Anchovy essence

Anchovy essence is a brown or pink, thick, oily sauce, consisting of pounded anchovies, spices such as black pepper or cayenne pepper, and sometimes wine.^[1] It is used as a flavoring for soups, sauces, and other dishes since at least the 19th century.^[2] It has been called a British equivalent of Asian fish sauce.^[3]

See also

• Food portal

• Anchovy paste – Food product
• Myeolchi-jeot – Korean salted and fermented anchovies
• List of fish sauces
• List of sauces
• British cuisine