Sprat in tomato sauce is a favorite snack for many families, which has been a staple in the diet since the Soviet Union.
Canned food, in addition to the fact that it can be used at home, is convenient to take with you when you go on a vacation in nature or go to the country for the weekend.
This nutritious snack is good on its own or as an addition to a side dish.
The only difficulty is choosing the product – because the shelves in the stores are filled with a variety of sprats in tomato sauce, it is unclear how to choose the most delicious and high-quality one.
The following tips will help you choose canned fish covered in tomato sauce.
It’s worth starting with the mark “manufactured according to GOST”: it is always present on high-quality canned goods.
In addition, look for information on the packaging about the place where the sprat was caught and the manufacturer.
Goods produced in close proximity to the sea are considered to be of higher quality.
If you have the opportunity to do this before purchasing, be sure to examine the appearance of the canned food.
The tomato sauce should not be pale brown or even transparent: it should have a bright color, and the fish itself should retain its shape.
If the sprat falls apart and looks more like minced meat than whole carcasses, this indicates that frozen rather than fresh raw materials were used to make the product.
And finally: if after opening the can you see that the oil has separated or there is a film, it means that the product was stored in improper conditions - this will not happen in good canned food.
