On the episode of "Good Eats" on which Alton presented this recipe, he got around most of our reactions to sardines by referring to them as "brisling," the actual name of the fish in question.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lake Neuron] Reference

NELSON: Well, the Egyptian government is brisling at foreign response.    From Wordnik.com.  [Egypt Policemen Back On Trial In Brutality Case] Reference

The recipe called for brisling sardines packed in olive oil, more expensive than some types of sardines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lake Neuron] Reference

The gag was that at one point, the paper label fell off his can of brisling to reveal the real "sardines" label underneath.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lake Neuron] Reference

(And actually, they're technically brisling sprats; "Sardine" is just a general term for packed fish in the herring family).    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference

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Just as many of the birds above are sea-related, the Norsemen, and presumably Norsewomen, were also interested in what lived below the surface: bloat (er), Scand brisling; flounder, hake, the whales narwhale (formed on ON nár.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 3] Reference