TSM MSC Spicy Sardines in EVOO 120g

The Stock Merchant MSC Spicy Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil 120g

Wild North Atlantic sardines in organic olive oil with a steady chilli warmth, ready to eat straight from the tin.

The Stock Merchant is a Sydney food company, based in Alexandria, best known for its slow-simmered stocks and bone broths. Their Provisions range brings the same focus on simple, well-sourced ingredients to tinned fish. These sardines are caught wild in the North Atlantic by purse seine, a method where a wall of net is drawn around a school of fish near the surface. They come from an MSC certified fishery and are canned in Portugal, a country with centuries of sardine tinning behind it.

The fillets are generous and meaty, with a rich, clean flavour. Organic chilli gives warmth rather than fire, and it infuses the certified organic extra virgin olive oil too, so don’t pour it away. That oil is half the reason to buy the tin.

Why it’s Better

• MSC certified: The sardines come from a fishery independently assessed against the Marine Stewardship Council standard.
• Purse seine caught: The nets target schools of sardines near the surface, so the fishing gear has little contact with the seabed.
• Four ingredients: Sardines, olive oil, chilli and sea salt. That’s the whole tin.
• Organic oil and chilli: The extra virgin olive oil and chilli are certified organic.
• Good protein: Each 60 g serve has 14.4 g of protein and 582 mg of omega-3 (EPA and DHA).
• BPA-free tin: The packaging is labelled BPA free.
• Built-in flavour: The chilli-infused oil works as a ready-made dressing or pasta base.

Ingredients
Sardines (Fish) (70.8%), organic extra virgin olive oil* (27.3%), organic chili* (1.7%), sea salt. *29% of ingredients of agricultural origin are organic, PT-BIO-03.

Allergens
Contains: Fish.

Know Your Maker
The Stock Merchant Pty Ltd is an Australian food company based in Alexandria, in Sydney’s inner south. It built its name on stocks and bone broths made from free-range chicken and grass-fed beef, then extended into tinned fish under its Provisions label. The sardines are MSC certified and canned in Portugal.

How to Use
Ready to eat straight from the tin, cold or warmed. To warm them, add the fillets to a hot pan or pasta sauce in the last minute or two of cooking so they hold together. Use the oil from the tin to dress salads, toss through pasta or drizzle over toast. Each tin holds two 60 g serves (drained weight 85 g).

Storage
Store in a cool dry place. Refrigerate after opening, consume within 2 days.