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Title: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Howie on August 23, 2008, 07:45:15 PM
OK, most of us more than like bacon.  Let's move on to a more controversial food, the often maligned anchovy.  Discretionary use can wake up a recipe,  over use can kill a recipe, yet as a major ingredient they can be scrumptious.  I like them, my wife hates them and refers to them as salty, furry dead fish.   

Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: somegirl on August 23, 2008, 07:46:48 PM
Did you mean to post in NMC?
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Magnus on August 23, 2008, 07:58:10 PM
i eat them maybe once a year...  takes me that long to forget that i don't like them that much
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Kopfjager on August 23, 2008, 08:04:59 PM
I eat them in Olive oil, right out of the can.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Howie on August 23, 2008, 08:06:37 PM
Quote from: msincredible on August 23, 2008, 07:46:48 PM
Did you mean to post in NMC?



Yes I did :-[
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Le Pirate on August 23, 2008, 08:32:18 PM
maybe on a salad....possibly on a pizza...otherwise NO.




I will eat the smoked oysters in a can on crackers though....every know and then (maybe once a year)
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: herm on August 23, 2008, 09:30:06 PM
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Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Vindingo on August 24, 2008, 02:01:43 AM
I prefer to use anchovy paste instead of canned anchovies in a bunch of sauces that I make. 

As for canned fish... I really like sardines.  I like them canned in tomato sauce or hot mustard, on a some toast.  Such a great cheap and healthy snack.   For some reason they get a bad rap
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: teddy037.2 on August 24, 2008, 04:55:26 AM
absolute necessity for my caeser salad, and aglio e olio sauce...

never had 'em on pizza, or out the tin, though
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 24, 2008, 04:56:01 AM
 :-X [puke]

too salty, fishy, hairy, gross....
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: ducpainter on August 24, 2008, 05:00:05 AM
I like them.

Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: lethe on August 24, 2008, 05:07:59 AM
I like them but not too many at a time.
What would Puttanesca be without use of them?
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: T on August 24, 2008, 06:03:45 AM
Quote from: lethe on August 24, 2008, 05:07:59 AM

What would Puttanesca be without use of them?

exactly
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: ducati_tim on August 24, 2008, 08:09:53 AM
My ideal summer afternoon snack is a few anchovies, some tasty olives and a glass of Rioja or Sangiovese.
Boquerones (white anchovies) are my favorite.
(http://bp2.blogger.com/__pJaiHTFCdg/RqREVMAs_LI/AAAAAAAAAwA/b3DgfwDmJa4/s320/boquerones+en+vinagre+020.jpg)

That s living, boyee  [wine]
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Howie on August 24, 2008, 09:00:31 AM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 24, 2008, 04:56:01 AM
:-X [puke]

too salty, fishy, hairy, gross....

So, you agree with my wife.  Ellen will consume food with anchovies in it as long as she cannot recognize them.  She used to put up with them untill I served her a bagel with anchovy butter on it.

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Quote from: ducati_tim on August 24, 2008, 08:09:53 AM
My ideal summer afternoon snack is a few anchovies, some tasty olives and a glass of Rioja or Sangiovese.
Boquerones (white anchovies) are my favorite.
(http://bp2.blogger.com/__pJaiHTFCdg/RqREVMAs_LI/AAAAAAAAAwA/b3DgfwDmJa4/s320/boquerones+en+vinagre+020.jpg)

That s living, boyee  [wine]

Looks yummy.  There is indeed a whole world of anchovy out there besides the canned variety.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: He Man on August 24, 2008, 09:16:51 AM
unless its futerama where theres only 1 can left.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Fresh Pants on August 24, 2008, 11:06:08 AM
White anchovies. Yum. Marinated, sour, salty (not as salty as the canned/jar ones).

But I like the other anchovies on pizza, or in seafood pastas as part of the sauce.
Or sauteed with something like broccoli rabe and garlic.

Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: ducati_tim on August 24, 2008, 11:20:01 AM
Quote from: Fresh Pants on August 24, 2008, 11:06:08 AM
White anchovies. Yum. Marinated, sour, salty (not as salty as the canned/jar ones).

But I like the other anchovies on pizza, or in seafood pastas as part of the sauce.
Or sauteed with something like broccoli rabe and garlic.


