Anchovies

[giveup]

Am turning out cupboards and have severl tins of anchovies which have been there quite a while (probably a couple of years).Do you think I should throw them away?

[sandyRoe]

They'd probably be OK. But if they were mine and they'd only been in the cupboard a day I'd throw them out. I think they're dire.

[starone]

Personally I would eat them if I liked them, which I don't. I agree with Sandy!

[grasscarp]

I like them and would eat them. They are quite salty and last well.

[Baldric]

How many letters?

[starone]

Much too salty! But the salt would certainly help to preserve them.

[boxtops]

Since the anchovies have already been boned, cleaned and preserved in salt or oil and sold in cans, then the likelyhood of them going "off" after a few years in the cupboard are remote, as is some people's wish to taste them, but they'l be "perfectly edible", but just not for my consumption THANKS. :-)

[vodkancoke]

Love them! They will be fine. Make Spaghetti Aglio Olio. Boil up some spaghetti, fry olive oil, garlic and chilli, stir in some anchovies and stir through the hot spaghetti.....yum!

[grasscarp]

And those of you who dont like tinned anvovies, have you tried fresh anchovies? They are completely different. Really delicious!

[vodkancoke]

Oooh love them too grasscarp. Deeeeeeelish :)

[starone]

No, I haven't tried fresh anchovies. Do they sell them in Tesco, or Waitrose? We haven't got a fresh fish seller round here, but I know they have a small fish section in Tesco.

[starone]

The section is small not the fishes!

[grasscarp]

I did find them in one Tesco, but only one! Maybe if you ask they could get some for you. I very rarely locate any.

[Mamyalynne]

They will be perfectly fine, when doing a leg or shoulder of lamb, make slits and pop slivers of anchovies in - it enhances the meat flavour and no hint of a fishy taste at all.

[Butterbun]

Check the 'use by' date on the tin