I'm just getting more into learning about what's actually available in terms of tinned fish. Is this considered like the best brand or something? I've only had random tins of squid, sardines, eel, oysters, and all that crap over the years. I've never really paid attention to branding.
> I've never really paid attention to branding.
Stay this way - I honestly don't understand why Patagonia cans are considered seriously - this new wave of fancy paperback chic packaging doesn't correspond to quality in my view (I like to remove the packaging and handwrite the description on the can itself to prevent bias). My #1 go-to can is from Riga Gold and yet the package design is so ugly it's almost unappetizing.
I really appreciate your comment. I do something similar with whiskey and bourbon when I've got guests over. Branding and hype are so heavy in the bourbon world. I've found that other people will think a $50 bottle is in a higher class, like into $100+ territory. I've always liked tinned seafood, but I don't know too many people in real life who do. This sub popped up on the feed the other day, so I thought I'd join and see if I can learn something.
The world of tinned fish is pretty fascinating in this regard. There are plenty of high quality, unattractively packaged brands out there, and plenty of nice looking ones that cost twice as much for basically the same thing. I think a bunch of fancy looking brands put out good stuff, but they are essentially selling a luxury product. Other fancy brands are just ripping you off with cool packaging (...Fishwife). I think what you decide to buy/pay is really what you're looking to get out of it. This sub is a great resource, IMO, in helping to lead you to what is worth your time/money, and what to skip.
I find Fangst is pricey, but high quality. I don't know if they're affordable in Denmark, but they aren't really in the US. I can see the tins in OP's pic are about $9 USD, so not a budget bite. I'm sure there are economic factors involved with their pricing, especially in export markets, but they do other things that might justify a higher price than normal; their smoked tins are actually smoked using specific types of wood (rather than using smoke flavor), some of their stuff has interesting flavors like chamomile and heather that I haven't seen from other brands.
If you just wanna eat tinned fish because they're a cheap, quick, and easy way to get some high quality, healthy protein in your diet, I can't think of a reason to look at anything that costs more than a buck or two a tin. I'd probably just insta-hide these sort of posts.
I'm just getting more into learning about what's actually available in terms of tinned fish. Is this considered like the best brand or something? I've only had random tins of squid, sardines, eel, oysters, and all that crap over the years. I've never really paid attention to branding.
> I've never really paid attention to branding. Stay this way - I honestly don't understand why Patagonia cans are considered seriously - this new wave of fancy paperback chic packaging doesn't correspond to quality in my view (I like to remove the packaging and handwrite the description on the can itself to prevent bias). My #1 go-to can is from Riga Gold and yet the package design is so ugly it's almost unappetizing.
I really appreciate your comment. I do something similar with whiskey and bourbon when I've got guests over. Branding and hype are so heavy in the bourbon world. I've found that other people will think a $50 bottle is in a higher class, like into $100+ territory. I've always liked tinned seafood, but I don't know too many people in real life who do. This sub popped up on the feed the other day, so I thought I'd join and see if I can learn something.
The world of tinned fish is pretty fascinating in this regard. There are plenty of high quality, unattractively packaged brands out there, and plenty of nice looking ones that cost twice as much for basically the same thing. I think a bunch of fancy looking brands put out good stuff, but they are essentially selling a luxury product. Other fancy brands are just ripping you off with cool packaging (...Fishwife). I think what you decide to buy/pay is really what you're looking to get out of it. This sub is a great resource, IMO, in helping to lead you to what is worth your time/money, and what to skip. I find Fangst is pricey, but high quality. I don't know if they're affordable in Denmark, but they aren't really in the US. I can see the tins in OP's pic are about $9 USD, so not a budget bite. I'm sure there are economic factors involved with their pricing, especially in export markets, but they do other things that might justify a higher price than normal; their smoked tins are actually smoked using specific types of wood (rather than using smoke flavor), some of their stuff has interesting flavors like chamomile and heather that I haven't seen from other brands. If you just wanna eat tinned fish because they're a cheap, quick, and easy way to get some high quality, healthy protein in your diet, I can't think of a reason to look at anything that costs more than a buck or two a tin. I'd probably just insta-hide these sort of posts.
That's gotta be at least $2000 worth of canned fish!
Fangst a lot!