mg

PRODUCT OF:

Portugal

INGREDIENTS:
N/A

PRICE:


OVERALL
A faint peppery aroma upon opening. Three plump, scaled fish to the tin. A roe-filled fish; not a spiny fish. Scales are not noticeable. A faint heat lets itself known; heat fades almost as quickly as it appears. One chili pod to the tin. A meaty fish. No strong taste or after. I would eat again. 4 1/2 sardines

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:
n/a
PRODUCT OF:
France

INGREDIENTS:
n/a

PRICE:


OVERALL:
Oil and pepper aroma upon opening. Three plump, scaled fish to the tin. A medium textured, roe-filled fish. Roe is not gritty. It is a mild-tasting fish, heat not noticeable at first; it slowly creeps up with even consistency. Two chili pods to the tin, fish does not hold its shape well. No strong taste or after. A lingering faint, nice heat. 4 1/2 Sardines

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

n/a
PRODUCT OF:
France


INGREDIENTS:
n/a

PRICE:


OVERALL:
Oil aroma upon opening with three plump fish to the tin. Fish does not hold its shape well when removing from tin. Oil flavor hits you on the first bite. It's flavorful, with a bit of saltiness combined with the fish. No strong flavors or after. Roe filled' not to noticeable. 4 1/2 sardines

"Les Sardines"

Unless you've been living under a tin some where, you may have heard of a popular song storming France this summer, "Les Sardines" by Patrick Sebastian. A very catchy tune.


Here are the lyrics in case you are French speaking impaired (as I am).

  SARDINES - PATRICK SEBASTIEN 

 To make an easy song, easy, Should first words morons, morons, A little melody that takes you well head, and a choreography to party, in this one, we get together, 5, or 6 or 7 and we all stick together, singing out loud. Ha! What we are tight at the bottom of this box, sardines Sing, sing sardines, Ha! What we are tight at the bottom of this box, Sing sardines between the oil and the spices. (2x) Of course, it really is easy, easy, It is even completely stupid, moron, it's not made to think it is for a party, this is done to touch, rub the edges , then we get together, 5, or 6, or 7, and then we jump all singing out loud, Ha! What we are tight at the bottom of this box, sardines Sing, sing sardines, Ha! What we are tight at the bottom of this box, Sing sardines between the oil and the spices. (2x) And ... for a breath p'tit it differs in holding hands, And ... to be even more happy is doing there, there, there, singing my chorus! There, there, and hands in the air, there, there! There, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, ........ (Spoken 8 measures) And now we are all tightening! It tightens, and now we had known, we will sing the song of sardines! Caution! Come on! Ha! What we are tight at the bottom of this box, sardines Sing, sing sardines, Ha! What we are tight at the bottom of this box, Sing sardines between the oil and the spices. (2x) Ha! What we are tight at the bottom of this box, sardines Sing, sing sardines, Ha! What we are tight at the bottom of this box, Sing sardines between the oil and the spices. (1x) there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, ........ (8 measures) there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, ........ (8 measures)

As with most famous songs, it has spread all over YouTube here:

There is no short supply of self-made videos to the song. I'm not sure if it will ever arise in the States, "unfortunately." But who says sardine eaters can't promote it! So go out and make a video, submit it, and I'll post it on here.