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Apron and Sneakers - Cooking & Traveling in Italy and Beyond: Orange Salad With Fennel, Celery and Colatura di Alici di Cetara (Italian Anchovy Sauce)
The colatura di alici is compared to the Asian fish sauce. In fact, I grew up using Asian fish sauce so when I found out about the colatura di alici, I immediately embarked in looking for it. I got my first bottle after a couple of years of looking for it because I didn't know the name or where in Italy it was produced. I had to explain the process of producing it everytime I looked for it in a shop. The first time I bought a bottle, I remember being shocked about the price. For such a tiny bottle, I had to pay 10 times more compared to a big bottle of Asian fish sauce. The similarity is there, in fact, maybe if I didn't grow up with the Asian fish sauce, I would say that they are the same. The colatura di alici is richer, smoother and rounder in taste and smell. I don't buy anymore the Asian counterpart and use the colatura in all my Asian dishes. The taste is almost the same unless you pay particular attention to what you are tasting. The colatura di alici should be close to impossible to find outside Italy but I think you can find them online. Replace with its Asian counterpart if you really can't find it.
Ultima modifica di Perseo; 21-08-13 alle 18:58
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