Translation appreciated

How would the english translation be of dried and salted cod, the stuff that portuguese name bacalhao?

Thanks in advance,

Cor

Cor, Hi...

You hit it on the head. The translation to English is precisely "dried, salted cod".

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Rogov

Thanks Daniel! Google came up with 'stockfish' but I found that hard to believe.

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Cor

Dried and salted cod is indeed correct, but in US you will generally find it referred to as just "salt cod" or bacalhau/baccala in recipes/markets (baccala is usually in Italian markets).

And who remembers that wonderfully pithy Italian song:

Ey la la,
Ziti e baccala

And of course the double meanings to the song and its pleasures.....


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Rogov

[Jenise]

Baccala...good topic! I was just reading a Babbo recipe this morning that treats this fish in a way I've never seen before: after several days of soaking, it's marinated then sliced thinly like gravlax and served dotted with the real-deal aged balsamic vinegar (the $40 an ounce stuff) and EVOO. I'm going to try this soon.

Thanks Daniel! Google came up with 'stockfish' but I found that hard to believe.

Cor

Stockfish is the name of a wind dried cod, not very heavily salted, that was prepared in Scandinavian fishing boats (iirc). It has been used for centuries and has even given rise to an Auvergnat dish (delicious) called Estofinado. (The name is derived as well in a peculiarly French way).