{"title":"La Narval","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Narval have been tinning sardines in Galicia since 1966: Portuguese-caught fish, hand-cleaned and cooked before they go in the tin with olive oil and a little salt. Three to five fish to a 120g tin, and the everyday sardine we'd put on toast without thinking twice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-narval-sardines-in-olive-oil","title":"La Narval Sardines in Olive Oil","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach 120g tin holds sardines, hand-cleaned and cooked before canning, then packed in olive oil with a little salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLay them on hot buttered toast with lemon and black pepper, and use the oil from the tin to dress a tomato salad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne tin makes lunch for one, or a plate of tapas for two with bread and olives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are Portuguese sardines, tinned in Galicia by La Narval, who have been packing fish in Vilagarcía de Arousa since 1966. The sardines are caught by Portugal's inshore fleet, small boats that land their catch the same day, and each fish is cleaned by hand and cooked before it goes into the tin. That's the slow way of doing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bones are soft enough to eat (and you should; that's where the calcium is), and sardines are one of the richest sources of omega-3 you can buy in a tin. It lives in the cupboard, no freezer required, so keep a couple in for the evening when there is nothing else in the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd like a slightly bigger tin, we also sell \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thefishsociety.co.uk\/products\/ortiz-tinned-sardines-in-olive-oil\"\u003eOrtiz sardines in olive oil\u003c\/a\u003e at 140g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fish Society","offers":[{"title":"Pack \/ 120g","offer_id":65124980425081,"sku":"810494","price":5.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/9489\/2598\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ngeiydngeiydngei_771634b6-f14d-4261-9c9c-4ec4392b09c1.jpg?v=1793960643"},{"product_id":"mixed-tinned-sardines-sardine-six-6-tins-4-styles","title":"Mixed Tinned Sardines – Sardine Six (6 different tins)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix different tins of sardines, about 725g in all: Ortiz in olive oil (140g), La Narval in olive oil (120g), sardinillas, the small ones (115g), Ati Manel in olive oil (120g), Ati Manel in spiced olive oil (120g) and Cornish sardines in rapeseed oil from Hevva (110g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLay them on hot buttered toast with a squeeze of lemon, or straight from the tin with good bread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach tin is a generous lunch for one or a starter for two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTinned sardines are the best seller in our tinned range by a distance, and the only sensible way to find out which you like is to eat them side by side. Six tins, no two the same: Spanish, Portuguese and Cornish; big fish and little ones; olive oil, rapeseed oil and a spiced one with a slice of chilli. People are usually surprised how different two tins of the same fish can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe French take this further than anyone: they lay down vintage sardines like wine and turn the tins every few months so the oil soaks in evenly. You don't have to (we don't), but they keep for years in the cupboard, so there is no hurry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSardines have been short this year, so if one of these runs out we'll swap in another sardine tin rather than leave the box empty. Tins travel happily with a frozen order. If you'd rather stock up on a favourite, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ortiz-tinned-sardines-in-olive-oil\"\u003eOrtiz\u003c\/a\u003e are the ones we never run out of.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fish Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65129046868345,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/9489\/2598\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_p0th47p0th47p0th.jpg?v=1793985808"},{"product_id":"mixed-tinned-sardines-sardine-twelve-12-tins-4-styles","title":"Mixed Tinned Sardines – Sardine Twelve (6 different tins, 2 of each)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve tins of sardines, about 1.45kg in all: two each of Ortiz in olive oil (140g), La Narval in olive oil (120g), sardinillas, the small ones (115g), Ati Manel in olive oil (120g), Ati Manel in spiced olive oil (120g) and Cornish sardines in rapeseed oil from Hevva (110g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn hot buttered toast with lemon, through pasta with chilli and parsley, or straight from the tin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve lunches, or a starter for two on twelve separate occasions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sardine stash: our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mixed-tinned-sardines-sardine-six-6-tins-4-styles\"\u003eSardine Six\u003c\/a\u003e doubled, for people who already know they eat a tin a week, and want one to try and one to settle the argument. It also comes to more than £70 on its own, so it carries free delivery with it, which is the closest thing to a discount on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTinned sardines keep for years, and plenty of people think they improve with a bit of age (the French lay them down like wine). So buying twelve is not as reckless as it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSardines have been short this year, so if one of these runs out we'll swap in another sardine tin rather than leave the box empty. Add them to a fish order and they travel in the same box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fish Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65129046901113,"sku":null,"price":88.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/9489\/2598\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_228h6l228h6l228h.jpg?v=1793985978"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thefishsociety.co.uk\/collections\/la-narval.oembed","provider":"The Fish Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}