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tony

Joined AUG 2026

MAT OCTOPUS Signature tin · 5.0 Matiz Octopus "Matiz octopus, nick ate, 5/5. Said it was perfectly cooked, loved it."

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Top brands Jose Gourmet (12) · Matiz (7) · Fishwife (7)
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MAT MUSSELS

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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MAT MACKEREL

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...

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MAT SARDINES

Matiz lightly smoked sardines in EEVO - least favorite, too smoky / in your face. 1/5. Didn't finish.

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MAT COCKLES
tony Reviewed Matiz Cockles 3

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.

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MAR MACKEREL

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...

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MAR COD

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...

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MO TUNA

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 ...

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MAR MACKEREL

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.

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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...

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MC MACKEREL

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...

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MAN MACKEREL

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...

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LUC MUSSELS

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...

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LUC MACKEREL

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.

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LAB MACKEREL

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...

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LN MACKEREL

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 ...

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LN SCALLOPS

10/09 La Narval Galician scallops in Vieira sauce. Good scallops, though sometimes a bit gritty. Nice sauce that isn’t overpowering.

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LC TUNA BELLY

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 ...

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LB WHITE TUNA

La burjula no54. white tuna in olive oil. Nice! Good with hot sauce.

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LB MUSSELS

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.

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LB MACKEREL

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...

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LB MUSSEL

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...

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KO SALMON

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...

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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...

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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 ...

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KO MACKEREL

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 ...

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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...

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JG TUNA

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...

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JG STICKLEBACK

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...

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JG TUNA

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...

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JG TROUT

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.

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