469805 Sat Dec 15 17:00:39 -0800 2007 2 8 Midwest 0 3211327 I just read about Ortiz anchovies as being some of the best you can get (that is if you cannot buy fresh, which I cannot in MN). Does anyone have any other suggestions of other brands I should try and where to get them? The Ortiz I am ordering online unless anyone knows a local place that carries them. MSP area. Sat Dec 15 17:00:39 -0800 2007 19777 Clams 1 3211350 I've heard the best are packed in salt not oil. They are hard to find, I found one shop with them but the can the had looked swollen so I let them be. If you have a good Italian shop around they may be able to get them for you. Sat Dec 15 17:09:41 -0800 2007 3211327 77397 Eric in NJ 1 3211371 I wanted to buy a tube of Giovanni's anchovy paste today for my death - by -garlic Caesar salad, and was told that that product had been recalled several months ago, and they didn't know when they would have it next. I can't vouch for the accuracy of that comment, but that's what I was told. So I bought 3 little tins of Vigo anchovy fillets and I'll smash 'em up as necessary for my DBGCS Sat Dec 15 17:20:58 -0800 2007 3211327 57170 Veggo