‘The flavour, the texture, everything is perfect’: José Pizarro tests supermarket tinned sardines https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/may/17/best-tinned-sardines-food-filter-taste-test?CMP=share_btn_url
An overview of cheap UK supermarket sardines and Ortiz. He prefers the latter...duh!
Anyway, useful to rule out some brands I might have tried in hope.