Anchovies in Positano, Italy
Can you remember ever having a menu ordering accident? That is to say, you ordered a dish but realised when it arrived that you had misinterpreted what was stated on the menu and had to eat it anyway? Exactly this happened to me when my husband and I were dining in Positano Italy this past fall.
![IMG_2294 Near the Norman Cathedral of Monreale (Palermo)](http://foodmusings.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_2294-225x300.jpg)
Near the Norman Cathedral of Monreale (Palermo)
We started our Italian adventure in Sicily and one evening our host ordered a sumptuous dish in Palermo. We had just toured Monreale and were in the vicinity of the Palermo train station when we happened upon Antico Bar and Ristorante in the Piazza Giulio Cesare. Concetta had ordered anchovy and fennel pasta and the forkful that I tasted was divine-an unusual blending of salty and savoury.
![DSCF0806 The Antipasto that night-missed taking a pic of the entrees](http://foodmusings.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DSCF0806-225x300.jpg)
The Antipasto that night-missed taking a pic of the entrees
Days later and on our own on the Amalfi Coast we asked Luigi, the wonderful owner of Hotel Le Fioriere in Praiano where his favourite restaurant in Positano was. With his advice we headed out for Da Vincenzo’s.
![DSCF0991 Under the Canopy](http://foodmusings.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DSCF0991-225x300.jpg)
Under the Canopy
We did not have reservations but considered ourselves lucky to get a table outside but under a canopy as it had just started to rain. We began with a calzone and this basil, mozzarella and tomato salad.
![DSCF0993 The Salad Plate](http://foodmusings.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DSCF0993-300x225.jpg)
The Salad Plate
Remebering that single taste in Palermo, I ordered the Anchovies and I got just what I ordered but not what I was dreaming of.
![DSCF0992 Just Anchovies?](http://foodmusings.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DSCF09921-300x225.jpg)
Just Anchovies?
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[…] Next I tasted fried anchovies for my first time. They were prepared like calamari with a more pronounced flavour. I had not had anchovies since I miss-ordered them in Positano Italy (see link here). […]