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No. 6 | NOV 16 to NOV 30, 2009
HOW A SCHOOL OF FISH
ENDS UP IN YOUR SAUCE
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE SURPRISINGLY
CONTAINS
WHOLE ANCHOVIES.
Other Uses. In addition to Worcestershire sauce, anchovies are found
in certain kinds of salad dressing and condiments, as well as fish sauce, soup stock and fishbait.
Process. After anchovies are caught, the head and the internal organs
are removed to eliminate an intensely bitter flavor. Then they are soaked in vinegar until they have
completely dissolved. Worcestershire sauce is produced when yeast ferments a mixture of fruit, vegetable
juices, syrups, anchovies, and amino acids. Most varieties contain almost all of the fish, including the bones.
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Animal. There are several different species of anchovy; the most common is
the European anchovy, a small green fish with a silver stripe. Anchovies rarely exceed 8 inches in length and are
found in large schools throughout the world's oceans, including the Mediterranean. They subsist on a diet of
plankton and recently hatched fish, and in turn are a significant food source for tuna, dolphins, and penguins,
in addition to other predatory fish, marine mammals and birds. Morocco is the largest supplier of canned anchovies.
Environment. Due to over-fishing and pollution, anchovy populations are in
decline. And as populations drop, the many predatory species that feed on the small fish are also expected
to suffer. Some countries have begun to regulate anchovy fisheries.
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ANCHOVIES AND
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
COW PRODUCTS IN NON-DAIRY CREAMER
LAC INSECT
SECRETIONS ON FRUIT
STURGEON SWIM
BLADDERS AND BEER
ASIAN PALM CIVETS
AND COFFEE
COCHINEAL INSECTS
AND CANDY
