The poor need their animal protein and they need it cheap. I recommend canned chub mackerel, which is frequently on sale at Shaw’s for around $2.20 a can. The can contains a total of 600 calories and 60 grams of protein. This fish does have mercury, but is classified along with chunk light tuna as having a low mercury level. I’m sure that the arsenic and the antibiotics and the excrement that is in factory raised chickens is far worse for you than the small amount of mercury; just don’t feed it to children, unless of course you’re completely broke.
You will not be able to eat chub mackerel too often, as it is a fairly brutal thing to eat. It tastes very similar to sardines. In order to mask the taste as much as possible, I recommend chasing it down with either some very strong beer, such as malt liquor (my choice is Olde English Brand “800,” which normally runs about $2.70 for a 40 ounce bottle) or, even better, a very sweet beer, such as a double bock. Most Chub Mackerel eaters will not be able to afford sweeter beers, as they tend to be a lot more expensive.
Don’t buy regular mackerel. Chub mackerel is literally a different animal. It is fattier, more caloric, and has more protein. It tastes significantly better than regular mackerel.
I eat half the can when I open it. I store the contents of the other half of the can in the refrigerator, and I eat it the next day. Eating refrigerated chub mackerel is much more challenging than eating it immediately after you have opened the can. You will feel as though you are a participant in the show “Fear factor.”
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