In our latest piece for food and wine website Zester Daily: more on anchovy season in Turkey and the threats posed to the Black Sea's anchovy stock, plus a slideshow and a recipe for anchovy pilaf. If you're lucky enough to have fresh anchovies to hand (sardines might be a decent subsitute), give it a try!
Read the story here.






I've often thought about hamsi stock numbers as you see all the lorries being unloaded and the market stalls teeming. It will be interesting to see in future years if any controls are put into place.
Like you said in your article; it's a thorny issue.
Mmm, we do love hamsi pilav though...
Julia
Posted by: turkey's for life | 2011.02.01 at 14:10