Anchovies and Pasta

One of my favorite ingredients is salted anchovies. If you have lived or travelled in Italy, you have probably often wondered what some of the “secret ingredients” were that imbued the traditional dishes with an indescribable depth of character. Many Italian cooks, particularly in the South, rely on acciughe salate, salted anchovies. In Italy, they are sold in 1-kilo tins. Agostino Recca, from the Sicilian port of Sciacca, is a reliable producer whose product is now widely available in the States.