anchovies
Tiny brined fish
Anchovies is the plural of anchovy, small silvery fish prized for their intense, briny flavor.
They're sold packed in salt or oil, often used sparingly as a seasoning—in Caesar dressing, on pizza, or mashed into pasta sauces.
Their pungent taste polarizes people: Hold the anchovies is a common pizza order.
Fresh anchovies, milder than preserved, appear in Mediterranean cuisines.
Appetizing, not sweet
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
- depthDistance below surface
- richnessState of abundance
- flavor enhancerSubstance improving taste
Worcestershire · Caesar dressing · remoulade · tapenade · compound butter · salad dressing · broth · stock
Small herring-family fish
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
- mackerelSwift, oily ocean fish
- forage fishSmall prey species
- schoolPlace of instruction
shoal · pelagic · marine · baitfish · silver · small fish · oily fish · fins
Food's finishing layer
- NeapolitanOf a southern Italian city
- pizzeriaRestaurant serving Italian pies
- slicePortion cut off
- Caesar saladRomaine with garlicky dressing
puttanesca · umami bomb · salty · polarizing · love-hate · controversial · melted · dissolved
Preserved in metal containers
- jarredShaken or disturbed
- cannedSealed for preservation
- brinedTreated with salt solution
- filletedCleared of skeleton
rolled · paste · fish sauce · escabeche · shelf-stable · pantry staple · fermented · aged
From Italy's largest island
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- CatalanIberian Romance language
- GreekOf Athenian origin
Niçoise salad · bruschetta · olive oil · capers · garlic · lemon · parsley · crusty bread
savory
Appetizing, not sweet
flavor enhancer · Worcestershire · Caesar dressing · remoulade · tapenade · compound butter · salad dressing · broth · stock · miso
sardine
Small herring-family fish
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
- mackerelSwift, oily ocean fish
- forage fishSmall prey species
school · shoal · pelagic · marine · baitfish · silver · small fish · oily fish · fins · gills
topping
Food's finishing layer
- NeapolitanOf a southern Italian city
- pizzeriaRestaurant serving Italian pies
- slicePortion cut off
Caesar salad · puttanesca · umami bomb · salty · polarizing · love-hate · controversial · melted · dissolved · flavor base
tinned
Preserved in metal containers
filleted · rolled · paste · fish sauce · escabeche · shelf-stable · pantry staple · fermented · aged · packed
Sicilian
From Italy's largest island
Greek · Niçoise salad · bruschetta · olive oil · capers · garlic · lemon · parsley · crusty bread · tapas
- Acquired Tastesdurian, blue cheese, natto, Marmite, Vegemite
- Atlantic fishAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, haddock, pollock, pollack
- fish marketfishmonger, seafood counter, fish stall, fresh fish, fresh catch
- food fishcod, salmon, tilapia, halibut, snapper
- Italian delisalami, prosciutto, mortadella, coppa, capicola
- ocean fishsalmon, tuna, cod, halibut, mackerel
anchoviestofu
Coagulated soy milk block
mozzarella · white rice · egg whites · iceberg lettuce · tilapia
anchoviesribeye steak
Beef cut near spine
pork chop · tuna steak · swordfish · beef tenderloin · chicken thigh
- salted anchoviesCured Mediterranean baitfish
- dried anchoviesSalt-cured small fish