bALENA ANCHOVY PASTE
“BALENA” is the first and most popular Anchovy Paste produced in Italy, from the original 1850’s Cesare Balena recipe. The Balena Anchovy Paste is produced entirely and exclusively by Balena SRL in Florence, Tuscany.
The carefully selected and processed prime salted anchovies, with no additives, retain the unique flavor and taste of these small fish which are caught off the coast of Northern Spain.
Anchovy is one of the healthiest and most sustainable foods on the planet with more Omega-3s and calcium than any other fish, and no mercury thanks to its place on the food chain and short life; it has a high protein content, is rich in unsaturated fatty acids.
That mouthwatering umami found in dishes that use cured anchovies comes from the glutamate developed in the salting process. During months of lying-in salt, the fish are transformed by enzymes and good bacteria into a salty, briny powerhouse, with little to zero fishy taste left behind.