Poll of the Day > Anchovies are delicious

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Why were they the butt of every food joke when I was a kid? Them and Brussels sprouts, and those are delicious as well

Funny thing is, they are in A LOT of things people don't realize.

But the main problem with them is that a lot of places, mostly pizza places, dont rinse them like you are supposed to. So they are often overly salty and not tasty and put people off of them.
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Do you also enjoy pots of salt as a drink?
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Tried them once and all I could taste was extreme salt

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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Do you also enjoy pots of salt as a drink?

Mead posted...

Tried them once and all I could taste was extreme salt

hypnox posted...

Funny thing is, they are in A LOT of things people don't realize.

But the main problem with them is that a lot of places, mostly pizza places, dont rinse them like you are supposed to. So they are often overly salty and not tasty and put people off of them.

Mead posted...

Tried them once and all I could taste was extreme salt

I would recommend getting some yourself, rinse them, and then try it on it's own or on an unsalted cracker, like a club cracker or ritz
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To add to the topic, I was like that with Liver. I was the kid that if I saw someone eating something(food, nothing crazy) I HAD to try it. So I went up to my grandmother and told her I wanted to try liver and onions. She was like that typical parent "oh I'll make it for you and you're gonna eat it!" Welp a few days later she made some, fixed my plate and I asked for seconds.
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MICHALECOLE posted...

Why were they the butt of every food joke when I was a kid?

9 out of 10 people will never even try anchovies and just trash talk them without knowing what they are actually like. I love them. its my favorite pizza topping. but not all places have it

MICHALECOLE posted...

Why were they the butt of every food joke when I was a kid? Them and Brussels sprouts, and those are delicious as well

Probably because a lot of people don't like them.

The funny thing is, people have different taste buds. And they change over time, based on your prior diet and your age in general. So you may love both, but someone else might loathe both.

Brussels sprouts actually fall into another category - where they tend to have a bitterness to them that adults don't necessarily taste as much as some kids do (children can often taste bitter flavors stronger in general, which is why the whole "kids hate vegetables" idea is a thing). So adults force their kids to eat them, the kids find them disgusting, and then never want to eat them again. But then some of those kids try them again years later, after their tastes have changed, and wind up liking them. But some people will never like them.

How you cook foods can also go a long way to whether or not people wind up liking or hating them. You can easily change the flavor of foods if you overcook them, undercook them, or even just broil versus boil them. Someone may hate a food because their mother always overcooked and ruined it when they were kids, while someone else may love it because their mom cooked it perfectly and made it taste much better.
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Hard disagree
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Spicy Hawaiian with anchovies is my favourite pizza.
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Nah they got the fish taste and smell combined with pure salt
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Prefer heaps of black olives for copious amounts of salt

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Only time I ever ate pizza with anchovys was when I was seeing this girl. She ate pizza without cheese too. The one thing I did pick up from her. I order my pizza without cheese now. The difference in taste isnt much.
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magemaximus posted...

Only time I ever ate pizza with anchovys was when I was seeing this girl. She ate pizza without cheese too. The one thing I did pick up from her. I order my pizza without cheese now. The difference in taste isnt much.

Order pizza without cheese

What the actual fuck

I've never tried anchovies, but I love sardines on crackers with sriracha. I've also tried making a pasta sauce with sardines and tomatoes, came out pretty good I think.
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MICHALECOLE posted...

magemaximus posted...

Only time I ever ate pizza with anchovys was when I was seeing this girl. She ate pizza without cheese too. The one thing I did pick up from her. I order my pizza without cheese now. The difference in taste isnt much.

Order pizza without cheese

What the actual fuck

you should try it. really no difference.
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magemaximus posted...

you should try it. really no difference.

you should be in jail

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i thought it was weird at first too. then i ate it and i was like whoa. i mean i wouldn't order it for strangers. i know the norm is pizza with cheese.
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They're in Worcestershire sauce.
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Zikten posted...

9 out of 10 people will never even try anchovies and just trash talk them without knowing what they are actually like. I love them. its my favorite pizza topping. but not all places have it

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Flappers posted...

They're in Worcestershire sauce.

I do like to use Worcestershire in my marinades
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magemaximus posted...

i thought it was weird at first too. then i ate it and i was like whoa. i mean i wouldn't order it for strangers. i know the norm is pizza with cheese.

Because thats what normal people eat. Why wouldnt you want one of the best foods in the world on your pizza...
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i like my steak well done
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