Not Your Grandfather's Anchovies

FOOD FOR Thought

- Emily Tyra

IF YOU HAVEN'T thought about tinned fish like anchovies and sardines lately (or ever!), you're missing out on an affordable, portable nutritional powerhouse. They're one of the healthiest snacks around, packed with omega-3 fatty acids, protein, calcium and vitamin A. And how many other superfoods come in tins pretty enough to gift? Zingerman's, the famed mail-order culinary emporium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, stocks more than 70 types of tinned fish, including aged varieties. But no need for a special occasion to open up a vintage tin, co-founder Ari Weinzweig says. "Eat them as is, just like an awesome aged cheese." Sardines appeal to almost everyone, he says, "from sal