Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 2012


THE QUEEN OF THE COAST




























































GAMMA-A






RIGA GOLD








PERDIZ





COFISA



Tricana








HADDON HOUSE









CHICKEN OF THE SEA





WILD PLANET











TRATA










BELA








TRADER JOE'S







JOHN WEST












Tub of fish. Some of the tins for the upcoming year




Happy New year every one. I'm starting The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Page off with a pic of a dish of dried sardines. I know these guys are not in a tin, but I couldn't let a sardine tradition slip by. I made these guys up for the New Year's feast. The Japanese eat several types of fish for New Year's. I'm only focusing on the Dried Sardine aspect. I picked up a bag of Niboshi, sauteed them with some soy sauce, butter, and other spices, and laid them on a bed of rice with some Duck sauce. Very good stuff. The fish were used historically to fertilize rice fields. The symbolism is of an abundant harvest. Here's wishing every one an abundant harvest in the upcoming year, what ever you may sow. Now let's pop open some tins.

Monday, November 14, 2011

NYBCelebration Blog Hop



Congratulations to Alice of Minnesota. Hope you enjoy Arlene Sardine!


ENDS 11/25/11






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Childrens Book with ten dollars



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Arlene Sardine

Chris Raschka

Synopsis:


So you want to be a sardine." Although not every reader will personally relate to the opening presumption of Chris Raschka's Arlene Sardine, all will appreciate his lively approach to the humble story of an unsung heroine. Arlene starts out as a little fish who knows exactly what color her parachute is--the slippery gray-green of a sardine. Her career takes off when she and a few of her "ten hundred thousand friends" are caught in a purse net and thrown onto the deck of a fishing boat. After taking her last gilled gasp, Arlene is sorted, salted, smoked, packed in oil, et voilà, her dream has come true!
While some adults may read this tale as either a morbid take on the traditional fish story or a thinly veiled call to vegetarianism, it is intended to be neither. Grownups occasionally need reminding that for children, the concept of death is not nearly so fraught with fear and panic and heartache as it is for adults. Arlene isn't much bothered by it either. She knows that sardines are, by definition, dead fish--she simply marks her target and shoots for it.
Raschka earned a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes?, and his Mysterious Thelonious garnered acclaim as the New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of 1997. In Arlene Sardine, he uses exuberant pastel watercolors and bold, abstract strokes to bring the undersea world alive (and keep it kicking even after the sea life is dead). His text is typically minimal and musical: "Then she was smoked, delicately. She was delicately smoked. Delicately smoked was she." Children will enjoy this matter-of-fact yet playful telling of one tiny fish's journey to sardinehood (and in the process discover words like fjord, thronging, and hermetically), and parents may also learn a thing or two by loosening up and swimming along for the ride. (Ages 4 to 8) --Brangien Davis




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Monday, October 17, 2011

BRUNSWICK -49

BRUNSWICK: GOURMET STYLE FILLETS IN OLIVE OIL


APPEARANCE:


NUTRITION:
Calories- 170
Fat Calories- 90
Total Fat- 10g
Sat. Fat- 2g
Cholesterol- 65mg
Sodium- 95
Protein- 19g

PRODUCT OF:
Canada

INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Olive Oil

PRICE:


OVERALL:
A faint fish and oil aroma upon opening. Four large white fillets to the tin. A meaty, flaky fish. A mild-tasting fish, no fishy taste or after. A firm-textured fish holds its shape well while removed from tin. A good balance of oil flavor and Salt; compliments the fish. Hard to believe this is canned fish. Will eat again. 5 Sardines











BRUNSWICK: IN MUSTARD AND DILL SAUCE


APPEARANCE:


NUTRITION:
Calories- 150
Fat Calories- 70
Total Fat- 8g
Sat. Fat- 1.5g
Polyunsat- 2.0g
Monounsat Fat- 4.0g
Cholesterol- 100mg
Sodium- 580mg
Total- Carb- 3g
Sugars- 1g
Protein- 16g

PRODUCT OF:
Canada

INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Water, Mustard, Soybean Oil, Acetic Acid, Modified Cornstarch, Salt, Sugar, Turmeric Dill, Xanthan Gum, Spices, Annato

PRICE:
1.39

OVERALL:
No noticeable aroma upon opening. Thought I heard an echo when I opened the tin, with all the empty space in the can. Three sardines to the tin, a soft fish, mustard not overpowering. Would have liked to have been able to of tasted more dill. The flavor is very weak in this tin. I would probably eat again. 2 1/2 sardines.







BRUNSWICK: IN TOMATO AND BASIL SAUCE


APPEARANCE:


NUTRITION:
Calories- 150
Fat Calories- 70
Total Fat- 8g
Sat. Fat- 1.5g
Polyunsat- 2.0g
Monounsat Fat- 4.0g
Cholesterol- 100mg
Sodium- 530mg
Total- Carb- 3g
Sugars- 2g
Protein- 16g

PRODUCT OF:
Canada
INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Water, Tomato Paste, Modified Cornstarch, Salt, Sugar, Basil, Soybean Oil, Citric Acid, Extracts of Paprika and Other Spices, Xantham Gum, Polysorbate 80

PRICE:
1.39

OVERALL:
No strong aroma upon opening. Five medium-sized sardines to the tin. An appealing tin of fish. Basil is very detectable on the first bite. The sauce is on the sweet side, a very soft fish that dissolves in your mouth. Slight fish after taste. Would not eat again. one sardine.




BRUNSWICK: IN OLIVE OIL


APPEARANCE:


NUTRITION:
Calories- 150
Fat Calories- 70
Total Fat- 8g
Sat. Fat- 1.5g
Polyunsat- 2.0g
Monounsat Fat- 4.0g
Cholesterol- 100mg
Sodium- 580mg
Total- Carb- 3g
Sugars- 1g
Protein- 16g

PRODUCT OF:
Canada

INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Olive Oil, Salt

PRICE:
1.39
OVER ALL:
A very appealing tin of fish, it stops there. Six fish to the tin The fish literally turns mush in your mouth; the texture is horrible. The oil leaves an after-taste afterward. Would not eat again. No sardines.



BRUNSWICK: IN SPRINGWATER, NO SALT  ADDED


APPEARANCE:


NUTRITION:
Calories- 140
Fat Calories- 70
Total Fat- 7g
Sat. Fat- 2.0g
Polyunsat- 2.0g
Monounsat Fat- 4.0g
Cholesterol- 100mg
Sodium- 200mg
Total- Carb- 0g
Sugars- 0g
Protein- 19g

PRODUCT OF:
Canada

INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Spring Water

PRICE:
1.39
OVER ALL:
No strong aroma, Five fish to a tin. Mush, mush, and more mush! The only texture in this fish is the spines. The fish is horribly soft. This will be the tin for you if you are making a spread. No sardines.


BRUNSWICK: SELECT SMALL IN SOYBEAN OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:


PRODUCT OF:
Canada

INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Soybean oil, Salt

PRICE:
1.00

OVERALL:
Very faint aroma upon opening, delightful aroma. Six fish to the tin is very soft, not spiny at all, a mild-tasting fish.I may eat again. 3 Sardines







BRUNSWICK: IN SOYBEAN OIL WITH HOT PEPPERS

APPEARANCE:
NUTRITION:
Calories- 150
Fat Calories- 80
Total Fat- 9g
Sat. Fat- 2.0g
Polyunsat- 3g
Monounsat Fat- 4.0g
Cholesterol- 100mg
Sodium- 250mg
Total- Carb- 0g
Sugars- 0g
Protein- 16g




INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Soybean Oil,  Hot Peppers, Water, Vinegar, Salt, Calcium chloride, Natural Flavors, Sodium Benzoate

PRICE:


OVERALL:
A slight sardine aroma upon opening. Three fish to the tin, a roe-filled fish. The fish are a tad on the spiny side. The consistency of the fish is chewy. Only one slice of "Hot Pepper" to the tin. (Not Hot) Oil flavor is noticeable. I may eat again. 1 1/2 Sardines.