canned mackerel
Preserved oily seafood
Canned mackerel is mackerel fish that has been cooked and sealed in tins for long-term storage.
Like canned tuna or sardines, it's an inexpensive shelf-stable protein: She keeps canned mackerel in the pantry for quick meals.
The fish is typically packed in water, oil, or tomato sauce.
- tinnedPreserved in metal containers
- sardinesSmall canned herring relatives
- tunaLarge edible ocean fish
- oilyCovered in grease
- fish oilMarine-derived nutritional supplement
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