{"title":"British","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the tins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong before tins, Cornwall was preserving fish for Europe. Huers kept watch from the clifftops, and when a shoal of pilchards came into view they shouted \"Hevva!\" to send the boats out. The catch was salted, pressed into barrels and shipped mostly to Italy. Exports are recorded as far back as 1555. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen in 1812, the first ever commercial cannery was opened in Bermondsey, London, and over the years tinned fish became a cupboard staple. Tinned pilchards were cheap, nutritious, and lasts for years, but rarely celebrated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes it British\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish tins draw on some of the best fish and seafood in Europe: Cornish sardines and hake, monkfish, rope-grown Lyme Bay mussels, Plymouth anchovies, south-coast mackerel and squid, and trout from the Cotswolds. They also draw on Britain's own preserving traditions of curing, smoking and pickling, and borrow a few Iberian ones, like escabeche, along the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow it's changed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cornish pilchard fishery almost disappeared in the 1970s. It was revived in the 1990s, rebranded as \"Cornish sardines\" in 1997 (they're the same fish), and awarded MSC sustainability certification in 2010. Since then, British producers have realised that fish good enough for Spanish and Portuguese tins is being landed in British harbours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to eat British tinned fish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCornish sardines on sourdough with salted butter and a sharp pickle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHake in lemon flaked through pasta or a salad, with the oil as the dressing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMussels or mackerel in escabeche straight from the tin, with a cold English cider or English sparkling wine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonkfish with Aleppo pepper over rice, or folded into a warm flatbread\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSquid in ink stirred through rice for a quick black risotto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSardine pâté on toast for a quick lunch or with crackers for an easy starter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe producers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinandbrine.com\/collections\/hevva\" title=\"Hevva! tinned fish\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHevva!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e cans on a farm in Bude, on the north Cornish coast. The small team buys fish from Newlyn, then cooks, smokes and tins it on site. It only uses species with a good rating in the Marine Conservation Society's Good Fish Guide. We stock its dry-cured Cornish sardines, hake with lemon, Cornish mussels, monkfish with Aleppo pepper and Cotswold trout with dill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinandbrine.com\/collections\/rockfish\" title=\"Rockfish tinned fish\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRockfish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is the tinned range from Brixham chef and restaurateur Mitch Tonks, launched in 2021. The fish is landed on the south coast and frozen on the quayside, then hand-packed by an artisan cannery in Spain. Our range covers Plymouth anchovies, Lyme Bay mussels and mackerel in escabeche, squid in ink and a sardine pâté. It's British catch with Spanish craft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuying notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShelf stable, tinned fish is a great way to enjoy seasonal British catch all year round. A mix of Hevva! and Rockfish makes a lovely gift that surprises people who assume the best tinned fish comes from abroad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy we're excited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the part of our range we're proudest of. For a long time, British tins stood for thrift, not flavour. Now there are small producers making tins that are unmistakably their own: garam-masala monkfish in lime and coconut oil, Cornish hake with lemon, dill-cured Cotswold trout, Lyme Bay mussels in escabeche. They start from great British fish, including species like hake that we rarely think of tinning, and cook it with real ambition. We think they can hold their own against the best from Spain and Portugal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFAQs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAre pilchards and sardines the same fish?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYes. Both are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSardina pilchardus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \"pilchard\" traditionally means a larger, older fish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIs British tinned fish canned in the UK?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome is. Hevva! cans on its farm in Cornwall. Rockfish uses British-landed fish canned by specialists in Spain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIs it sustainable?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCornish sardines are MSC certified and some of the most sustainable sardines available, and both producers choose species and fishing methods with sustainability in mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIs hake a good alternative to cod?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYes. Hake is plentiful in Cornish waters, has a similar sweet, meaty flake, and makes a more sustainable choice than cod.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore more:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinandbrine.com\/collections\/tinned-fish-portugal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePortuguese tinned fish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e · \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinandbrine.com\/collections\/tinned-fish-spain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanish tinned fish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e · \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinandbrine.com\/collections\/tinned-sardines\"\u003eAll sardines\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinandbrine.com\/collections\/tinned-mackerel\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hevva-cotswold-trout-dill","title":"Hevva! Cotswold Trout with Dill","description":"\u003cp\u003eHevva! sources trout inland from Cotswold waters, a rarer, freshwater addition to the tinned fish shelf. The trout is farmed sustainably in spring-fed water, hand-filleted at the farm, then packed with rapeseed oil, lemon, white wine and dill. Hevva! takes its name from the cry once raised on the Cornish coast when a shoal of pilchards was sighted, signalling fishermen to launch their boats. The tins themselves are still prepared by hand at the cannery in Bude, Cornwall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hevva!