A Tinned Tasting Menu

A Tinned Tasting Menu

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Written by Mathew Scaletta

Recently, we partnered with our friends at Delaware Supply in Albany, New York and 3 Fonteinen to bring a beer and tinned pairing to a lucky few. We've received a lot of inquiries about the menu. Turns out many of you would like to create this menu at home. So here's a menu and inspiration for an at-home tasting of some of the finest tins and some of our favorite brews. As always, feel free to customize or experiment with other beverages! We're here to provide the inspiration, but hey you do you!

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The Perfect Bite: Cracking the Code (and the Can) to Bring you Better Bites

The Perfect Bite: Cracking the Code (and the Can) to Bring you Better Bites

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Written by Jonathan Brodie
We’re on a mission here at Wildfish Cannery to help you create the perfect bite. And not just make it, but truly understand what goes into composing that perfect morsel. Of course, this is a Sisyphean task, but we feel we’ve got a pretty solid hold on the secret (hint:  it’s not what you think). So while these lessons are crucial to everything you eat, we’ll be discussing these topics in relation to how you use our cans to compose a charcuterie spread or a dish.
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Smoked Alaska Caesar

Smoked Alaska Caesar

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Written by Mathew Scaletta
If you’re bored with bottled caesar dressing that’s barely a step above mayonnaise, try out our Smoked Herring Caesar Salad recipe!  This dressing is absolutely loaded with umami, acidity, richness, and salt, thanks to our Smoked Herring, lemon juice, raw egg yolk, and parmesan cheese. 
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Warner Lew, Herring Evangelist pictured with giant King Salmon head.

Meet Warner Lew, Herring Evangelist

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Written by Mathew Scaletta
Curious about our Smoked Herring? Read the back story here.
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Galley Musings: A Dirty Rice Journey (Part I)

Galley Musings: A Dirty Rice Journey (Part I)

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Written by Mathew Scaletta
If you don’t completely understand Cajun-Creole dirty rice after reading this, that’s okay. The recipe in Part II will still work for you.
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Dirty Rice With Andouille Sausage and Smoked Herring

Dirty Rice with Smoked Herring and Andouille (Part II)

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Written by Mathew Scaletta
Dirty rice recipes are as numerous as the cooks who prepare them. We say that about a lot of classic dishes, and it’s true. Ingredients and methods are always up to the cook to adapt as needed or desired. Cook wildly and passionately! Make substitutions, and create new worlds of flavor! Go ahead and do it!
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Charcuterie Boards & The Art of Nibbling

Charcuterie Boards & The Art of Nibbling

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Written by Mathew Scaletta
As you’ve probably guessed, we loved charcuterie boards before they were cool. We've been onboard the board train since they were called ‘ploughman's lunch’. But, even when there’s no board involved, nibbling as a prolonged meal is a very Alaskan way to eat. Because charcuterie boards have again opened the world’s eyes to the art of nibbling, we feel like we have to get our $0.02 in on the subject. We want in on this board game.
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Smoked Herring Cavatelli

Smoked Herring Cavatelli

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Written by Mathew Scaletta

Wildfish Smoked Herring is pretty flavorful, with deep, savory undertones, and it might just be all the salt source you need for this creamy, Italian-American-inspired pasta. 

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