Sardines in olive oil with lemon

Cornish sardines are known worldwide for their rich, full-bodied flavour. In the can, the bones become soft, so you can just eat them. This variant in olive oil is suitable for hot preparations - deliciously fresh, with a hint of lemon. The colourful packaging is made by illustrator Elena Lovich and folded by hand around the can.

Origin

Our sardines come from Cornwall - hence the name Cornish Sardines. Here it’s all about fish: on the lively and buzzing fish markets the catch is being traded and every year in August the Newlyn Fish Festival takes place.

David

Cornish sardines

Newlyn, United Kingdom

To fishery

Fish with a story

The family of sardine fisherman David Pascoe have been fishing for generation for Cornish pilchard sardines. He fishes on request mostly: ‘We have a very strict no-waste-policy. No demand? Then we don’t ship out. When we do have requests, we make sure that we don’t over-fish the data. We hope by doing it this way, the generations after us can also do this type of work.’

More about this fishery

Fishing Method

The fishermen lure the sardines from so-called purse-seine-boats with a lamp to the water’s surface and then put a net around the school. When they pull the net down, it forms a basket around the school.

Because sardines swim in compact schools, this catching method is very selective - and doesn’t harm the environment. Young fish can easily escape between the holes in the nets and the fishermen don’t fish during mating season. This guarantees a stable population.

Straight from the ocean

At Fish Tales we want you to know what the origin is of your fish and what has happened between the catch and your frying pan. We believe that a fully transparent chain makes it easier to choose for fair products - and to enjoy your fish totally guilt-free.