Anchovy is the bacon of the sea, says Nigella Lawson.

Nigella Lawson is the gangbang whore of cooking

Her show is all about licorice on Monday evening BBC2 8pm.

She's been mixing it up this season. This week's show started with twice buttered toast with a sprinkle of sea salt!

Wouldn’t it be something flat like haddock?

Anchovy pizza is the best!

I think she means flavour wise.

I'd say smoked kippers were more the bacon of the sea.

I just bought anchovy paste. I will use it in sauces. Perhaps I should post in the "I want to be underwhelmed" thread.

no. most people love bacon. anchovy is an acquired taste for many. I would say shrimp are the bacon of the sea.

Tuna is Chicken of the Sea

Do bacon and anchovies commingle in Puttanesca?

R5 for the win. Smoked kippers are so much better than anchovies.

Is the anchovy an actual fish or a preparation of small fish?

No it is an actual fish, but there are many different sub species.

actual fish

Did she fall and hit her head?

R12 r13 thanks! Is it eaten fresh?

Not really. Bacon flavor is good on its own and if you taste it in the food. Anchovies add a unique flavor if you can’t quite taste them.

Other than he great rack, I love Nigella because she's not afraid of prunes and lima beans and anchovies and other ingredients that make viewers with baby tastes (ie, Americans) recoil.

I love anchovy, but to filet and debone them is hard on the fingers. I may give the paste a try.

Quite big tits.

Pussy is the bacon of cunnilingus

So what is the eel of the land then?

I LURVE anchovies

Anchovies are great but only if you really pound them to bring out all the flavour.

How do you use anchovies?

R23 You have to have sex with them to flavor them up? I’m sure when Elio’s done with the peach he’ll give it a try.

r15 Fresh anchovies are difficult to find. Popular in Mediterranean recipes.

Chef John says "Anchovies are the MSG of the sea."

What is the bacon of the air?

Chicken of the Sea!

r27 Petrichor- That smell you get just before it rains.

Love Novella lol

What is the Nutella of the sea?

Urchins?

Imitation crabmeat is the hotdog of the sea.

What's the chicken of the sea?

Sorry, I missed your post, R8.

Thanks r5 @bronzeagegay! Adding an anchovy certainly perks up stews and gravies, so indeed the MSG of the sea!

I also keep a bottle of thai fish sauce. Sprinkling a few drops into virtually any dish at the tail end of its cooking enhances its flavor.

Fresh anchovies must be like the wonderful fresh sardine. I will keep an eye out for it.

I said shut up Nigella!