grilled sardines
Broiled small fish
Grilled sardines are small, oily fish cooked over direct heat until the skin crisps and the flesh turns tender.
A staple of Mediterranean coastal cuisines, particularly Portuguese and Spanish, they're typically served whole with lemon and coarse salt: We ate grilled sardines by the harbor.
The high oil content makes them ideal for grilling—they stay moist and develop a rich, smoky flavor.
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- charredBurned until black
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
lemon · sea salt · crusty bread · glass of wine · Portuguese · tapas · finger food · crispy · bones · silver · oily · beach · sea breeze · al fresco · open flame · garlic · small fish · anchovies