Chicken of the Sea Wild Caught Sardines in Olive Oil, 3.75 oz Cans, 18-Count – High Protein Nutritional Powerhouse Canned Sardines – Perfect in Any Dish or as Ready to Eat Meals

This is, by far, the best tasting canned Baltic sprats I've ever had. Magnitudes better than famous Riga sprats. Perfect combination of taste, texture, smoke and spice. Just make sure to get the right variety - I'm reviewing "Wild caught sardines in olive oil" here, not a smoked / cottonseed oil / whatever other options here are.

These are really good sardines. Wild caught and in olive oil so the best of both worlds. Sardines are some of the healthiest fish you can eat, and these have been harvested and packaged as sustainably and health consciously as reasonably possible. I think they're about $1.61 per can, so they're definitely on the affordable side.

They are tastier than many other, more expensive sardines on the market. I recommend it to everyone who uses sardines regularly, not for a party presentation. Sardines are soft and may fall apart if you try to take them one at a time. It is my thing to go for sardines for my Keto days.

They’re not as pretty or as firm as the King Oscars, the olive oil doesn’t have much flavor, and there’s a bit of water in there as well. But the flavor is a lot better than you’d expect at this price. You wouldn’t put them on a plate and serve them at a buffet, but they’re great in sandwiches and salads and for just snacking, and the price makes them a bargain.

I have ordered from this brand, I think, seven times now. I have always received high quality cans, only two single cans of which were ever dented, and the expiration dates have been consistently great I have tried the lemon variety, and the mustard variety too, so I'll add some comments on them --- For the Lemon kind - It really wasn't that lemony at all, to a disappointing degree. They were good, yeah, but were kind of the same as the 'in oil' kind with just a HINT of lemon. I wasn't impressed, personally. But the quality of the sardines themselves was still there. 3/5 stars For the mustard kind - These were really good. The mustard wasn't too strong or overpowering. But the sardines were ever-so-slightly dry (which is usually the case with any kind not packaged in oil, I guess?) They were still really good anyway though. 4/5 stars I've tried probably four different brands, and I think this brand is my favorite so far. Also, I like that they source the sardines from a more reputable area I will say, this last batch I ordered seems to be a little saltier than the previous batches I got. That's not REALLY a complaint, though. But it is something I noticed. Again, I don't consider that a bad thing Aside from being a very easy, very convenient meal, (I pair a can with some crackers or bread to soak up the oil) and I didn't actually know/realize this before, but sardines are a really good source of collagen. So, along with the protein and omega-3s and all that, the collagen is something I consider a nice bonus I really don't think you'll be disappointed with this brand. And the price you pay for the amount you get seems like a really good deal to me Edit - I have now also tried the Lightly Smoked kind. Like some other reviewers mentioned, I really couldn't taste any smokey-ness. They just tasted like sardines in neutral oil. So, 5/5 for the sardines, but, I guess, 0/5 for the smokey aspect since it just wasn't there (at least not in the batch I got(?)) The quality is always great with this brand, though, so that's something

I love sardines -so tasty! I heated them up, added some herbs, a little hot sauce, and a squeeze of lemon then served it with steamed brown rice. Healthy and satisfying.

Tasty with hot sauce and crackers,full of omegas oils

These are fine, not super high quality, but they are fine with hot sauce. The thing is that they are only 11g of protein per can, so it takes 2 cans to be as much nutrition as the average can of sardines. That really makes these more like $30 for 9 cans of sardines since you'll need to eat two at a time. Disguised as a good deal because somehow there is no nutritional label on the box, but not actually a good deal.