PORTUGAL

Porthos

One of the oldest names in Portuguese sardines, producing from Matosinhos since 1912, predating NURI and Pinhais. Traditional production methods, Atlantic pilchard, olive oil and spiced variants.

Widely available in the US through TinCanFish, International Loft, and World Market at accessible price points. Not the flashiest tin on the shelf, but a century of practice counts for something.