Sardine
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| A common ocean fish. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 6am – 7pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Spring •  Fall •  Winter
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Dart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 1–13
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| Fishing XP | 13  16  19  25
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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Sardine, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Sardine - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Sardine is a fish that can be found in the ocean during the Spring, Fall, and Winter, or may sometimes be found in a Garbage Can during Spring, Fall, or Winter.
Map
The Sardine can be found in the ocean.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Leo •  Linus •  Pam •  Sebastian •  Willy
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| Dislike |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Dwarf •  Emily •  George •  Gus •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Marnie •  Maru •  Penny •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Shane •  Vincent •  Wizard
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pierre
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Bundles
The Sardine is used in the 
Ocean Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Buff(s) | Buff Duration | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Dish O' The Sea | This'll keep you warm in the cold sea air. |  Sardine (2) Hashbrowns (1)
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 150 67
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 Fishing (+3)
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 5m 35s
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 Fishing Level 3
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 220g
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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100 45
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N/A | N/A |
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220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (4) Any Fish (1)
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N/A | N/A | N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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N/A | N/A |
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75g
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Tailoring
Sardine can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
Fish Pond
Sardines can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 2 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The only possible output is blue Sardine Roe (50g).
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| Before Quest | After Quest | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed | 30 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Clams or 2 Coral | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 Aquamarine, 1 Mussel, or 2 Sea Urchins | 30 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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30 | 1-4 | 70% | 16-33% |
| 5-10 | 100% | 55-95% | ||
| Nothing | 1-4 | 30% | 84-67% | |
| 5-10 | 0% | 45-5% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One sardine may be randomly requested in Spring, Fall, or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 120g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-5 sardines in Spring, Fall, or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 40g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
- Two Sardines are requested by Midnight Squid in a Fish Pond quest to increase the capacity of the pond from 5 to 8.
- Two Sardines are requested by Squid in a Fish Pond quest to increase the capacity of the pond from 5 to 10.
Bugs
Sardines may be requested in a Fishing Help Wanted quest during Summer.
History
- 1.4: Removed from most Summer quests and garbage can items. Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests.