salt-packed anchovies in Toronto?

[wjd23]

Recently moved to Toronto from San Francisco. Can anyone tell me where I can buy tins of salt-packed anchovies? thanks.

[tbonetak]

One of the cheese places on Kensington Ave in Kensington Market sells plastic tubs of salt-cured anchovies. Pretty sure it was Global Cheese, but if it's not, they'll direct you to the right place. I asked in a bunch of different places and they all pointed me in the right direction.

[wjd23]

Thanks! I just phoned Lady York Foods, and it sounds as though they might have those big Italian tins of salt-packed anchovies, too. (Person on the phone was a little sketchy, though.)

[fickle]

Lady York has an 800g tin by Agostino Recca by the packaged cured meat section next to the butcher counter. It's $11.99

[Kagemusha]

Highland Farms or well-stocked Italian bakeries/delis around the GTA. Woodbridge should be a reliable source.Tins are better than tubs. Be sure to check pack dates since these often aren't high turnover items in some stores.

[jayt90]

Diana's Seafood in Scarboro has them
I've had good QPR tins from Highland Farms, from Argentina or Chile.

[Kagemusha]

Highland is about the only place I've seen small tins(roughly the size of a VHS cassette);otherwise, it's monster Garfield's dream-sized cans. I've bought by weight from Italian delis' tins but those can be decidedly funky-tasting if they've hung around in a fridged counter. But when they're good, they're killer!