Sardine
Sardina pilchardus / Sardinops species
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
The European pilchard is a species of ray-finned fish in the monotypic genus Sardina. The young of the species are among the many fish that are sometimes called sardines.
Sardines are small, oily fish eaten fresh, grilled, or, most famously, canned in oil, water, or sauce. Fresh ones are great quickly grilled, and they're a Mediterranean staple.
The European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, is a small herring-like fish of the northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Black Sea, swimming in schools at depths of 10 to 100 meters. It's one of the most-caught fish in the world, landed heavily off Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. ('Sardine' also covers several Sardinops species.)
Also known as
- Pilchard
- Pacific Sardine
- European Sardine
- Bristling
- European pilchard
Kosher Sardine in foreign languages
| Scientific | Sardina pilchardus / Sardinops species |
| Hebrew | סרדין אירופי |
| Arabic | سردين البلشار الأوروبي |
| Spanish | Majuga |
| Portuguese | Sardinha |
| French | Sardine |
| Italian | sardina |
| German | Sardine |
| Greek | Σαρδέλα |
| Russian | Европейская сардина |
| Turkish | Sardina |
| Chinese | 沙丁魚 |
| Japanese | ニシイワシ |
| Korean | 정어리 |
| Vietnamese | Cá mòi cơm châu Âu |
| Thai | ปลาซาร์ดีนยุโรป |
| Indonesian | Sarden |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Kosher. Sardines have fins and scales.
- 'Sardine' and 'pilchard' are used loosely. The same fish is often called a sardine when young and a pilchard when adult, and several small herring-family species are sold as sardines.