Hype-iest Sardines Ever

When you charge $44 for a can of sardines, you gotta act like removing the skin is a huge value-add. One day, Comur will quit fooling around and finally do a collab with Supreme. Maybe that's the gold flakes talking.
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[@albertapeet]

If I am paying $44 for a can of Sardines ,they better come with a coupon for 30 free cans of Sardines.

[@angelarigido7161]

Must come with a sardine lovers card to stamp for free cans

[@SomePotato]

I'd go with a 10-pack of really good ones.

[@angelarigido7161]

@@SomePotato I love sardines..ANY KIND ANY WAY..so I'm with you. I'd buy cases of them, the Brunswick brand, when the KNOW Hill was still around. I miss that place so much.

[@PassionCanopy]

Right??? Me too, me too!

[@zainsyed9811]

If I'm paying $44 for sardines I want a buy 1 get 9 free offer 😂

[@Budabaii]

Idk why i find it hilarious that KZbin offers such specific niche content creators. I would never have expected to stumble across a canned fish specialist.

[@anond2015]

Were you around for the early days of KZbin? It was like the Wild West, and it was beautiful.

[@sysjkb]

I ran into a couple videos I'd downloaded recently, and it brought back memories of a different world. Found some of the creators, others either I cannot locate or their channels were deleted.

[@iStarlit]

its 7AM i havent slept and somehow ive ended up on this sardine connoisseurs channel lmfao

[@abcdefghijk123456100]

if you go through his video history you can see where it all started. he was getting low views until the first sardine video

[@sushidawgz]

My sentiments exactly.

[@om7303]

What a privilege to be here

[@AWormsPurpose]

I feel like I’m in a part of history they’ll teach school children in the future

[@Cycloptic]

What are we even doing here?

[@comradeabby3141]

​@@Cycloptic I like eating canned fish and watching others eat canned fish when I can't eat canned fish

[@SamTahbou]

ditto

[@acvproductions]

Never thought I'd be watching a sardine review but here I am

[@MrMarlowe3488]

my jaw dropped when you said they were skinless and boneless for $44 and then I actually laughed out loud at the edible gold flakes

[@TheRealDioBrando]

its even funnier because the gold would have popped more against the silver of the skin, genuine cretins behind this product

[@MrMarlowe3488]

@@TheRealDioBrando actually feels like a scam and i want to warn my one family member who gets me a box of nice cans for christmas

[@igotes]

Salt Bae is producing canned fish now? Putting gold on food is a gimmick.

[@toolbaggers]

Less nutritious with extremely overpriced 'fiber?' 🤣🤣

[@Sim-sq2hu]

When I saw boneless skinless with gold leaf I expected them to have replaced the skin with gold.

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

This channel proves that the content a creator makes and even the topic is entirely secondary to the passion and love they put into their videos. I don't care about sardine but he does and I fix wit that.

[@hilgorgruppenschaaft2203]

100% dude I did not and still do not have any intention of eating any canned fish, and yet here I am watching a dude eat a $44 can of them

[@freerun_dragon]

@@hilgorgruppenschaaft2203dawg he was so good at filming himself doing stuff with canned fish, that when I found this channel the other day is when I decided to try one by itself. He's onto something haha!

[@petaloka1]

Someone should sell a tin of JUST skin and bones.

[@DaleWinarski]

i'd pay premium price.

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

Surely they do this somewhere in Scandinavia.

[@jasonmcghee1266]

Why not eyes too?

[@tyson9419]

Yes!!!

[@MrLanternland]

And the heads! What do they do with the heads!?

[@lessweet3093]

I want to imagine these fish were the most hoity toity fish. Which demanded to be coffined in an embossed tin filled with oil of fillet anointment, and laced with gold flakes.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

And then once delicately packed in the beautiful tin, they let their guts hang out and started chowing down on cheetos and mtn dew. Twas all a facade, a veneer, a charade to impress others - their crime was vanity, and we the innocent were made to pay for it.

[@Lawman212]

I'm glad Matt took the hit for these sardines before any of the rest of us tried it.

