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Tinned Fish

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  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    Asda smartprice sardines are i think 34p.
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  • Idiophreak
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    Not tinned, strictly, but I find smoked mackerel a very inexpensive, healthy and easy dinner. Open the packet, add to some salad. Done.
  • dannie
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    Hi, thanks for the replies. The person I am shopping for wants salmon tinned fish (wild pacific pink salmon). I think the cheapest available to me is £1.99 418gr at Lidl. Aldi is quite a distance but manageable, so wondered if anybody could first inform me of the price for the same?
  • kookai9
    kookai9 Posts: 252 Forumite
    Got a load of M & S sardines marked down to 49p a tin on Sat
  • dannie
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    Okay thanks kookai9. Anybody know about the price of Aldi tinned salmon?
  • John West Wild Pink Salmon is £1.34 for 213 g tin in Waitrose.
  • stephen77
    stephen77 Posts: 10,342 Forumite
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    fresh sprats at morrison are pretty cheap and you get the omage 3 benefits.

    I do not think tinned fish is that cheap once you have taken into the actual fish to sauce/oil ratio. Plus it does not taste anywhere near as good.

    have you looked down the frozen isle?
  • surfsister
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    One thing I would warn you off would be Smart Price tinned tuna, it's horrible!

    I buy a lot of frozen fish in Aldi which is great quality. Likewise their tinned tuna and salmon.

    yes so too is the poundshop one it's best as cat food!!
  • JoJoB
    JoJoB Posts: 2,080 Forumite
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    I make a tinned salmon curry which is really nice.

    Fry up some onions and 1 clove garlic
    add some chopped veg (I like butternut squash and red pepper for sweetness)
    add some spices over a low heat (I use 1 teaspoon of mild curry powder, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1 teaspoon cumin, and add a little garam masala towards the end, if you need a bit more heat add a little chilli or chilli powder)
    stir in a tin of chopped tomatoes and simmer
    While simmering open tin of salmon, reserve the liquid, get rid of skin and bones.
    Add salmon and liquid to the curry
    Cook on a low heat for 15minutes or so
    Garnish with chopped spring onions
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  • Among tinned fish I prefer tuna.

    Many recipes are made out of tuna. Tuna salads, tuna sandwiches are simply yum:j
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