SPAIN

Cuca

Founded in 1932 in the Rías Baixas by Victor Pita Iglesias. The name “Cuca” is a nickname for his daughter Leonor. Sardines are sourced exclusively from the Galicia-Portugal coastline, hand-gutted and hand-packed using only Spanish olive oil.

One of the more consistently distributed premium Spanish conservas brands outside Spain, available in the US and Australia through specialty retailers. No gimmicks, no flavored variants. Olive oil, fish, tin.