Sardine

"Sardine" is a common name used to refer to various small, oily forage fish in the herring family Clupeidae. The term "sardine" was first used in English during the early 15th century and may come from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which sardines were once abundant.

Quotes

• I want our children to grow up enjoying the taste of British apples as well as Cornish sardines, Norfolk turkey, Melton Mowbray pork pies, Wensleydale cheese, Herefordshire pears and of course black pudding.
  • Liz Truss, Speech delivered at the Conservative Party Conference (29 September 2014)

• Born sinner: The opposite of a winner, remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner?
  • Christopher Wallace, "Juicy", Ready to Die (1994), New York City: Bad Boy Records

External links

Encyclopedic article on Sardine on Wikipedia