[@toolbaggers]

You need to be a total clown to even consider buying these unironically for a KZbin video.

[@EugeneD7]

This is peak 2010's KZbin content. Just a dude that is extremely passionate about something, sharing it with the world. Not in it for fame, money, or anything other than oily little sardines. Pure gold. Curious, if you had to estimate, how many sardines have you eaten in your life? Thanks.

[@nunyabidnis5407]

For $44 I want the skin and the bones, maybe even double skin and bones!

[@ronschlorff7089]

Yes, and some "fries with that" too!! LOL

[@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515]

For $44 you are getting bone. Lol

[@jonasritter1505]

Matthew is the James Hoffman of sardines with the look of Mark Rebillet. Quite happy I found this strange and relaxing subculture. I dont even like fish 😂

[@carsongentile8639]

Hahaha so true. Im a big fish hater myself and have no idea why this channel is so amazing

[@jimathybindlenim6359]

Dirty casuals

[@DoIoannToKnow]

guys I want to make an announcement. Found this outstanding content earlier this week... picked up some deens the other day and can say I officially lost my virginidine to a can of KOs just a moment ago. This is truly a huge step, I am on the verge of tears

[@redblueyellowlight_brigh91956]

Love this! ❤

[@jcmick8430]

My first can was recently after watching this guy. KO Mediterranean style in scrambled eggs. I can't eat them by themselves... Yet?

[@bigstupidgrin]

Gold flakes is a license to make food more expensive in restaurants, and cheap as heck to buy on your own.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Cutting through all the hype and getting to the spine ( or lack there of) of the issue

[@D4Gamerz]

This man has opened my eyes to the fascinating and delicious world of tinned seafood, amazing gem of a channel.

[@EwNotPaz]

canned. its canned.

[@feeder5203]

​@@EwNotPaznice pfp

[@EwNotPaz]

@@feeder5203 thx

[@danhillman4523]

Some of the best I ever had were "polar" brand, smoked, in olive oil. A while back they were on sale for a buck a can. Went home, ate them, and went back and bought all they had left.

[@LensIsDead]

He's reviewed those MW Polar ones with the clear top. I also liked them a ton

[@hit2train]

thankful to youtube for delivering this shining ingot to my homepage. i hadn't been consuming much canned fish content, at least online, and your presentation style and clear love for shelf-stable-seafood won me over thoroughly. working through the backlog and rotating stacks of cans in my mind.

[@RichardColwell1]

This dude is holding my life together rn

[@DeadbeatChild]

I was literally thinking, 'He better make a Lebowski reference', and BOOM! You never disappoint my dude.

[@kiddsolo4748]

Your excitement for something as simple as canned fish is contagious lol

[@andrewbolten2988]

He looks like the type of guy who has really good pencils. Like $5 a pop and they sharpen really well, great earser, high quality graphite and they have a faint woody smell.

[@Lv99OnionKnight]

How did I end up here from an engineering guy video. From the amazing engineering of a can, to who the fuck buys 44 dollar sardines. Subscribed.

[@BrotherGreed]

Hey man, recently got into your content (and as a result back into canned fish.) Slowly working through your backlog of content but stopped in here to give you some engagement. Love your style and your personality, thanks for what you do.

[@Andrew_Erickson]

That's more than I paid for my 1st car.

[@petaloka1]

Thanks dad 😅

[@oldhippy1947]

$44!! I feel guilty paying for paying $33+ for three cans of Fishwife (though I do love the slow smoked Mackerel). Thanks for taking the bullet.

[@lepidoptery]

I splurged on a $34 can of alalunga's hake cheeks after seeing it featured here, and I don't plan to do it again but I can respect the cost of that can. these are clearly nothing special beyond the packaging and gold flakes are basically negative value.

[@myselfnooneelse3358]

i eat canned fish at least twice a week and just found this channel, amazing, thank you

[@R41D]

How did this end up in my feed? there is an entire channel to canned fish?!!?!? wild. you do you man.

[@aaronmontoya2518]

What a wholesome human and channel. No idea how I wound up here, but I'm glad I did!

