Not everyone eats them whole. In fact of all people I introduced to sardines in the US as a Pole, as far as 2015, all of them remove the backbone. Meanwhile I

Not everyone eats them whole. In fact of all people I introduced to sardines in the US as a Pole, as far as 2015, all of them remove the backbone. Meanwhile I hope the social media influencers leave herring alone and move on to mackerel.