Why do Americans love Spanish canned food?

Lately, Americans have begun to show their interest in canned fish from our country. This has had a big impact on“hot girl food”, a trend that was once seen as ‘sleazy’ and has now become trendy. When it comes to ‘piscolabis’, people prefer to serve canned sardines to impress their guests.

Spanish canned fish and seafood products have a worldwide reputation, due to the high quality standard they represent for those who buy them. Due to the good raw material used and the skill with the production process, Spain has become one of the main manufacturers of canned products, reaching the number two position globally.

Spanish canned food exports to the United States recorded a slight decline in 2021. In order to export long-life canned or jarred foods to the United States, FCE registration with the FDA is often required.23 Despite this, Spain has become a prestigious producer of canned foods in both the marine and fish fields.

Spanish preserves are in such high demand these days that thousands of people are watching the preparation videos and demonstrating the exquisiteness of this type of food. No recipes or complicated operations are needed to enjoy it, just a little creativity and imagination when serving it. Today, more than 50 percent of the production of canned, semi-preserved and prepared fish and seafood is destined abroad, being present in more than 120 countries in the 5 continents. Spanish canned food, wherever it goes, triumphs.

The Galicians made a great discovery in 1840 when a French cargo ship was wrecked on their shores. The tin cans on board offered them a different way to store food, as until then the methods consisted of salting or smoking products such as sardines. This influence gave a great boost to the canning industry, which has lasted until today and has become a world reference. Eating and storing food is much easier and healthier thanks to this type of canned food, as it keeps all its nutritional qualities intact.