[@itslucyluck]

I can’t explain why, but this channel brings me so much comfort. ❤ Thank you.

[@SlumberBear2k]

Yeah I just can't imagine how a sardine could be THAT much better than they already are. Maybe like a fatty sort of wagyu sardine, perfectly spiced? Otherwise idk how they could make lavish extravagant oppulent sardines.

[@Nedula007]

Wagyu sardine. LOL. Oooookay.

[@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515]

How do you make them sit still for massage?

[@cadenjester893]

I tried sardines today for the first time in my life because of your channel. I love them, and I think me and my girlfriend found a new hobby. We got them from trader joes, and ate them while we watched your review of trader joes canned fish (including the two specific ones we got). Thank you for the content and expanding my horizons, I never thought I'd be eating sardines out of a can lol. Looking forward to your new videos. In the meantime, I'll continue sifting through the old ones!

[@BRZZ-xw4hd]

i gotta say that i have tried many tins of sardines some very expensive .some you recommended on this channel. i gotta say i really like fish wife pepper sardines. the whole foods near were i live carries them. very firm creamy texture.i like....peace out

[@AzaleaBee]

I binged on all of your videos (it took a few days) and tried my first can of Nuri, the spicy one, yesterday. DELISH! Thanks for a new video.

[@thomasladders7481]

A comprehensive list of Sardines (Pilchards) that don't have scales would be awesome. Nuri is the standard for a reason.

[@MrKittykatz101]

I have tried Sardines for the first time after finding this channel, and I have to say, I understand everything now. Now I will also attempt to conquer the world of canned fish

[@frankflex4465]

i eat them with Tuck crackers

[@Stephen-iw8wb]

I just got some boneless butterflied brunswick sardines in olive oil today. I loved them, just delicious. I'm ready to go out and try some more varieties, thanks to you! Great videos man.

[@generated_username73526]

This man is truly the Jeff Goldblum of canned seafood KZbin react videos, and I love it

[@thedownwardmachine]

What are we even spending here?

[@betrayedleafsfs3183]

i love the high quality and personality you have with these sardine review videos! keep up the good work!

[@probegt75]

I can get a damn good ribeye steak for that price. I'll pass.

[@ronschlorff7089]

Yup, and they too are "boneless and skin-less"!!

[@CrypticCocktails]

@@ronschlorff7089skinless at least

[@ronschlorff7089]

Right, but those big ol "tomahawks" are out of my price range, like these golden deens, but the ones from Costo are pretty darned good, and cheap-ish!! LOL ;D@@CrypticCocktails

[@angelarigido7161]

I can go to the Halibut House restaurant for 2 full fish and chip dinners.

[@WolfsToob]

I’ve been a fan of canned fish ever since I was a kid (I’m pushing 50 as I write this). 🙃 Anyway, I just wanted to say that I’m so glad I found this channel recently! The content is light, fun and often makes me laugh, and most importantly, it has exposed me to new types and brands of canned fish! So my hat’s off to you Matt, thanks for the entertaining reviews, you have yet another fan. 🐟🐟🐟

[@johnbowden4664]

i'm taking a nutrition class and decided i needed some more omega-3 in my diet. after researching the fishes i bought my first tin of dines. your videos started popping up on my feed shortly after. i grinded through all of them so thanks for the good content

[@ArdFarkable]

I just found this channel and it's my favorite PLEASE POST MORE WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING HEREEEEEEEE???????????????

[@DocWorm]

I just joined this channel. And I like your style. You should do end of the year videos starting this year where you tell us your best recommendations at different price levels and also in different categories. With maybe some fun facts or highlights or whatever. I'm gonna be honest I don't think I'm gonna keep watching all your videos but I think that would be popular.

[@mikeyjohnson5888]

Matthew, how am I supposed to explain being a fan of your channel to my family without being labelled certifiable

[@SanteeVermont]

I do not have the words to describe how much i enjoy this

[@dariussaulenas6603]

I haven't watched your videos for awhile, I remember when you started and had below 10 k subscribers, I am so glad that your channel is growing and you still doing the videos

[@themangomanjuice]

Very interesting stuff! Lovely video from you as always! I always love watching you eat and review fish haha!

