If you've ever visited an Italian market and wondered what the dried fish "salt cod" - also known as baccale -is used for, you wouldn't be alone. What good could come from a fish as dry as a wooden ...

1. Place the salt cod into a bowl and cover with cold water. Refrigerate for 8 hours. Pour off the water and replace with fresh water every 2 hours. After the fish has soaked for 8 hours, rinse in ...

Some things our mothers teach us are concrete: How to drive a car, read a W-2 form or hem a pair of pants. Other life lessons sneak up on us. My mother taught me to cook almost by osmosis. It was ...

New England has a long history of fish cakes for supper, first made with salt cod, and later with leftover cod or haddock. The idea is that you can stretch the fish by mixing it with mashed potato and ...

After returning from a brief visit to Alaska, I have experimented with few recipes involving cod fish. I must say that I have developed a real appreciation for fresh, wild Pacific cod fish. It is a ...

Fall River's Portugalia Marketplace features a one-of-a-kind room known as the "Temple to Cod." See what it is and why it's so popular.

These Passover-friendly salt cod latkes aren't just perfect for Passover. The savory pancakes taste great any day of the year. As soon as we made our first batch of pataniscas de bacalhau at home, we ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. Salt cod, also known as bacalao, is having its moment in NYC. While the ...

Rinse cod under cool water to remove as much salt as possible. Place cod in a large container, bowl, or pot; add water to cover cod by 2 inches. Cover and let cod soak in refrigerator at least 12 ...

New England’s history is filled with Atlantic cod: It’s a revolution-starting, prosperity-driving, delicious fish. Unfortunately, present-day New England isn’t full of Atlantic cod—it’s been ...

Deep in the back streets of Oporto in Portugal I found a tiny shop stacked to the ceiling with salt cod. It was salt cod heaven. I had always thought there was just one kind, but here there were all ...