"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
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> Omelet wrote:
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>> Both can add an indescribable richness to some recipes.
>> I'm wondering if they are interchangeable.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> No, I wouldn't say they're interchangeable. IMHO, they have unique
> flavors of their own...
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>
Someone who actually knows how to cook would ask what version of anchovy,
what version of oyster sauce, and most importantly what dish... but in a
general sense of course they're interchangeable, most condiments are
interchangeble, like how one can choose mayo or mustard for a ham sandwich,
in fact both can be used together.... like how anchovy or salmon cavier are
interchangeable on an egg salad sandwich, or both. Most ingredients of a
catagory are interchangeble like subbing orange marmalade for raspberry jam
on a chocolate torte. Cathy, you really need to experiment with cooking
something other than grilled shrimp... perhaps try your hand at tube steak,
don't laugh, there are myriad condiments that are interchangeble on tube
steak, and many/most all at once.