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64277080867193,"sku":"HEV-TRO-DIL-01","price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Hevva_trout_dill_front_2.png?v=1793966927"},{"product_id":"hevva-cornish-mussels","title":"Hevva! Cornish Mussels","description":"\u003cp\u003eHevva! mussels are not just plump and tender, they're also sustainably rope-grown off the Cornish coast, a low-impact method that avoids dredging the seabed. The mussels are then hand-prepared and canned at Hevva!'s cannery in Bude, Cornwall, where the cooking ovens run on power from their own wind turbine. Hevva! takes its name from the cry once raised on the Cornish coast when a shoal of pilchards was sighted, signalling fishermen to launch their boats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hevva!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64277082538361,"sku":"HEV-MUS-BRI-01","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Hevva_mussels_front_1.png?v=1793966815"},{"product_id":"hevva-cornish-hake-in-lemon","title":"Hevva! Cornish Hake in Lemon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHake is one of the UK's most underrated white fish: delicate, sweet and flaky, with a clean flavour that lemon suits perfectly. Hevva! packs Cornish hake in rapeseed oil with lemon, keeping the seasoning light so the fish stays the star. It's a gentle, bright tin that's a good way in for anyone who finds stronger fish a bit much. Each tin is prepared by hand at Hevva!'s cannery in Bude, Cornwall. Hevva! takes its name from the cry once raised on the Cornish coast when a shoal of pilchards was sighted, signalling fishermen to launch their boats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hevva!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64277084209529,"sku":"HEV-HAK-LEM-01","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Hevva_hake_in_lemon_front.png?v=1793966749"},{"product_id":"rockfish-plymouth-anchovies-olive-oil","title":"Rockfish Plymouth Anchovies in Olive Oil","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhole anchovies, hand-preserved in olive oil from a rare autumn a catch landed at Plymouth. Rockfish is based in Devon and Dorset, whose fish travel about 17 metres from the boat to their own fishmonger unit on the Brixham quayside, portioned and vacuum-packed the same day they're landed, with every catch traceable back to the boat that caught it. The anchovies are preserved whole, skin on, in olive oil and salt. These anchovies are firm, lightly oily, and naturally sweet, with the beautiful tin itself illustrated by artist Anna Koska.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockfish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64277089091961,"sku":"ROC-ANC-OLI-01","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Rockfish_anchovies_front_2.png?v=1793966614"},{"product_id":"hevva-cornish-sardines","title":"Hevva! Cornish Sardines","description":"\u003cp\u003eCornish-landed sardines, tinned close to where they're caught by British producer Hevva!. Proof that the sardine tin tradition isn't only a Portuguese or Spanish one. The sardines are dry-cured with salt and brown sugar, then packed in rapeseed oil with smoked paprika and black pepper, prepared at Hevva!'s cannery in Bude, Cornwall. Hevva! takes its name from the cry once raised on the Cornish coast when a shoal of pilchards was sighted, signalling fishermen to launch their boats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hevva!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64357841600889,"sku":"HEV-SAR-OIL-01","price":6.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Hevva_sardines_front_1.png?v=1793965479"},{"product_id":"hevva-cornish-monkfish-aleppo","title":"Hevva! Cornish Monkfish with Aleppo Pepper","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonkfish is meatier than most fish. Hevva! finishes it with Aleppo pepper, for a milder, fruitier warmth. The monkfish comes from early-morning auctions in Newlyn, then is pan-fried in a garam masala crust before being preserved in coconut oil with lime and Aleppo chilli, prepared at Hevva!'s cannery in Bude, Cornwall. Hevva! takes its name from the cry once raised on the Cornish coast when a shoal of pilchards was sighted, signalling fishermen to launch their boats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hevva!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64357841633657,"sku":"HEV-MON-CUR-01","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Hevva_monkfish_front_1.png?v=1793965414"},{"product_id":"rockfish-sardine-pate","title":"Rockfish Sardine Pâté","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rich pâté made from Mount's Bay sardines, blended with sunflower oil, a little milk, tomato and chilli into a deep, savoury spread. Rockfish is a Devon and Dorset seafood group known for its quayside processing in Brixham and full boat-to-tin traceability; this tin's artwork comes from illustrator Val Warner. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockfish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64357841699193,"sku":"ROC-SAR-PAT-01","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Rockfish_sardine_pate_front_1.png?v=1793965247"},{"product_id":"rockfish-squid-in-ink","title":"Rockfish Squid in Ink","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTender squid in a lightly spiced, velvety, jet-black ink sauce. Rockfish is a Devon and Dorset seafood group that processes its catch at its own quayside unit in Brixham, working in small batches with full traceability back to the boat. This tin brings British seafood together with a classically Mediterranean way of cooking it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockfish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64357841731961,"sku":"ROC-SQU-INK-01","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Rockfish_squid_ink_front_1.png?v=1793965202"},{"product_id":"rockfish-lyme-bay-mussels-escabeche","title":"Rockfish Lyme Bay Mussels Escabeche","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRope-grown mussels from Lyme Bay, close to Rockfish's own base in Brixham. They're steamed, deep-fried, then preserved in a light escabeche pickle before being hand-packed into the tin. The escabeche is made from sunflower oil, vinegar, paprika and salt, giving the mussels a gentle smokiness and tang. Rockfish processes its catch at its own quayside unit in Brixham. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockfish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64357841764729,"sku":"ROC-MUS-ESC-01","price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Rockfish_mussels_front_1.png?v=1793965156"},{"product_id":"rockfish-bay-mackerel-escabeche","title":"Rockfish Bay Mackerel Escabeche","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhole Bay Mackerel, steamed and hand-skinned, then preserved in a light escabeche pickle of olive oil, vinegar, and DOP paprika. Rockfish's fishmongers hand-select the mackerel and prepare it within hours of landing at their Brixham quayside. Wild-caught, boneless, and ready to eat straight from the tin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockfish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64357843304825,"sku":"ROC-MAC-ESC-01","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/7503\/9097\/files\/Rockfish_mackerel_escabeche_front_1.png?v=1793965091"}],"url":"https:\/\/tinandbrine.com\/collections\/tinned-fish-british.oembed","provider":"Tin \u0026 Brine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}