Yes, like is mentioned above, they are indispensable for Pissaladière and a few other traditional dishes, and cheap ones taste nasty, good anchovies are delicious. So much flavour in the little guys.

Bought some anchovies recently out of curiosity because I liked the design of the tiny tin. One of the tastiest things I've ever eaten in my life. Sixty two shitting pence. I now intend to build up to reaching full anchovy snob status as a compliment to the film snobbery. NC.

A shout out for the marinated/pickled ones. Ate my way through a pint tub of them a week ago. (For illustration purposes only. Not my anchovies.) Also:Luca Turin wrote:The contents of our luggage say a lot about our skill in the art of living. A thorough customs inspection should not, for example, reveal signs of anxiety: ventilated war-photographer vests with too many pockets, toiletry bags filled with antibiotics. As usual, elegance consists in remaining oneself while being ready for anything. Fitzroy Maclean, the real-life James Bond who died a few years ago, always carried with him on his travels a tube of anchovy paste. He explained that in his experience one could always locate some alcohol and a crust of bread: his tube made it a party. This sort of discernment has much to do with small luxuries: too luxurious and they cease to be fun, too small and they cease to be rare.

Anchovies are fucking great. Any sort of tiny fish, whatever, they're all good. Anchovies packed in salt, fresh anchovies with white flesh, sardines in olive oil, big preserved Korean anchovies for stock, the tiny little dried baby fish my dad eats on rice. Fish are good, small fish are usually superior.

jacobwilliam wrote:I haven t had an anchovy in years. The other day a chef found some fancy, hand packed in salt ones at my job. So, naturally I said œcool! I ll try one . He put a few on a piece of bread with butter. They were very good! I ll look this weekend if the fancy ones are still kicking around as I d love to try them on a pizza.You can not make this pizza without me around.