"JLove98905" > wrote in message
...
> I have noticed that my local Japanese grocery carries dried anchovies
(they're
> teeny) by the boxful. I've seen them mixed in with the nut snack
mixes....and
> also just by the boxful. I always wondered what they're for. This link
seems to
> be referring to what I am trying to describe:
>
> http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Niboshi
>
> -Jen
> Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright
>
>

I wonder if they aren't the ones used to make dashi. There are several
types of dashi--I tend to think the type made with bonito is the most common
but there's a type made with little dried fishies, too.

I've also had little dried fishies that have been prepared with soy sauce,
mirin, sugar, ginger, and I'm not sure what else. I had them with rice for
breakfast at a friend's house. They were very good :-).

rona
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