Post by niftiness on Jun 15, 2024 14:09:49 GMT -5
i'm not a fan of anchovies on pizza, but did try a recipe where they were a "required" ingredient.
was watching Maryanne Esposito on PBS "Ciao Italia". she was making a muffaletta sandwich and I was taking notes. she was making the olive "salad"... green & black olives, onions and garlic, some nice olive oil... all zizzed up in the food processor.
ended up the recipe was easily adaptable to likes and availability of ingredients. then she mentions ANCHOVIES!! Aaaarrgh! and as if she heard me scream noooooo, she said you HAVE to include anchovies. I bought the teeniest tin of those fishy fish. I think recipe called for 6... I added one at a time... tasting after each addition... hoping to head off that super-fishy taste I do no like. hey, it never happened! Maryanne was RIGHT!
had only used about half of the anchovies, so wrapped up tight and polled in the freezer for later. when thawed on a later date, I discovered they were super fishy... just as I do NOT like. my conclusion was... canned anchovies turn fishy when exposed to air. they have a much better flavor when can is freshly opened.
was watching Maryanne Esposito on PBS "Ciao Italia". she was making a muffaletta sandwich and I was taking notes. she was making the olive "salad"... green & black olives, onions and garlic, some nice olive oil... all zizzed up in the food processor.
ended up the recipe was easily adaptable to likes and availability of ingredients. then she mentions ANCHOVIES!! Aaaarrgh! and as if she heard me scream noooooo, she said you HAVE to include anchovies. I bought the teeniest tin of those fishy fish. I think recipe called for 6... I added one at a time... tasting after each addition... hoping to head off that super-fishy taste I do no like. hey, it never happened! Maryanne was RIGHT!
had only used about half of the anchovies, so wrapped up tight and polled in the freezer for later. when thawed on a later date, I discovered they were super fishy... just as I do NOT like. my conclusion was... canned anchovies turn fishy when exposed to air. they have a much better flavor when can is freshly opened.
