di reston
Sous Chef
Reference Caesar salad and the use of anchovies as a flavour enhancer.
These, as we all know,are frequently used as flavour enhancers, that 'je ne sais quoi' that makes your sauces taste appetising. In Italy, we use them all the time, and they are also a major part in Provencal dishes in France as well as in the Italian Riviera, where anchovies are used in 'La Sardenaiera', a kind of pizza featuring tomatoes, anchovies and locally grown olives (olive Taggiasche). In France, a popular dish is 'l'anchoiade', a pizza bianca (pizza bianca is a pizza without tomatoes) consisting of onions, garlic, olives and anchovies. All over Italy anchovies are used in fish dishes, meat dishes, antipasti, and hundreds of dishes where their presence gives an extra zoom to the flavour. Where I live, we make an anchovy dip called 'Bagna Cauda', a dish of anchovies, garlic and butter all melted together, which is a dip for raw vegetables. Do you use them like this in the USA? I would be very curious to know!
di reston
Enough is never as good as a feast Oscar Wilde
These, as we all know,are frequently used as flavour enhancers, that 'je ne sais quoi' that makes your sauces taste appetising. In Italy, we use them all the time, and they are also a major part in Provencal dishes in France as well as in the Italian Riviera, where anchovies are used in 'La Sardenaiera', a kind of pizza featuring tomatoes, anchovies and locally grown olives (olive Taggiasche). In France, a popular dish is 'l'anchoiade', a pizza bianca (pizza bianca is a pizza without tomatoes) consisting of onions, garlic, olives and anchovies. All over Italy anchovies are used in fish dishes, meat dishes, antipasti, and hundreds of dishes where their presence gives an extra zoom to the flavour. Where I live, we make an anchovy dip called 'Bagna Cauda', a dish of anchovies, garlic and butter all melted together, which is a dip for raw vegetables. Do you use them like this in the USA? I would be very curious to know!
di reston
Enough is never as good as a feast Oscar Wilde