Carmelo

Carmelo is a luxe edit of Iberia’s finest tinned fish curated by Patrick Martinez, the founder of The Tinned Fish Market. Cantabrian anchovies fished at their flavoursome peak, pole and line tuna from the Azores' crystalline waters, plump Galician shellfish, the finest, hand-prepared Portuguese sardines, and more.

Carmelo spicy tuna fillets on a yellow wooden table. The paper box is green and red with big letters saying Carmelo and there are golden illustrations around the box
£5.95
Spicy tuna fillets in olive oil
Carmelo brand with the iconic blue and red pattern on a yellow wooden table
An open tin of smoked oysters from the brand Carmelo.
£15.95
Smoked oysters in olive oil
Carmelo smoked mussels in a colourful orange and blue box with golden illustrations.
An open tin of smoked mussels from the brand Carmelo.
£10.95
Smoked mussels in olive oil
Carmelo smoked anchovies packaging on a wooden surface
£8.95
Smoked anchovies
Carmelo seafood packaging on a pale yellow surface. The design looks very premium and has golden illustrations of a book, a pair of sunglasses, a suitcase and a wine glass.
£8.95
Santoña anchovies
Bright red box with very spicy sardines from Carmelo, a premium tinned fish brand. The box is covered with golden illustrations like a pair of sunglasses, a book, a wine glass, a suitcase and a fish.
An open tin of sardines with chilli from the brand Carmelo.
£5.95
Very spicy sardines
Carmelo smoked sardines in a luxurious box with golden illustrations,
£6.95
Smoked sardines in olive oil
Red box of Carmelo sardines in spicy tomato sauce on a wooden table.
£4.95
Sardines in spicy tomato
Carmelo octopus pate in an indigo box decorated with gold illustrations.
£6.95
Octopus pâté
Carmelo scallops in salsa packaged in a bright green box on a pale wooden surface.
£7.95
Scallops in salsa
Red box of Carmelo Spicy Mussels on a wooden surface. The box is bright and has four small illustrations, a glass of wine, a book, a suitcase and a pair of glasses.
£6.95
Spicy mussels with garlic and chilli
Carmelo cod in organic extra virgin olive oil, in a red and blue box decorated with illustrations.
£6.95
Cod in organic extra virgin olive oil

What is the Carmelo manifesto?

Carmelo tinned fish must be:

From marine ecosystems where fish and shellfish thrive and reach their absolute peak. Anchovies from the turbulent Cantabrian Sea. Oysters, mussels and scallops from the sheltered calm of the Galician estuaries. Skipjack tuna from the Azores’ crystalline waters.

Caught and harvested seasonally. The time of year fish are caught decides their quality. Fishing Cantabrian anchovies in spring when they’re fattier means they’re better able to weather a long curing process where their flavour can develop. Portuguese sardines caught May to October are fattier because the waters are warmer and richer with plankton for them to feed on. This makes the fish more flavoursome. And better suited to canning.

Fished sustainably. As well as being seasonally caught, the canneries behind the Carmelo range work with smaller batches of fish and use fishing methods like purse seine that targets only the intended species and avoids by-catch and doesn’t damage the seabed. The oysters and mussels are rope-grown, carbon-neutral, and actually enhance the ecosystem. 

Canned by hand. When fish is canned by hand rather than machine, quality control is more rigorous - the eagle-eyed conserverie workers can check and double check that the best fish go in the tins and the best examples of the quality ingredients accompany them.