[@veence]

I just wanted to say that I came here for the sardine content but also seeing you’re into synths kept me here. It’s nice getting peeks of your gear in the background.

[@RiboFlavin64]

Not how I expected my day to go, but I found your channel and really want to try sardines (and kippers) now, never had or even thought of having canned fish before

[@Blakkrazor69]

Just came across your channel today and have become a subscriber and a fan. Love your methodology and look forward to more videos.

[@unacceptablelobster1678]

What am I doing with my life? It's 3:30AM and I'm binging videos of a man reviewing canned sardines. I simply can't look away, curse you sardine man; curse you and your decent content. Post more...

[@georgez8350]

Canned fish channel. What a time to be alive. Subscribed 😋👍

[@boukolos333]

This youtube channel is exemplative of why i still love this platform. so fucking great dude keep up the work

[@collagemintjelly]

$44 and i can’t even get some spine action, CMON!!

[@karambwan.1699]

Just ate my first can of sardines, hot sauce really leveled it up :)

[@RoIIingStoned]

Then you’re not eating the good ones

[@TalsBadKidney]

just recently discovered your channel and i am HOOKED

[@GrubbsandWyrm]

The youtube algorithm finally showed me new content I want. I have no idea how I ended up here, but it's interesting. I needed this today

[@Ultimabendessen]

I wonder how much better a freshly cooked sardine would be in comparison. Expensive canned food is kind of an oxymoron. Maybe there's an expensive canned corned beef too or canned tomatoes.

[@mynameisnotcory]

Caviar is in a can too…

[@toolbaggers]

Canned San Marzano tomatoes are better for making sauce than fresh no name 'tomatoes' in the grocery store

[@toolbaggers]

You don't eat the bones of a fresh grilled sardine. Pressure cooked sardines make the bones easily digestible.

[@JongiB96]

I love the cozy feeling i get when eating fish out of a can. I like to imagine I'm that kid from jurassic park 3 who survived inside the wreckage of the airplane eating canned food. Or just some bunker dweller, afraid of what lurks on the surface. And at a time of stress, confusion, and desperation, the only comfort I find is in my can of fish. The fish gives me strength for today. The can gives me hope for tomorrow.

[@annmoses654]

So glad you reviewed these.. i just saw a news blurb about how sardine consumption is on the rise. They focused on a new high end sardine shop that opened in Chicago. I immediately was curious but also wondered if they are better. Now I know.

[@ErowidofvaultS]

this channel is a true gem, thank you Matt

[@williamayers4043]

youtube brought me here youre a strange guy... but you know what? i respect it. canned fish channel... thats a new one.

[@puyopop3085]

I bought some of these for a gift from the Azores. I think that's really what they are is a fancy gift item they aren't something people are eating everyday in Portugal. * the shop where they were all stocked on shelves was absolutely gorgeous btw

[@Slaymaker_90]

I don't mind bones, but I can't do scales.

[@TheGBLN]

What a banger idea for a channel lmao

[@tylersmidt3641]

good looks on putting me on big dawg💯

[@TUGGUTT]

This is the most entertaining youtube channel I have ever found.

[@caffeinatedbuffalosauce883]

I am so glad that I found ur channel at like 2 in the morning randomly scrolling

[@TheSnoopyclone]

Talk about the life style of the rich and famous, $44 for a can of sardines. You made it!

[@iokalapa504]

Why man, that intro and editing were awesome! Your production is definitely getting better and better

[@6arag3]

Was randomly recommended your channel by the algorithm. Now this is some real content.

[@rev.leonidasw.smiley6300]

Matt, your goofy humor is epic!

[@skibbiditoilet9999]

I've never ate a Sardine, never even touched one. I probably never will. But man I can watch these videos all day. Matthew, can make anything interesting. I'm baffled this channel isn't massive. This is Grade A content. And it's not always about the content, a lot of the time it's about the creator. You got "IT" Matthew, so please keep up the great work man.

[@frankflex4465]

A great sardine in olive oil with Tuck crackers will attract you.

