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Colatura di alici, or Italian Fish Sauce

ElsieD

By ElsieD
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Serious Eats had a post about this.  I had never hear of it.  I am sure some, maybe a whole bunch of you are familiar with it.  What's it like?  How do you use it?  The 100 ml bottle Serious Eats used was $32.95 and 43 ml was used for one recipe, Spaghetti con la colatura di alici.  So, not cheap.

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OK, let's try again. Lured into a rabbit hole by this article in the NY Times, I just ordered a bottle—the brand weinoo posted on eG here—plus, just for the heck of it, a bottle of saba. Here's the updated Serious Eats article. 

 

As liuzhou posted in the same fish sauce forum, colatura di alici is used as a flavor enhancer, most famously in Spaghetti con la Colatura (one  two). It's also used in salad dressings, especially Caesar.

 

Any direct experiences here, either cooking or eating?

 

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