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“We started with 50-50 anchovies and butter and took it from there,” Stevens said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Most of their anchovies still remain out of stock, except for a few varieties, including shirasu and white anchovies.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

At the end of the week, he purees his beans with anchovies, garlic and olive oil into a dip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Under the glow of fluorescent lights at Seafood City market in North Hills, packages of premade adobo, salted shrimp fry and and dried anchovies glisten in meat coolers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

People in shoreline settlements like Aspero could catch vast quantities of anchovies and sardines; Caral, Huaricanga, and the other inland towns had irrigation-produced cotton, fruit, and vegetables.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann