[Sca-cooks] Bacalhau being overtaken by Frozen Cod

[Johnna Holloway]

 From the Tuesday NYT-- A Portuguese Tradition Faces a Frozen Future.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/world/europe/16cod.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=bacalhau&st=cse

"Cod, the salted, cured, dried, smelly kind, may be the closest thing 
this country has to a national symbol.
Bacalhau, as the fish is called here, is to Christmas Eve in Portugal 
what turkey is to Thanksgiving in America. Treasured since the 16th 
century, when Portuguese fishermen first brought it back from 
Newfoundland, it bore the nickname fiel amigo — faithful friend. Its 
correct preparation is a source of pride, a sign of respect for family 
values."

Good description of the process and preparation of the fish and the dish 
in the article.

Johnnae