....And the guts, too.

Thanks for that information! I am going to Venice in June and I look forward to eating grilled sardnes!

Make sure you clarify the price of anything you order in Venice before they serve it!

And I'm not sure if I made that point firmly enough.

Don't order anything in Venice unless you are clear about how much it costs.

going, going...........gone


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A sad day, one that was reported here a month ago. The little sites are often far
more timely and useful than the big ones.

Thanks for the advice LapLap!

My favorite sardines come anywhere on the Mediterranean coast in a small restaurant with a Pastis if it's France or white wine if it's not, and a plate of the grilled fresh sardines in front of me consumed while watching the waves and/or beach occupants.

My favorite sardines come anywhere on the Mediterranean coast in a small restaurant with a Pastis if it's France or white wine if it's not, and a plate of the grilled fresh sardines in front of me consumed while watching the waves and/or beach occupants.

This Mediterranean thing has some merit...best sardines I've had were large (at least compared to the canned ones) grilled ones in a little cafe near the water in Genoa....very very different.

But I like the canned ones, too, on saltines. :cool: My dad showed me that one, brings back memories.

I love the Sardines at Casa Mono in New York, they are great with a nice glass of white wine.

My outdoor cats love ‘em, but I’m not above having a few myself. :D

I prefer the canned ones in a mustard or tomato sauce. Always on saltines. It's been years, but I have a can in my office for the next time I can't get away for lunch.

My cookbooks have lots of pictures of large sardines, usually shown grilled, but I've never seen them. I'll be in Rome and Naples next month and will be on the lookout.

My wife hates 'em, but this sounds like ambrosia to me.

Once again available (as of this week, I imagine, as they weren't in the store last week). Bought sever cans immediately. Ate them for dinner tonight on a nice, firm whole grain toast, with a bowl of homemade French Onion Soup, using some stock I made over the weekend with a new pressure cooker I was given and some oxtails I had in the freezer. Sooo good!!!!

Two weeks ago, we tried a new (for us) sushi bar, and the itamae handed me a sardine sushi without telling me what it was. Blew me away! I'd actually never had sardine sushi before, and I've eaten a lot of sushi. I do love fresh sardines too, as well as good sardines out of the tin. I never age them as some of the French do, but that could be interesting to do some day.