Yeah, white anchovies on pizza or salad just don't cut it. They are best eaten solo.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 24, 2008, 04:34:16 PM
Quote from: howie on August 24, 2008, 09:00:31 AM
So, you agree with my wife.  Ellen will consume food with anchovies in it as long as she cannot recognize them.  She used to put up with them untill I served her a bagel with anchovy butter on it.
[laugh]

you got the idea howie  [thumbsup]
i'm ok with them in caesar dressing... but not on the salad itself.

if i can tell it's an anchovy, i want no part of it.

i'm not a fan of most fish, especially the fishy one's...  :-X
i do like shellfish, of any variety  ;D

Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: teddy037.2 on August 24, 2008, 04:38:51 PM
fishy fish kinda gets to me, too... but once you cook anchovies down... they're nutty and all manner of good
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Super T.I.B on August 24, 2008, 06:36:02 PM
 
[thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

Anything that resembles a fish, I eat, including eel.  [thumbsup]

And shellfish and mussels and oysters and abalone and and and.......

Dammit, you're making me hungry.  >:(

Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: rgramjet on August 24, 2008, 08:40:31 PM
Love the dried anchovies too!  I eat them by the handful instead of potato chips!  My wife got pissed at me because I would break off the heads and feed them to my then 10 month old twins.  God I love to torture my wife.....  :-)
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: triangleforge on August 25, 2008, 03:13:10 PM
Scrumptious.

(http://www.lifeinitaly.com/food/img/anchovies-1.jpg)
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: VisceralReaction on August 25, 2008, 03:20:07 PM
OK so where do you find the white anchovies?
I love anchovies and the whole family does too.
I think I have 4-5 tins of the in the cupboard right now. To many Tuscan dishes that REEQUIRE anchovies.
without them life is just blah.........
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: lucazuma on August 25, 2008, 03:28:55 PM
Quote from: kopfjager on August 23, 2008, 08:04:59 PM
I eat them in Olive oil, right out of the can.

word...i LOVE those little suckers :)

great if thrown in flower and deepfried (ya eat them like chips)
super right out of the tube on bread and butter
and out of the can in oil i can get sick on them :)

YUM!!
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: lucazuma on August 25, 2008, 03:30:20 PM
Quote from: Fresh Pants on August 24, 2008, 11:06:08 AM
Or sauteed with something like broccoli rabe and garlic.

..THAT is one of the most traditional Southern Italian recipies...one of my favorite!
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: triangleforge on August 25, 2008, 03:48:14 PM
Quote from: VisceralReaction on August 25, 2008, 03:20:07 PM
OK so where do you find the white anchovies?
I love anchovies and the whole family does too.
I think I have 4-5 tins of the in the cupboard right now. To many Tuscan dishes that REEQUIRE anchovies.
without them life is just blah.........

Not sure where you find the Sicilian variety (though I bet it'd be worth the effort to track down a real Sicilian grocer...), but a similar vinegar-cured anchovy in Spain is called Boquerones and can be had here:

http://www.tienda.com/food/seafood.html?CMP=KNC-Google&gclid=CKq797WHqpUCFQRfagodSTNhkg (http://www.tienda.com/food/seafood.html?CMP=KNC-Google&gclid=CKq797WHqpUCFQRfagodSTNhkg) (Lots of other mouth watering, odd fish on that page...)

or here:

http://www.caviarideas.com/anchovies.html (http://www.caviarideas.com/anchovies.html)
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 25, 2008, 03:53:41 PM
PU ...this thread stinks  ;D
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: ducati_tim on August 25, 2008, 04:02:37 PM
Quote from: VisceralReaction on August 25, 2008, 03:20:07 PM
OK so where do you find the white anchovies?
I love anchovies and the whole family does too.
I think I have 4-5 tins of the in the cupboard right now. To many Tuscan dishes that REEQUIRE anchovies.
without them life is just blah.........
You can make your own if you have access to fresh little herring (sprat or whitebait):
http://www.proper-spanish-tapas.com/tapas-recipes-fish.html#vina (http://www.proper-spanish-tapas.com/tapas-recipes-fish.html#vina)
Yum!
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: silentbob on August 25, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
I worked at a pizzeria in NY and I wouldn't touch the nasty things even if a customer wanted them.  I also found that you could grab a couple of slugs from the alley and no one could tell the difference.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: VisceralReaction on August 27, 2008, 12:45:51 PM
Quote from: silentbob on August 25, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
I worked at a pizzeria in NY and I wouldn't touch the nasty things even if a customer wanted them.  I also found that you could grab a couple of slugs from the alley and no one could tell the difference.

