Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An open tin of sardines sitting on a counter. - Carlo A/Getty Images In one corner, we have anchovies: Those salty little fish ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Anchovies and sardines are very much alike, ...

Mr. Beckman is an archaeologist and the author of “A Twist in the Tail: How the Humble Anchovy Flavored Western Cuisine,” from which this essay is adapted. He wrote from Barcelona, Spain. See more of ...