"Dave W." > wrote in message
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> In article > ,
> "Peter Aitken" > wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps I should clarify. All anchovies are salted. The most common ones
>> you
>> see are fillets in cans with oil. But there are others - and this is what
>> I
>> mean - that are preserved with salt and no oil. They are whole fish, you
>> have to scrape the fillet off before using (not hard at all). They have
>> better flavor than the canned ones IMO and will last forever in the
>> fridge.
>
> I've been eating the stuff from cans with oil all my life. I've only
> heard of the "whole fish" version here on RFC. Are they widely
> available? I'm in the sticks (northwest Arkansas, USA) but do get to a
> big city every few months.
>
> I'd like to try them. Are they in supermarkets? Fancy (gourmet) food
> shops? Asian markets?
>

They are hard to find. I bough a can of them from Zingerman's by mail order.
Italian specialty retailers are probably the best bet.


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