Fangst Brisling No. 1 Nordic Sardines Smoked with Heather and Chamomile

Brisling is a small fish that traditionally was landed in great numbers along the Scandinavian and Baltic coastlines. Here it was prepared by hand and preserved in cans to be sold as a Nordic version of sardines. 

Flaky and floral, with a buttery kiss of smoke, these sprats are amongst the most unique and delicious tins we offer in our shop.

The golden swimmers (which taste a lot like baby sardines) are hauled in from the cold, Baltic waters off Latvia before they are smoked and married with locally-sourced Nordic aromatics and organic cold-pressed rapeseed oil. You’re going to want to first try these on a seacuterie board but after that, we recommend grilling some bread in the tin oil, then smearing it with lavender honey-whipped mascarpone, and finishing it with a smattering of sprats and a dusting of sea salt.

TASTING: flaky, floral, buttery, smoky

PAIRING: aquavit, honey, pickled onion

INGREDIENTS: Smoked Sprats, Cold-Pressed Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Chamomile, Heather

CAUGHT IN: Baltic Sea