Fish sauce for example, "evil-smelling fish sauce" and is said to be similar to modern "Colatura di Alici", a fish sauce used in Neapolitan cuisine. In English "garum" was formerly translated as "fishpickle". The original Worcestershire sauce is a related product because it is fermented and contains anchovies. Fish sauces historically have been prepared from different species of fish and shellfish, and from using the whole fish, or by using just fish blood or viscera. Most modern fish sauces contain only fish and salt, usually made from anchovy, shrimp, mackerel, or other strong-flavored, high oil fish. Some variants add herbs and spices.
Greek-style fish fish is eaten on Christmas Eve. Greek-style fish Greek-style fish – a dish known in Poland possibly based on Greek Psari Plaki, served hot or cold which is prepared from fried pieces or fillets of fish in vegetable sauce. Basic sauce ingredients are grated carrots, parsley, celery, onion as well as tomato concentrate. All of them are fried in oil and then braised with water, salt, pepper and spices (traditionally allspice, bay leaf and sometimes other ones). After frying, fish is shortly braised with previously stewed vegetables. Braised fish in previously stewed and grated mirepoix with onion used to be