My boyfriend's mom has been buying Trader Joe's Spring Water Sardines for years, and I finally decided to try some. I haven't had any sardines for several years so I don't really have anything to compare them to. All I remember is that the sardines my mom bought when I was younger were all extremely salty.

So starting off... the Trader Joe's sardines were not super salty, which was good (especially since they are advertised as "unsalted"). They mainly tasted fishy to me and not in a bad way. I didn't eat them all mushed up or in mayo or olive oil, etc. I just ate them plain in their original form with some lettuce, and they were still tasty. However, they were a little dry on the inside or else they would have been perfect.