To find the best canned sardines—ones with strong flavor ... It’s a lot to ask of a simple tinned fish, but three brands emerged from our taste test as favorites. Many sardines are packed ...

As our taste test ranking of the best canned sardines brands showed us, the one big unifying factor in the top rankings was sardines that came in oil instead of water. Our number one choice ...

But oily fish does best preserved in oil, as water can make it mushy. I opted to taste sardines in olive oil as it is widely considered to be the healthiest – and tastiest – oil about.