Articles of category "Sardines"

Fresh sardines are mostly prized in Italy, Southern France, Spain, Portugal and North Africa. In the other countries, people prefer canned and salted sardines and many even do not regard sardines as a product for baking, grilling or frying. Some restaurants, dealing with the cuisines of the countries listed above, start offering fresh sardines, while the customers begin to discover their allure.

There are more than twenty varied fish species, sold as sardines worldwide. To say that canned sardines are popular is to say nothing about sardines. They are so popular, that their population has decreased considerably due to commercial fishing. They comprise one of the first world canned food, and they are the first canned fish food. Perhaps, one of the reasons to preserve namely sardines is that they are nutritious, as well as healthy, food items.