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So, was it (or still is) common practice for pizza places to add anchovies unless you told them specifically you didn't want any on your pizza?
Seems like whenever they order pizza in 1980s movies or TV shows they always say "no anchovies".

Myself never had anchovies on pizza simply because its never listed on menus as a topping in my neck of the woods.

Which brings me to my question: anchovies - yay or nay?

I've tried them straight. They're pretty good in of themselves...
On pizza, however, everything clashed in a seriously bad way...

Never had them but my Uncle says they're good.  I've also never heard of a pizza place that would include them unless you specifically told them not to.  I think that must be an old joke or something.

They're not listed on any of the menus around here (except, I think, possibly the independent place). I've had them on pizza once, and it wasn't bad.

Never cared for them and around here you'd have to ask for them.

Anchovies are a very healthy food.  They're used in Caesar Salad.  Can't say I like 'em much, though. 

I occasionally enjoy anchovies on pizza, but it isn't one of my favorite toppings.  However, I prefer Caesar Salads with anchovies. 

Only tried anchovies once and it was one by itself.  The taste was overpowering, blech!  I'd probably try 'em on a pizza or in a Caesar salad, though.

If you've never had anchovies, here's what they taste like: fish-flavored salt.

I really like anchovies, but then I like everything.

If you want to know what they taste like on pizza, order one and find out. It won't hurt your pocketbook too much. If you don't want to do that, it tastes very salty and very fishy. If that's what you're looking for, it's good!

The thing about anchovies, is that they are a very overpowering flavor. They taste very "fishy" and they are salty beyond expectation. If you eat them on pizza, that is all you'll taste. However, I ate at a German restaurant where they served them on a pork schnitzel with a fried egg and capers. That was a fantastic meal. Then again, I was also dealing with a crush on the waitress who kept bringing us food and large portions of beer.

One of  my childhood treats was to be taken to a restaurant where I would have a big mug of coffee and thin slices of toast with butter and anchovy paste on each slice. I still enjoy a mug of coffee and a few slices of toast from time to time.  :smile:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y97XDDu52ug

Ew, sounds like pickled herring.  Cold, wet, slimy fish-flavored salt   :teddyr:

This is the exact description that I was trying to formulate in my mind.  Very fishy-tasting and very salty.  It has been on very rare occasions that I have wanted them on pizza (unlike black olives, which I love on pizza).  The last time I had anchovies with pizza must have been before Andy was born, so seven years or more.

I'd probably like them on other things but not pizza.  Kind of like onions. 

I'm not into 'fishy' at all.  Salty, yes; fishy no.  Wasn't fed much fish growing up; maybe that's why.

I had a boss who would walk around the shop with an open jar - a LARGE open jar - of pickled herring lovingly tucked into the crook of his arm, snacking as he went.   I'm afraid I probably stared at him in fascination as he popped those morsels into his mouth!  EW!

I've tried anchovies on pizza a couple of times. I found they just overpowered everything else. The flavour might be all right if it were a bit more subtle, but it just didn't blend in with the other toppings, as far as I was concerned. Too strong for pizza.

I think when people say "no anchovies" it's probably meant more as a qualifier. You want a pizza with the works, but no anchovies. It's like when I order a cheeseburger with everything, and the waitress asks specifically about hot peppers. Anchovies are a controversial topping, for lack of a better word, so someone's definition of a fully-loaded pizza might or might not include them.

They're awful.  They also RUIN the entire pizza, even if they're only on half, more so than any other topping ever.  Hell, I remember one time we had two pizzas, and the other pizza in a different box was wrecked just from being stacked with it for 20 minutes.  It tasted of anchovies.  Bleh, I hate the stuff.  Oddly enough, I like Caesar salads, and I like a lot of things that use worchestershire sauce (which has anchovies in it, for those not in the know).

What, no love yet for Nick Danger, Third Eye?

Yep, I've had that happen. You put anchovies on one half, and the taste migrates across the whole thing. Must be carried by oil.

Well, I found a pizza place in our town and they actually offer anchovies. Bought one last week and ordered one again last night after work

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I must say I like the rather strong and salty taste. Had to wash it down with 50 fl oz Coke though  :teddyr:

Love  anchovies, and fish in general. I do  believe many movies  have actors saying they  hate anchovies and fish, after all, fish is  brain food. :twirl:  BTW, Catch the movie  Easy  Money with Rodney Dangerfield, he's  nearly  in tears  cause his daughter  stops  him from having a Pizza  with anchovies, of course, anchovies  are very high in salt/sodium.