Is it true that most american ppl don't like the smell of anchovy?!


Question: Is it true that most american ppl don't like the smell of anchovy!?
a friend of mine ( he is italian) made a anchovy & cabage pasta for his american gf!.
she refused to eat it cuz she could not stand the fishy smell!.
she also told him that most american ppl don't like anchovy!.
is it true!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Most Americans do not like anchovies!. They aren't very familiar with them and about the only place we encounter them by name is as a pizza topping!. So it is kind of standard for someone to say "no anchovies" when ordering pizza!.

Oddly, Caesar salad dressing is popular here and a true version of it has anchovies in it!. But mixed in pretty well!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Some people don't like the smell, the look, OR the taste!.
Why!?

The smell: It IS fish, so!.!.!. it may smell a little fishy!.!.!.!.!. most people don't think that is very appealing!.

The look: Well, they are small, black, and somtimes there is the spine showing of the fish!.!.!.!.!. ick!.

The taste: I think that they are very, very salty, so, a few may be good for shaking up a recipe, but eating them alone may not be "the most delicious thing for people!."

Lol, I don't like them!.!.!.!. but that is just my opinion!.!.!.!.

Hope this helped,
Maggee96?Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's whacked out to me, but most don't seem to like anything about anchovies!. I LOVE them!. They're my favorite pizza topping along with feta and are great on salads!.


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I second Christopher's comment!



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I love my country, but I must admit, foodwise, bad taste has become the norm here!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I'm a third generation Italian!. I love anchovies!. They're great in salad, on pasta, and delicious on pizza!. My boyfriend however would not touch any of these dishes with a ten foot pole!. Not everyone has an adventurous paletteWww@FoodAQ@Com

I say it's because the bones remind them of hair!. How do they smell fishy if they are in olive oil or dry salted!. It's a silly USA thing!. I can say that I'm from the USA!. I eat anchovies!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

That's because 85% of Americans taste buds have been tainted and numbed by fast food crap!. Period!.!.!.!.!.!.

Christopher

And I'm American, I can't believe the number of people who eat that crap that fast food places churn out!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Well maybe she was just happening a bad and didnt want to get it o it could be true!. some peoples noses are more senstive then othersWww@FoodAQ@Com

It's true!. Even I can only take it in small doses!. But I do enjoy that small dose!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yes, but I like anchovie on pizza!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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