When Fishwife is worth it

I realized I hadn’t posted a review of this tin yet so here we go…

Fishwife slow smoked mackerel with chili flakes. Ingredients: smoked mackerel, olive oil, sugar, salt, crushed chili, and garlic

With the can opens you get a nice scent of Smokey mackerel. Definitely not off putting and it made my mouth water.

Two nicely smoked filets in the tin with very nice looking skin on (much appreciated) and no bones. This tin is one of my favorite ways mackerel is offered. Nice and firm but not dry in the least. This is achieved by the skin being on and the delicious fat layer just underneath. The flavor is Smokey and not fishy at all. The mackerel taste is followed up by subtle nuances of the sugar salt and garlic. The chili flakes are adding just enough heat to let you the are there and doing something but not overwhelming. I could see how some may call this salty but it’s just right for me. I like salt and I love smoked meats of all kinds.

The mackerel broke apart nicely when you wanted it too and as far as I’m concerned don’t need really any doctoring up. I ate half the tin straight up and the other half on some saltines for some variety. I will say the flavors are bold enough that they will not be lost in a recipe. I would definitely eat this tin over some rice.

This is a great tin of mackerel and would recommend it even with the fishwife tax.

Deen on!