salt cod
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of salt cod
First recorded in 1730–35
Example Sentences
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The food was next-level good, whether we ate dishes showcasing local ingredients, fusion cuisine that brought together Japanese and Portuguese flavors, or traditionally-prepared pastel de nata — custard tarts — and salt cod.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024
The pungent emphasis of salt cod is missing, of course, from the Aunts et Uncles version.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021
A sauce, made from the juices of the salt cod, completes the still life.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021
Strictly speaking, brandade is a Provençal dish of salt cod puréed with garlic, olive oil and sometimes potato, but I have used ithere because the texture of the end result is similar.
From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2017
By the third day after the fire, the Lockton house was packed tighter than a barrel of salt cod and smelled worse.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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