Freshly caught sardines, expertly processed, are placed in a purist tomato sauce that only contains what is needed for the taste: fully ripe tomatoes, the best olive oil and table salt. Accordingly, the result is something to be proud of. The mildly spicy and fully aromatic sardines in tomato sauce taste particularly good with buttered bread or a fresh salad.

Only sardines caught in the morning off the Portuguese coast are processed fresh every day at Pinhais in the fishing port of Matosinhos near Porto. They are the guarantee for the extraordinary taste of this fish speciality, in addition to the elaborate processing in 14 steps, which are still completely done by hand. As soon as the fish, which are unusually large compared to the contents of conventional canned fish - only about four of them fit into a can - are delivered to the venerable halls of the third-generation family-run business, they are freed of their innards and heads by expert hands, placed in grilling grids and put into the oven. Pinhais has always attached great importance to this grilling, which most producers do not do today, simply because they are convinced that the fish simply taste better this way. The sardines are then seasoned and carefully layered into the cans. Finally, the filled cans are dipped in Portuguese olive oil, sealed and sterilized before being wrapped in paper and cellophane.

Sales description:

Sardines in tomato sauce with olive oil

Ingredients:

Sardines (72%), tomato pulp 22%, olive oil 2%, table salt

Scientific name:

Sardina pilchardus

Production method:

Caught

Catching method:

Purse seine

Catch area:

FAO 27 Northeast Atlantic

Sub FAO:

IX Portuguese waters

Storage and preparation instructions:

Store in a dry place away from heat.

EU identification mark:

PT C 233 1P CE

Origin / provenance:

Portugal

Responsible food business operator:

Pinhais & Companhia Lda Avenida Menéres 700 4450-189 Matosinhos Portugal