Cornish-caught sardines (Sardina pilchardus) in extra virgin olive oil or rich tomato sauce, hand-sorted and hand-filled in Newlyn.
The tin artwork sets them apart: each design draws from the Newlyn School of painters, Walter Langley and Frank Bramley, the Victorian artists who documented the fishing communities of this same Cornish coast. The fish and the paintings come from the same place.
Endorsed by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Tom Parker Bowles. Sold at Waitrose and direct.