Was excited to see something new at TJ's but then, I was a little disappointed to see it's grilled and then I saw they also have tuna in the exact same shaped tin (not pictured but somebody else posted pics in a different post). In my experience, grilled can be dry (but not always because TJs grilled sardines are not dry) and if the company also has tuna in their product line, their other fish tend to be dry too.
This was so dry and overcooked. I will not buy these again. They're grilled but I couldn't get past how dry they were. They have skin on and there were some bones but I don't mind. The evoo was pretty good, mildly tasted like mackerel.
by DatabaseWide
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finding a not dry mackerel is an endless quest
That’s disappointing to hear. Mackerel is my favorite though so I have to try at least one of these.
Thank you for the review! I just bought the tuna version of this. Excited to give it a try
They’ll refund your money if you don’t like something and you don’t need a receipt.
So, hit with the same rolling griller in Tunisia as the grilled sardines.
Kinda off topic but ive had TJ grilled sardines and they were absolutely nasty
I wish they’d do the mackerel in vinegar and sake, like Japanese style. I’d buy it every week
That’s a bummer. I’ve only had one boneless skinful tin before and loved it. It was porthos deens with the silver metallic packaging. Id love to eat them again but I don’t want to pay for them again but I remember them fondly