Snacked on Patagonia’s smoked mussels and Matiz small sardines with piquillo peppers for lunch today
Matiz small sardines with piquillo peppers in EVOO- 8/10. I am a big fan of Matiz products. These baby sardines were beautiful, spotted and shiny with tails attached. The tails were surprisingly pleasant. It seems the sardine flavor is more concentrated in the babies which makes sense. Didn’t need much, just a squeeze of lemon and I ate most of them straight out of the tin. The peppers are pretty unremarkable, but did add a subtle sweetness. The dog was a big fan too.
Patagonia’s Smoked oysters- 4/10. Today I learned that I do not like oysters. The texture reminded me of wet memory foam, and the little anchoring fibers the mussel uses to cling to the rocks had an unpleasant sandiness to it. The smoke flavor was pronounced and IMO didn’t do anything for the mussel flavor. I’m discovering I like more herby/citrus/bright flavors with my seafood.
Ate them both on kettle chips with lemon and Tabasco. Bread and butter pickle chaser. Something special about enjoying a tin with the sounds and smells of the ocean.
by AsparagusNo1897
6 Comments
Hope it was warmer than it looks!
Still, a day at the beach is better than a day at work.
You need a little more dog hair
You ate the sardines…in front of their family?!!
My hands down #1 favorite is those tiny Matiz w/ piquillo peppers.
I’m jelly
Love the scene here!
Sad to hear you didn’t like the mussels 😞
Those pickles look fire 🔥
That looks like a great day! The first time I fell in love with tinned seafood was on a beach vacation. It’s the perfect pairing.