BELA Tins Can Now Ship Monthly
A crossword, a pack-size guide, and a month of meals from sardines, mackerel, and cod.
BELA sardines, mackerel, and cod now ship to your door every month at 10% off. Before the details, a puzzle.
The Tinned Fish Crossword
Four clues. Give it a minute before you scroll.
- 1 Down: Family-owned since 1997 (4)
- 2 Down: Our fish comes in these (4)
- 3 Across: We ____ to your door (4)
- 4 Across: How often (7)
The Answer
BELA tins ship monthly.
1 Down is us. Josh Scherz and his mother, Florence, started BELA in 1997, and it's still family-owned. 2 Down is what every fillet gets hand-packed into at our partner cannery in Olhão, Portugal. 3 and 4 are the news.
Why a Tin Earns Its Spot Every Week
- Protein with no cooking. A tin of BELA sardines has 20 grams of protein, and it's dinner the moment it's open. (More on that)
- Rich in omega-3s. Sardines and mackerel are oily fish, and that oil is where the omega-3s live.
- Calcium you won't notice. The small bones in sardines soften completely during canning, and they carry most of the calcium.
- One oil, nothing else. Every tin is packed in organic extra virgin olive oil, good enough to cook with, so save it for the pan. (About the oil)
One Tin, Every Meal
- Breakfast: Mackerel Loaded Hash Browns. The mackerel gets folded into the potato before it hits the cast iron, and the tin oil fries the egg.
- Lunch: Lemon Sardines Pasta Salad, or the Classic EVOO Sardines + White Bean Spread on toast.
- Dinner: Piri Piri Sardines Crispy Rice Bowl, Protein-Packed Mackerel Tacos, or Mediterranean Salad with Cod.
- Hosting: the Tinned Fish Seacuterie Board or the Smoky Lemon Sardine Dip.
- Game day: the Two-Minute Drill Buffalo Dip.
Do the Math
Make each meal on that list once in a week: hash browns, a pasta salad, a rice bowl, and a Saturday Seacuterie Board, which takes three tins on its own. That's six tins. Cook for two and the count climbs fast, since the Codfish Gratin alone takes two tins to feed four.
A 3-pack gets you through a few meals. A 6 or 12 keeps you from running out mid-recipe on a Tuesday. And because the 10% comes off the whole shipment, it saves you more on a 12-pack than on a 3.
How Many Tins Do You Need?
3-Pack: Try a New Favorite. Most of our weeknight dinners use a single tin, so a 3-pack is three dinners. It's the right size for a first order, or for trying piri piri next to your usual.
6-Pack: Lunch for the Week. Six tins covers a workweek of lunches, with one left for Saturday. In cod, it's three Codfish Gratins at two tins each: twelve servings to bring to whatever you're invited to this season.
12-Pack: Stock the Pantry. Twelve tins is three a week. In sardines, that's 240 grams of protein sitting in the cupboard. It's for households, hosts, and anyone who'd rather not run out mid-recipe.
How the Subscription Works
- Pick your favorite: sardines, mackerel, or cod.
- Pick your pack: 3, 6, or 12.
- Choose monthly delivery and save 10% on every shipment. Quarterly delivery saves 15%.
Cancel anytime.
