On 2010-06-27, Kent > wrote:
> Have any tried frozen anchovies? Are they any kind of a worry regarding food
> borne infection. I have a package staring at me from the freezer from Ranch
> 99. It comes from somewhere in the Orient. It looks unsalted, though there
> isn't anyway to know. They aren't oil packed, and they aren't dry salted? At
> Ranch 99 they are very well priced. A 12 oz package of frozen anchovies only
> costs a couple of bucks.

Give it a go.

I used to buy fresh frozen packs of ....what?.... grunion?
....anchovies? I forget. They were skinny whole fish, about 4-5
inches long. I'd jes let thaw, and toss 'em in a skillet full of
peanut oil. When almost finished frying, toss in a few dashes of soy
and lemon pepper and eat whole. Never suffered any ill effects.

OTOH, I once had a very severe reaction to something. I ate two
different meals within 18 hrs. One was two live dungeness crabs I got
from Ranch99 and boiled myself (40 mins at full rolling boil) and the
other a great dinner at a new Korean restaurant I'd never tried. All
I know is I became sick as a dog for a full week, with a severe full
body rash and my guts changing from a digestive tract to an aquaduct.
Never did figure out which was the culprit and never tried either
again to find out!

nb