12/25/2023 Matiz Mussels in Olive Oil and Vinegar. 2.9. The vinegar definitely detracts, they're good outside of that, but it doesn't do them any favors.
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12/27/2023 Matiz wild caught mackerel in Extra virgin olive oil - favorite at this time, great, mild but complex. 5/5 01/07/2024 Matiz Mackerel. Pretty go...
Matiz lightly smoked sardines in EEVO - least favorite, too smoky / in your face. 1/5. Didn't finish.
12/30/2023 Matiz Cockles. 0/5. Just bad, maybe I wasn't in the mood. Texture of olives, but fishy still? Not at all pleasant. Very salty.
08/20/2025 Mariscadora Mackerel fillets in olive oil. A very clean and plain mackerel. Very chicken of the sea vibes. Not my favorite honestly. But good and...
12/27 Mariscadora Cod à la vizcaina. Cod in some kind of red very slightly spicy oil. Quite lean, unlike most cod I’ve had. Don’t dislike it but wouldn’t reb...
07/28 Maria Organics, Tuna fillets organic thyme-lemon in light brine. Fillets is... generous. This is thinly "sliced" and just shy of shredded. It is very ...
07/17 Maria mackerel in EEVO. hmmm. It's dense. Not dry, but definitely dense. It has a nice flavor, but the texture is too dense for me.
10/23/2025 Maria(?) mackerel fillets in eevo with Piri Piri. Definitely trying to ape Nuri. Very fragrant. Lot of oil. Mackerel is very tender. Basically fo...
2/20 Mar Cantabrico / La Narval Mackerel in Tomato Sauce. Definitely needs salt. Helps bring out the tomato-yness of it all. Which, when it has the salt, it...
Manna mackerel in olive oil. Very densely packed. Nice mild taste. Very densely packed. Olive oil is a weak point though. Not enough of it to make a judgment...
10/05/24 Lucas Mussels in escchabeche sauce. These are nice! The sauce is a little too vinegary for me. But the mussels themselves are buttery. Not my favori...
09/21/24 Lucas mackerel in mustard. Hmmm. I’m not a fan of this mustard but it’s familiar. The mackerel isn’t especially great either. Kinda dry and firm.
02/17 Labonne Mer (?) Mackerel with bell pepper. Salty. Lots of oil. But well packed. A bit too oily. Overall, good, I enjoyed the tin, but it's a bit too m...
La Narval Mackerel in Olive oil. I'm not really a fan of this. The olive oil does very little. The mackerel is dry and not particularly tender. There's just ...
10/09 La Narval Galician scallops in Vieira sauce. Good scallops, though sometimes a bit gritty. Nice sauce that isn’t overpowering.
12/10 La curiosa tuna belly in curry. Not bulging! Good! Alright so I think it’s generous to call this tuna belly. It’s pretty chunked and indistinct. It’s ...
La burjula no54. white tuna in olive oil. Nice! Good with hot sauce.
01/01 La Brujula No 24 mejilllones in escabeche. Mussels. Very soft mussels. They’re called small but I think they’re quite large. I’d like more chew honestly.
La Brujula No 140, mackerel fillets in olive oil. These are good. The can is tough, and the fish are somewhere between tender and a little chewy. the olive o...
07/24 La Barca Mussles in Eschabeche sauce. Good healthy looking mussels, a nice bit of chew. Bright sauce with them, a bittttt too vinegar-y for my prefere...
03/28 King Oscar Salmon with lemon and olive oil. Unfortunately this backslides. It isn't as bad as other king oscars, but it's nowhere near as good as thei...
03/27 King Oscar Salmon, Mediterranean style. This is really good. Like, I'm surrpsied. They're winning me back. Flavorful salmon. A lot in here, well cooked...
07/16 King Oscar mackerel Mediterranean style. I am again surprised. This is good. Not fantastic, the flavor gets a bit eh. But like, it’s good. Maybe it’s ...
01/10/2024 King Oscar mackerel with lemon. The lemon is really overpowering. The mackerel is dry and poorly packed. Like a 1/5. Not something i'd buy again ...
01/12/2024 José gourmet Ventresca tuna in olive oil. Really pretty. Good taste. Not as fatty as I thought it’d be. I’m not sure I understand the price thoug...
01/28/2026 Jose gourmet tuna fillets in olive oil. Enjoyable as always with Jose gourmet. Very tightly packed though. Almost to its detriment. Still very tas...
01/30 jose gourmet, stickleback in pickled sauce. really thought it was mackerel. but no. it's some small fish, a bit dry, a bit tangy, kinda like yellowtai...
Jose gourmet spiced tuna fillet pate. Pretty decent, nice good spice, but not something you wanna eat a lot of. Good as one of many options on a tray, but no...
12/27 Jose gourmet smoked trout in olive oil. I mean I may have had this before. But first off. Wow. Presentation I haven’t taken a bite yet but gorgeous.