Anchovies

Anchovies

Anchovies are small salt water fish that are closely related to sardines.

Family

Engraulidae

Habitat

Mostly found in salt water and brackish waters

Canned anchovies

• Anchovies are most often found as canned filets that have been salted and preserved in oil.
• Imported anchovy filets packed in olive oil are the most commonly available;

What to look for?

Those packed in salt, available canned in some italian delicatessens, are considered the finest.

See also

• Sardine

Further reading

• Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission [1] Northern Anchovy

External links

• "Fisheries Ebb and Flow in 50-Year Cycle" by Cameron Walker, National Geographic News (January 9, 2003).