Mackerel in Olive Oil

Lota is a Canadian conservas brand canned in Portugal — a project built on the craft tradition of the Iberian canning industry and a Canadian vision for bringing premium preserved seafood to a North American audience. This is Lota’s essential tin: Atlantic mackerel, olive oil, salt. The foundational conservas preparation applied to one of the Atlantic’s most flavourful and nutritious fish.

Mackerel is a richer, more intensely flavoured fish than sardines — higher in fat and omega-3s, with a deeper, more assertive character that holds up exceptionally well to the conservas process. Packed in olive oil and left to rest, the fish mellows and integrates over time, developing a flavour that is full and rounded without being overwhelming. The olive oil becomes deeply flavoured in its own right — worth every drop poured over bread or used to dress whatever you serve alongside. Three ingredients, nothing to hide behind.