Nasty,.....you're not serious?  [puke]
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: triangleforge on August 27, 2008, 01:12:01 PM
Quote from: silentbob on August 25, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
I worked at a pizzeria in NY and I wouldn't touch the nasty things even if a customer wanted them.  I also found that you could grab a couple of slugs from the alley and no one could tell the difference.

Prol'y more a comment on that particular NY pizzeria than on anchovies... Lived on pizza (that and mac & cheese) through grad school in Manhattan and despite some notable standouts, the average NYC slice is, well, edible once you remove the odd roach & add lots of oregano & red pepper... 

Now NYC bagels on the other hand, it seems impossible to replicate outside about a 15 mile radius around the City.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Howie on August 27, 2008, 09:43:05 PM
Quote from: silentbob on August 25, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
I worked at a pizzeria in NY and I wouldn't touch the nasty things even if a customer wanted them.  I also found that you could grab a couple of slugs from the alley and no one could tell the difference.

Slugs are just homeless snails.  Snails are good ;D

Quote from: triangleforge on August 27, 2008, 01:12:01 PM
Prol'y more a comment on that particular NY pizzeria than on anchovies... Lived on pizza (well, and mac & cheese) through grad school in Manhattan and despite some notable standouts, the average NYC slice is, well, edible once you remove the odd roach & add lots of oregano & red pepper... 

Now NYC bagels on the other hand, it seems impossible to replicate outside about a 15 mile radius around the City.

Unfortunately, you are correct that a lot of NYC pizza is awful, then again, there are some great shops.  Pizza is one food I don't find goes well with anchovy.  They take over.  Then again, if it is bad pizza it can be a good thing.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: eltristo on August 27, 2008, 10:19:19 PM
I am pro-anchovy, though I do not enjoy snacking on them whole.  Definitely for to add flavor to other foods, esp. the oft mentioned Caesar and puttanesca.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 28, 2008, 04:04:28 AM
Quote from: howie on August 27, 2008, 09:43:05 PM
Unfortunately, you are correct that a lot of NYC pizza is awful, then again, there are some great shops.  Pizza is one food I don't find goes well with anchovy.  They take over.  Then again, if it is bad pizza it can be a good thing.

if you want good pizza, you need to come to new haven  ;D
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Howie on August 28, 2008, 05:31:17 AM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 28, 2008, 04:04:28 AM
if you want good pizza, you need to come to new haven  ;D

Peppy's?  Been there.  Very good.  IMO, we have better, next time you guys are in NYC give me a call.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: rgramjet on August 28, 2008, 05:39:48 AM
Mmmm gimmee a white pizza with spinach, artichoke hearts and anchovies, good eat'n!  Then finish off with a slice of meat lovers.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 28, 2008, 03:46:59 PM
Quote from: howie on August 28, 2008, 05:31:17 AM
Peppy's?  Been there.  Very good.  IMO, we have better, next time you guys are in NYC give me a call.

it's pepe's  ;)

there are several other great places for pizza in new haven,
but don't tell the older generations that  ;) ;)
i'd love to go for good pizza in nyc sometime  [thumbsup]
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: red baron on August 28, 2008, 03:57:27 PM
Quote from: VisceralReaction on August 27, 2008, 12:45:51 PM
Nasty,.....you're not serious?  [puke]

Have you met silentbob?

[laugh]
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Triple J on August 28, 2008, 03:59:52 PM
I've only had them once on a Caesar Salad... [puke] [puke] [puke]

I'm into food, so I'm a bit disappointed I don't like them.  :-\
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Fresh Pants on August 28, 2008, 04:10:20 PM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 28, 2008, 04:04:28 AM
if you want good pizza, you need to come to new haven  ;D

There's a NEW Haven?

The first time I had anchovies on pizza, I thought they looked like gecko fillets.
Eewww. But then I developed an appreciation for them. Anchovies too.


Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 28, 2008, 04:12:35 PM
Quote from: Fresh Pants on August 28, 2008, 04:10:20 PM
There's a NEW Haven?

yup, in CT.

update: i still don't like anchovies
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Fresh Pants on August 28, 2008, 04:16:21 PM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 28, 2008, 04:12:35 PM
yup, in CT.

update: i still don't like anchovies

ANYTHING can happen.  :D

Not even the albino marinated ones?
They're not even fishy.

Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 28, 2008, 04:18:42 PM
Quote from: Fresh Pants on August 28, 2008, 04:16:21 PM
ANYTHING can happen.  :D

Not even the albino marinated ones?
They're not even fishy.



never tried one, but if it looks like an anchovy, i'm not even trying it  :-X
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Fresh Pants on August 28, 2008, 04:23:23 PM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 28, 2008, 04:18:42 PM
never tried one, but if it looks like an anchovy, i'm not even trying it  :-X

How about a de-scaled+limbless lizard?

[laugh]

Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 28, 2008, 04:26:01 PM
Quote from: Fresh Pants on August 28, 2008, 04:23:23 PM
How about a de-scaled+limbless lizard?

[laugh]



[laugh] no comment  [laugh]
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Rob Hilding on August 28, 2008, 04:28:56 PM
I love 'em!

TiNi how about these:


(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2806531915_a3ed41b677_o.jpg)

Monterey Bay Aquarium display, BTW
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: teddy037.2 on August 28, 2008, 06:22:34 PM
Quote from: Fresh Pants on August 28, 2008, 04:23:23 PM
How about a de-scaled+limbless lizard?

[laugh]



maybe if it's wrapped in bacon...  ;)

I thought that pic looked familiar... cool aquarium
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: somegirl on August 28, 2008, 08:03:09 PM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 28, 2008, 03:46:59 PM
it's pepe's  ;)

there are several other great places for pizza in new haven,
but don't tell the older generations that  ;) ;)
i'd love to go for good pizza in nyc sometime  [thumbsup]

Sally's is the big rival for Pepe's.

Is that place that claimed to have the first hamburger still around (I think on Chapel St somewhere)?  And the Yankee Doodle?
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: gojira on August 28, 2008, 11:03:50 PM
Quote from: silentbob on August 25, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
I worked at a pizzeria in NY and I wouldn't touch the nasty things even if a customer wanted them.  I also found that you could grab a couple of slugs from the alley and no one could tell the difference.

Just which pizza place is this you refer?   :o??? :-X
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on August 29, 2008, 03:57:31 AM
Quote from: msincredible on August 28, 2008, 08:03:09 PM
Sally's is the big rival for Pepe's.

Is that place that claimed to have the first hamburger still around (I think on Chapel St somewhere)?  And the Yankee Doodle?

:) LOIS LUNCH is the burger place. it's a free standing building that is the size of a large shed.  [laugh]
it has like 4 seats... i've always wanted to have a burger there, just to say i did.

directly across the street (crown) is another pizza place and brew pub started up by former employee's of SALLY's...
it's called BAR. they're ambar ale is delicious! they have crazy options for pizza toppings... anything you could think of, and some stuff you wouldn't :)
i'm not sure if they have anchovies.


Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: teddy037.2 on September 01, 2008, 03:26:24 AM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 29, 2008, 03:57:31 AM
it's called BAR. they're ambar ale is delicious!


< grammar police >
really?  ;)
< /police >
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on September 01, 2008, 04:00:38 PM
Quote from: teddy037.2 on September 01, 2008, 03:26:24 AM

< grammar police >
really?  ;)
< /police >

ya got me
i meant their  :P
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: rgramjet on September 01, 2008, 04:36:27 PM
at least he let you walk on the "Ambar Ale"....
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: Scottish on September 01, 2008, 04:37:27 PM
 [puke] that is all.
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: TiNi on September 01, 2008, 04:41:54 PM
Quote from: rgramjet on September 01, 2008, 04:36:27 PM
at least he let you walk on the "Ambar Ale"....

it's officially spelled that way... the name of the place is bar  ;)
Title: Re: The Real Official Anchovy Thread
Post by: rgramjet on September 01, 2008, 04:48:52 PM
lol  My bad!