[@maxd361]

I remember being flabbergasted at the myriad flavors of canned tuna available in New Zealand. Highly recommend you get your hands on some of theirs. Pesto was exceptional.

[@toolbaggers]

So NZ sells sub par tuna that needs to be masked in non-tuna ingredients?

[@maxd361]

@@toolbaggers only the finest non-tuna masking ingredients

[@GayActorMichaelDouglasOfficial]

Matt, your channel is one of the best that I’ve stumbled upon. What am I even doing here? I don’t know, but I do know that you’ve singlehandedly made me a ‘dine lover. I’ve only tried King Oscar dines so far, but I’m excited to swim deeper into the exciting world of tinned fish with you as my guide.

[@swadlol]

ROFL! That cut to big labowsky was perfect! Funniest scene in the movie

[@XSpamDragonX]

I don't even like canned fish, I'm just so taken by thia dude's commitment to his oddly specific hobby.

[@ryancasey919]

I love anchovies, sardines are a bit hardcore for me but these videos make my mouth water and our main man is so efing hilarious!

[@ram3n496]

Just tried sardines for the first time today. Skinless and boneless, but I have another can with them ready to go. (King Oscar in olive oil btw) Thank you for introducing me to a delicious fish.

[@peteharmony6024]

Just call em a rip off.

[@josephd.5524]

If I ever came into a ridiculous amount of money, I would need these for a prank. I'd rent an air conditioned storage unit somewhere in a busy city and have it paid for 20 years. Inside this unit I would place a single old-fashioned bedside table in the very center of the room, and on that I will set a briefcase. Inside the briefcase will be a dozen of these tins, and a carefully concealed lead plate to give the whole thing some gold-like heft. After 20 years, the clock starts ticking on the funniest episode of storage wars you've ever seen.

[@mateostaplez7497]

The Lebowski reference was a hoot! Jeffrey never should've ventured into Jackie Treehorn's quiet beach community!

[@paulbegley1464]

NO NO NO NOOOO. I'll stick with my KO's. And not with the skinless and boneless.

[@brucebehner4142]

I do enjoy your canned fish take on economics. I agree with that, you can only prepare a fish so greatly, and not 40 dollar great... ever.

[@yoloswag4706]

My favorite video so far, I laughed so hard at the intro 😂😂

[@JakeSemeniuk]

Dude these videos are awesome, and for some reason hilarious. I love canned sardines idk how I stumbled across these vids but I’m glad I did

[@Subculturevolt]

I know he’s just a marketing plant for big sardine. But I’m still inspired to try new things and sardines is now one of them.

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

That Big Lebowski snippet made me laugh hard when it cut back and it WASN'T what it cuts back to in the actual movie.

[@CD3WD-Project]

How the hell did i end up here with the rest of you, But boy I love this channel and love his groovy tunes in the background.

[@L2.Lagrange]

I 100% agree about the "Keep the skin on, but possibly take the bones out." Man I would eat those sardines all day.

[@Hobbyblasphemist]

Very happy memories with my Nanny teaching me the art of ‘pencilling’ coins when we went to visit the family back in the day. OP cheap and harmless pass time.

[@kmain0]

Bones are so soft in sardines its just extra calcium and adds a pleasant crunch.

[@Fenderbenne]

After going on a binge of your channel I just bought my two first cans, King Oscar and then some generic in tomato sauce as a gateway from tomao-makrill :D

[@COLMUSIC603]

Eating sardines watching this is ethereal

[@ErikvsLenny]

When i saw the Goldflakes - my soul left my body. Thats the type of food people buy with dads hard earned money lol.

[@NarfireVA]

KZbin knew I've been thinking about trying sardines for the first time and now i have to sub to this guy

[@ItsBeeks]

I knew he knew exactly what I was thinking the second Lebowski flashed on the screen

[@joshuagoodsell9330]

Why is there a KZbin channel dedicated to canned fish and how did KZbin know that I needed it

[@TheRandomhobo123]

I like how it zoomed in on your face when you said idiots 😂

[@conaghero]

Think an ultimate canned fish tier list could happen? I need to know the GOATs!