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Matiz

Galicia, Spain

Matiz is a Galician brand of wild-caught sardines in a clean olive-oil pack, imported and marketed in the US since 2015 by Culinary Collective — one of the best values in the premium tier.

At a glance

Country	Spain
Region	Galicia
Founded	The Matiz brand's own founding date in Galicia is not published on its sites. Its U.S. importer/owner, Culinary Collective, was founded in 1998 and has imported Matiz wild seafood since 2015, expanding the tinned-seafood line from two sardine varieties to ten.
Company	Galician-produced brand, imported and marketed in the US by Culinary Collective
Price	$$ — mid-range
Species	Sardina pilchardus (European pilchard) — the EU-reserved name for a true sardine

Notable facts

Matiz sardines are wild-caught and canned in Galicia, Spain, and imported/marketed in the US by Culinary Collective, a Mukilteo, WA importer founded in 1998.
Culinary Collective has imported Matiz wild seafood since 2015, growing the tinned-seafood range from two sardine varieties to ten.
The Spicy Sardines with Piri Piri Chili Peppers won a 2020 sofi Silver Award from the Specialty Food Association.
No dedicated press/media kit page was found on culinarycollective.com or thematizshop.com.

Origin

Matiz is a wild-caught Galician sardine brand imported into the US by Culinary Collective, a Mukilteo, Washington importer founded in 1998 that specializes in sourcing traditional foods from Spain and Peru through independent producers. Culinary Collective began importing Matiz wild seafood in 2015 and has since grown the tinned-seafood line from two sardine varieties to ten, redesigning the packaging along the way with bright watercolor seafood illustrations.

Beyond the plain olive-oil tin, the range includes lemon, spicy piri piri (a 2020 sofi Silver Award winner), sweet piquillo pepper, and lightly smoked variants — all wild-caught and canned in Galicia.