How to Eat Every Type of Tinned Fish

Mussels

1. Stir them into pasta: Mussels add protein and briny-savory flavor to a pasta dish, but don’t forget to use the oil from the tin for an extra boost of savory flavor for the sauce.
2. Eat them with potato chips: Mussels are conveniently bite-sized, meaning they fit perfectly on a potato chip, and the crispy chip texture pairs well with the juicy mussels. When we have the ingredients on hand, we like adding some crème fraiche and chopped chives. Our favorite unexpected chip pairing? Spicy Mussels and sweet potato chips.
3. Make some toast: A simple but perfect pairing—mussels atop crusty bread, allowing the bread to soak up the flavored oil.

Anchovies

1. Make a salad: Salt-cured anchovies are famously a key ingredient in Caesar salad dressing, and while ours are milder than salt-cured varieties, we still think they belong in salads of all kinds (and not to mention, it’s the easiest way to add over 20 grams of protein to a salad—no cooking required). We use the oil from the tin as a base for a salad dressing and load up the salad with a variety of veggies to make the meal both protein- and fiber-rich.
2. In a sandwich: Our anchovies are firm enough that they can hold their own in a sandwich. Consider making an ALT (anchovies, lettuce, tomato) by replacing the bacon in a BLT with a can of anchovies.
3. On toast with hummus: Pretty much any tinned fish pairs well with toast. We find that a thick slice of sourdough with hummus, sliced onions, chopped herbs, and a can of anchovies is a delicious combination and works with pita as well.

Jack Mackerel

Editor’s note: You can use Jack mackerel in any recipe that calls for canned tuna. Its mild, meaty, rich taste makes a good, lower-impact substitute for tuna.

1. Tuna salad fan? Try mackerel salad: Combine Jack mackerel, mayonnaise, celery, shallot, capers, Dijon mustard, lemon juice and parsley. For more protein, use Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise. Mackerel salad pairs well with our Sourdough Sea Salt crackers.
2. Make a Mackerel Melt: Take mackerel salad one step further and use it to make one of our all-time favorite sandwiches. We love adding pickles to give it a briny twist.
3. Make hand-roll sushi: Skip the takeout and make your own hand rolls at home. Pair the mackerel with whatever you have on hand. Consider wrapping some sushi rice, carrots, avocado, soy sauce and wasabi in nori sheets.

Sardines in Coconut Curry

1. Pair with rice: We designed Sardines in Coconut Curry Sauce tin specifically to pair with rice. It goes well with any sort of rice (even leftovers), but we also make a rice salad with jasmine rice, chili crisp, pickled onions, and cilantro.
2. Make fried rice: Use the curry sauce from the tin to make fried rice from leftover rice—it takes five minutes and many find it’s better than takeout.
3. Pair with noodles: Try making a noodle bowl with veggies, rice noodles, and chopped scallions.

Sardines in Tomato Sauce

1. Make a pantry pasta: Our Sardines in Tomato Sauce tin is a take on puttanesca sauce, and it was crafted to stir into pasta. Add it to a bowl of pasta along with any mix of veggies, other tinned fish, and fresh seafood for a hearty meal.
2. Make bruschetta: Mix the tin with chopped tomatoes and basil for a snack that tastes like summer.
3. Sardine mini pizza: Use naan or flatbread to make pizza with this tin plus mozzarella cheese, basil, and any other topping you like.

Sardines and White Beans

1. Make a dense bean salad: We’re fans of Violet Witchel’s Dense Bean Salad recipe, made by mixing this tin with more beans and veggies to make a protein- and fiber-rich meal.
2. Make Sardines and Beans on toast: Mix the Sardines and Beans tin with chopped tomatoes and/or peppers and chopped basil and serve on top of sourdough bread.

Sardines and Black Beans

1. Make sardine tacos: This tin is a good base for sardine tacos since it’s packed in a zesty corn salsa. Try topping tacos with avocado and pickled onions.
2. Snack with tortilla chips: Use this tin as a dip with tortilla chips.

Smoked Wild Pink Salmon

1. Throw together salmon dip: Combine cream cheese, lemon juice, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, chopped scallions, and chopped parsley for a creamy dip that’s tasty with our sourdough sea salt crackers.
2. Assemble a poke bowl: As a shortcut, use our smoked salmon. Add salmon to a bowl with rice, chopped carrots, edamame, cabbage, and top with spicy mayo.
3. Make a bagel sandwich: Our Smoked Salmon with Pastrami Spice was inspired by the pastrami salmon of New York delis. Pair it with an everything bagel and cream cheese (and for a loaded sandwich, add capers, tomatoes and sliced red onion).