Ruta del Bacalao
Culinary journey of the atlantic cod
Gadus Moruha
Salt cod was a major export of the North Atlantic region, and has become an ingredient of many cuisines around the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean.
Wars have been fought and, revolutions have been triggered by it, diets have been based on it, economies have depended on it. Worth more than gold for the millions it has sustained.
Happy cod…
Bacalao!
Dried and salted cod, sometimes referred to as saltcod or saltfish is cod which has been preserved by drying after salting.
life is salted cod…
Lífið er saltfiskur
*Halldór laxness
Biology
Atlantic cod can live more than 20 years.
Can grow up to 51 inches and 77 pounds.
Cod spawn near the ocean floor from winter to early spring.
Can produce 3 to 9 million eggs when they spawn.
