A new interest in something old.
That’s what Michael Benevides, owner of Portugalia Marketplace, says about the uptick in tinned fish in the last few years. Though the Portuguese industry is churning out the same high quality product as always, the trend really started during the pandemic, where he noticed that tinned fish was showing up on more menus, like at wine bars. Plus “Everyone was at home, wanting pantry staples and realized the quality of the [Portuguese] tins was exceptional.”