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Pollastrini vintage sardines with chili are millesimate sardines from Anzio, packed in olive oil with red chili peppers. Not your everyday spicy fish, but matured craftsmanship from the only Italian producer of oil-packed sardines – a piquant delicacy that gains depth over the years.
Vintage sardines with chili are sardines from a specific harvest year that—much like a fine wine—mature in oil, in this case with the fiery notes of red chili peppers. For the 2023 Pollastrini vintage sardines, the Sepe family has allowed time for resting and aging, so that the heat blends roundly and harmoniously into the flavor of the sea. In Italian, they are "Sardine Millesimate" in the piquant variety, sardines with a vintage and fire, and a distinct rarity among canned fish.
On the palate, the full, nutty aroma of mature sardines and the warm heat of red chili combine into a lively interplay. Firm in texture, clear in the oil, with an aftertaste that provides a pleasant, lingering warmth.
The sardines are caught only toward the end of the season in September and November, when they are plump and aromatic. The chili heat does not overpower the fish but sits alongside it, and the longer the tin rests, the better the oil, fish, and chili interweave. The heat becomes rounder, the aroma deeper, the whole experience piquant, spicy, and aromatic—a fish for those who like things lively.
These piquant vintage sardines enrich any appetizer plate and taste just as good with crusty bread as they do on pizza or in a crisp green salad. A little bit of fire that wakes up any simple dish.
They shine on toasted bruschetta with a squeeze of lemon, or flaked into a quick pasta aglio e olio, where the chili is already provided. Pair them with a well-chilled, dry white wine, which balances the heat and lets the fish shine. If you like things fiery, you will find more ideas in our selection of sardines and something suitable for a toast at your aperitif.
There is only one remaining Italian producer of canned sardines: Sardine Pollastrini di Anzio, an hour's drive south of Rome.
Salvatore Pollastrini laid the foundation here in 1889, and since the 1950s, the Sepe family has been running the house with over sixty years of fishing experience. Fishing is done at night with the gozzo, a small boat whose lamps lure the sardine schools to the surface, just as Salvatore Pollastrini once began. Only the fish from the end of the season become vintage sardines, as they are at their most robust then.
In the morning, the sardines are hand-selected, gutted, cleaned, and trimmed, then placed into the nostalgic tins with red chili peppers and olive oil. Fishing is done with care—pure craftsmanship for over 130 years. Respect.
Turn the tin over now and then so that the oil, chili, and fish combine evenly. If you prefer things milder, let the tin rest for a few months before opening, as the heat becomes gentler and smoother with time. That way, you always have your piquant supply ready for the evening when you want things a bit livelier.
Net weight 100g – Drained weight 70g
Contents 100 g – Drained weight 70 g
Do you know that feeling? You return from your holiday with a bottle of olive oil from Portugal in your suitcase, a jar of fruit spread from South Tyrol, perhaps a bar of chocolate from a small factory in France – and you ask yourself: Why can't I find something like this at home? We asked ourselves the very same question. Over and over again.
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