Crown Prince Sardines in Water, 4.25-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

Recently I've been exploring the world of tinned fish, namely, sardines. There is a huge variety in terms of species, packing, textures, seasoning, and flavors. I've gone through the cheapest of the grocery store brands (under a $1 a can), and I'm inching my way up. I've been curious about Moroccan sardines because many of the more expensive brands are from Morocco, and they used larger fish than the cheap brands. The Moroccan seem to be similar to sardines from Spain and Portugal but cost much less. I'll try the expensive Spanish and Portuguese sardines someday, but I'm not going to pay $4 for a small tin of fish when I can pay less than $2 per can for essentially the same thing.The Crown Prince are packed nicely, all the positive comments are correct in my opinion. They are firm, taste good and packed three to a can. The light smoke is pleasant and not overbearing. I didn't notice any problem with excessive amounts of scales, and they aren't overly fishy. Overall, I'm impressed. I do prefer the taste of ones packed in oil or packed in water over sauced sardines (tomato, hot sauce, mustard, etc.). I prefer to add my own condiments. They came with a nice long shelf-life date of 2027, and I'm happy with my purchase. I will buy these again.Update: I've finished half the case and I want to state that I love these. They are terrific and the best value out there in sardines.

I've purchased Crown Prince Sardines in oil a number of times and love their products. My only complaint was this time my order came in water. Not a fan of them in water. But none the less I was refunded.

Exterior Packaging - 5 stars overall- I was a bit concerned purchasing these via the internet since items can get dinged during transit (or be already dented & shipped out) - and horror stories & a wild imagination about the potential side effects of botulism make me ultra careful about checking the containers of any canned food before purchasing. This pack of 12 arrived in a sturdy, double-walled custom cardboard box that fit the sardines snugly. Think baseball card box hwere you lift on one side of the top and it opens across. All sardines arrived in their individual cardboard boxes and none of them were dented/opened and were all clean. Mega props to Crown Prince & Amazon Fulfillment.Taste & Fish Quality- For very little calories, you get 50% of your calcium and protein intake by eating a single can of these things. And for the price I paid for these (which was like $14 and therefore less than $1.15 / can), this was a real bargain. There's about 3 or 4 fish packed in these tins - they're fatter than the tiny brislings you often see in King Oscar sardines. So these are going to be meatier and are great to mix with some chopped red onions (grilled in some extra virgin olive oil), pepper flakes, ground pepper, and served with some steamed veg and brown rice. Great value, very filling, and tasty. Note, there is a strong fishy aftertaste. While unpleasant after an hour, this can easily be remedied by eating a slice of tangerine/orange (if you're not in a place where you can brush your teeth right away).1 star off for 2 things:The product was sold and fulfilled by Amazon - it took over 10 days to process and ship-out the order. No info could be had with the tracking # provided.I'm a fully functional adult with average muscles - I found these tins to be especially difficult to open up. It's like the perforations weren't done deep enough into the metal because it took a lot of strength to roll back the top off even half-way through. This is something to consider if you're older and are looking for something easy to open up. I've eaten a number of different brands of sardines and these are probably the most difficult to open up, in my opinion. We've eaten through 8 of these tins, and each them were extremely difficult to pry open. You do have a fear of possibly slicing your fingers as you use all your muscles to pull the tab back.However, the positive tradeoffs should be considered before ruling out this kind. I'll purchase this again and work on my muscles / dexterity in the meantime.

Weekly Staple. Excellent. Nutritious.

Delicious sardines, but be aware that it has bones and scales. But you can easily remove the scales by using a fork. Still an amazing product.

Not a sardine lover but I eat them for the health benefits. When I last purchase them they were $16.99 for a 12 pack. I wanted to reorder but not at a $10 increase.

Muy buena calidad el producto y un gran servicio de entrega

1st tin I bought was good quality.So I ordered a case and was I ever disappointed.Mushy CRAP.