Glo’ster girls they have no combs, Heave away, heave away! They comb their hair with codfish bones, We’re bound for South Australia. ~~ Old sea shanty ~~ Bacalhau, bacalao, cabillaud (from the Dutch kabeljauw), morue (and the marvelous brandade* resulting therefrom). Gone with the waves? Maybe. A disturbing story in the December 15, 2008 New York Times — “A Portuguese Tradition Faces a Frozen Future” — suggests that salt cod will be going the way of the dodo bird. Or […]

Categories: Africa, Food News, Portugal • Tags: Bacalao, Bacalhau, Brandade de Morue, Cod, Codfish, Cooking, Food, Morue