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Another plus is that you can pretend that sardines are regular-sized fish and that you are a giant who is eating them whole.

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I thought it was just me that did that.

On a more serious note, I just tried this excellent sardines recipe this week; Fisherman's Eggs [0]. Great for a high protein breakfast...

[0] https://www.thesophisticatedcaveman.com/fishermans-eggs/

Interesting, though I'd have to fry them up whole there. Otherwise the bones would get chopped up, suspending the disbelief and returning me to mere mortal size. (In that case they'd probably taste like small pieces of salmon bones instead of the entire skeleton of a big fish.)

Hmmm yes I do see your point.

Would it perhaps help to look backwards through a pair of binoculars while eating, so as to give the impression that the dish and its fishy contents are still small, thus maintaining the "giant" illusion?

This could be further aided by using a somewhat oversized plate.

Or perhaps use some particularly small eggs? (I think you'd be looking for some "Pullet eggs" in this case)

Once the "wholeness" of the fish is gone, the jig is up.

Brain: This is an entire fish.

Brain: The body is too small for me to pull off regular bites with my hands.

Brain: I must be a giant.

Chawmp

Ah, understood.

I see you’ve studied this topic extensively. Therefore I bow to your superior wisdom and I shall say no more about it.

That's why I like to eat brussels sprouts! I feel like a giant eating whole heads of cabbage! I even got a tiny little grater so I can pretend to make slaw as a giant.

Not sure if they had a tiny grater, but there's a video on reddit somewhere of a cook making a tiny beef wellington. :)

There's actually an entire subreddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/minicooking/

You say that, but this article is going to be a shot in the fin for Big Sardine.

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