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A tiny fish that makes you taste umami while swearing it isn't there.
means A small, oily saltwater fish, usually cured or salted, prized for its intense savory flavor in dishes from Caesar salad to puttanesca.
from From Spanish and Portuguese 'anchova,' which English borrowed in the late 16th century. Beyond that, the trail blurs: the word may trace back to a Genoese or Mediterranean dialect form, and one tempting suggestion links it to the Greek 'aphye' (small fry) or even a Basque source meaning 'dried fish' — but none of these is settled, so the little fish guards its origins as stubbornly as it hides in your dressing.
- flavor ghost
- Dissolves in sauces, leaving only savory depth
- caesar secret
- Real Caesar dressing runs on mashed anchovy
- roman currency
- Garum, fermented anchovy sauce, fueled ancient kitchens
- size
- Most species stay under six inches long
- schooling masters
- Swarm in millions to dodge predators
peruvian anchovy — world's largest single-species fishery, ~7 million tonnes caught annually off peru and chile
engraulis encrasicolus — european anchovy, key ingredient in worcestershire sauce and asian fish sauces
anchovy pizza — controversial topping debated globally, particularly contested in italy where it's traditional in certain regions