GLENRYCK Pilchard sardines in tomato sauce are large canned Atlantic pilchards (Sardina pilchardus), coated in a tomato sauce, in a 425 g tin. According to the label, the sauce is made of tomato paste, cassava starch and guar gum, with no added oil or artificial additive.
What is a pilchard?
Pilchard is the English name given to the adult sardine (Sardina pilchardus), the same species as the European sardine but caught at a more advanced stage, hence a firmer flesh and more generous tins. GLENRYCK, a South African brand founded in 1937, states on this tin a catch in FAO zone 34 (Eastern Central Atlantic), by seine net.
How to use them?
Warm them gently in a pan and serve them with rice, cassava foufou or plantain. In South Africa, canned pilchards traditionally go with pap (maize porridge) or are eaten as they are, on a slice of bread. To liven up the sauce, add a sautéed onion, garlic and a little chilli at the end of cooking.
What to pair them with?
The catalogue also offers the spicy version: GLENRYCK pilchards in spicy tomato sauce. Discover the other canned fish in the catalogue, and HOUSE OF SPICED onion granules to season the sauce. In the same section: ANNY sardines in oil.
Product information
- Brand: GLENRYCK (South Africa, since 1937)
- Contents: 425 g tin
- Ingredients: Atlantic pilchard (65%), tomato paste (34%), cassava starch, guar gum (thickener), salt; no artificial additive or preservative
- Allergens: contains fish
- Average nutritional values per 100 g: energy 522 kJ (125 kcal), fat 6.9 g of which saturates 2.5 g, carbohydrates 3.6 g of which sugars 1.6 g, fibre 1.1 g, protein 13.2 g, salt 1.0 g
- Fishing zone: FAO zone 34, Eastern Central Atlantic, seine net fishing
- Storage: before opening, in a cool, dry place, away from light; after opening, in an airtight container in the refrigerator, to be consumed quickly
