bacalao
Spanish preserved fish
Bacalao is salted, dried codfish, a staple of Spanish, Portuguese, and Caribbean cuisines.
The fish is preserved through heavy salting and air-drying, then rehydrated before cooking.
Dishes featuring it range from Spanish *bacalao al pil-pil* to Puerto Rican *bacalaítos* (codfish fritters).
The word is Spanish, borrowed into English for the preserved fish and the dishes made from it.
Ocean bordering Europe
- whitefishSilvery cold-water fish
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
- fisherySeafood harvesting enterprise
sustainable · quota · marine · groundfish · spawning · fisherman · Grand Banks · Norway
Water saturated with sodium
- dry-saltedPreserved with granular salt
- desalinationExtracting salt from seawater
- rehydrationReplacing lost water
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
dried · soaking · shelf-stable · provisions · maritime · nonperishable · pantry · artisanal
Breaded fried béchamel bites
- brandadePuréed salt cod dip
- frittersFried batter with filling
- croquettesBreaded, fried food portions
- empanadasStuffed, folded pastries
Language of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- BasquePyrenees ethnic group
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- JamaicanOf a Caribbean island
Italian · Norwegian · Iberian · Mediterranean · Latin American · Catalan · Galician · Brazilian
Deliberate food avoidance
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- meatlessWithout animal flesh
- Good FridayCrucifixion memorial day
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
Holy Week · Ash Wednesday · vigil · Catholic · tradition · observance · Friday · feast day
Atlantic
Ocean bordering Europe
- whitefishSilvery cold-water fish
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
fishery · sustainable · quota · marine · groundfish · spawning · fisherman · Grand Banks · Norway · Iceland
brine
Water saturated with sodium
- dry-saltedPreserved with granular salt
- desalinationExtracting salt from seawater
- rehydrationReplacing lost water
preservation · dried · soaking · shelf-stable · provisions · maritime · nonperishable · pantry · artisanal · traditional
croquetas
Breaded fried béchamel bites
- brandadePuréed salt cod dip
- frittersFried batter with filling
- croquettesBreaded, fried food portions
Spanish
Language of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- BasquePyrenees ethnic group
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
Jamaican · Italian · Norwegian · Iberian · Mediterranean · Latin American · Catalan · Galician · Brazilian · West African
fasting
Deliberate food avoidance
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- meatlessWithout animal flesh
- Good FridayCrucifixion memorial day
Easter · Holy Week · Ash Wednesday · vigil · Catholic · tradition · observance · Friday · feast day
- Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolina, Old San Juan, Arecibo
- boiled foodsstew, chowder, ramen, gumbo, pho
- comida hispanicatacos, paella, tortilla, empanadas, frijoles
- pecescorvina, tilapia, barracuda, bonito, dorado
- CodAtlantic cod, cod fillet, salt cod, salted cod, cod roe
- dried fishstockfish, salted fish, smoked fish, kippers, dried shrimp
bacalaofresh fish
Recently caught seafood
raw fish · wet fish · sashimi · ceviche · catch of the day