Spicy Pickled Fish Sauce

Made from dried anchovies. this smooth, salty, dark brown sauce is used as a condiment in small amounts to enhance the flavor of a dish (in a similar way to sriracha, the Thai hot sauce). It is used with various dishes: eggs, kuku, rice, or braises as well as on bread. I adapted this recipe from one by Halimeh Jonaybi in Evaz. These days the ready-made sauce is locally available at markets in Hormozgan. Packets of dried powdered anchovies already mixed with salt and spices are also availabl