Who here eats Sardines?

[Animal]

how in the fuck do you de-bone a sardine?

[Homebrew]

how in the fuck do you de-bone a sardine?

With a very small fillet knife, obviously.

[Reservoir Dog]

how in the fuck do you de-bone a sardine?

WTC will be along shortly to explain it to you in minute detail.

[Blast]

I've always been of the mindset that once something has been boned

[QillerDaemon]

how in the fuck do you de-bone a sardine?

You don't. With some fish, either their bones are soft and stay soft after cooking, or soften to an edible state after cooking. So you don't worry about it other than not eating the heads. And some people do even that.

[beagleboy]

Had fresh sardines in Brazil - meh. dark oily isn't my preferred fish texture.
Used to eat the canned sardines while backpacking. Easy non-perishable way to provide actual meat 10+ days into a trip. Not my favorite but when hungry, anything is good. Warmed up TANG actually tastes pretty good when really cold and missing sugar.

[megman]

how in the fuck do you de-bone a sardine?

The bones are small enough and soft enough to not bother. It's like the bone in canned salmon. I just mash it in when mixing for a sandwich or whatever. It's extra calcium.

[Animal]

how in the fuck do you de-bone a sardine?

You don't. With some fish, either their bones are soft and stay soft after cooking, or soften to an edible state after cooking. So you don't worry about it other than not eating the heads. And some people do even that.

It says "boneless" on the can/box.

[QillerDaemon]

how in the fuck do you de-bone a sardine?

You don't. With some fish, either their bones are soft and stay soft after cooking, or soften to an edible state after cooking. So you don't worry about it other than not eating the heads. And some people do even that.

It says "boneless" on the can/box.

And these still have the bones.



And so do these. That company also charges for taking the bones out, so the higher cost for the boneless cans over the bone-filled cans. The point is, you don't *have* to remove the bones for the fish to be edible. Not like catfish or bass, for sure.

edit: some additional info -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardines_as_food

[megman]

how in the fuck do you de-bone a sardine?

You don't. With some fish, either their bones are soft and stay soft after cooking, or soften to an edible state after cooking. So you don't worry about it other than not eating the heads. And some people do even that.

It says "boneless" on the can/box.

It's for picky mofos....

[Geist]

If you make your own pizza sauce, throw a single anchovie in it next time. Not fishy and takes it to the next level.