Bonus Episode: Consider the Anchovy

In this bonus episode I plunge into the history of the anchovy - the little fish with a big flavour with food writer Sudi Pigott. We discuss how Sudi became an anchovy evangelist, explore the lives of the women (sobadoras) who are vital to the anchovy industry and lots more.

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Consider the Anchovy is available from all good independent bookshops (and the usual big book suppliers but they don’t need a plug here).

Don’t forget to visit Sudi’s website for more details on her work and events plus follow her anchovy travels on Instagram and Substack. You’ll find Sudi at festivals in Abergevenny, Chiswick and Folkestone later this year.

And I will be appearing at the Ludlow Food Festival and the Gloucester History Festival.

You can find out more about the Serve It Forth Food History Festival on 17 October 2026 here.

* Consider the Anchovy Dinner at Caldesi Restaurant in London

* Anchovy Festival and the Anchovy Tapa Trail in L’Escala (Spain)

* Museo Dell’acciuga in Aspra (Sicily)

* Anchoas Hazas

Don’t forget you can follow me on Instagram or Bluesky @mrssbilton or find out more about my work on sambilton.com.

A huge thank you to Thomas Ntinas of The Delicious Legacy for doing the sound mixing on this season of the podcast. Sound effects and music provided by Zapsplat and Pond5.

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