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saltfish

/ ˈsɔːltfɪʃ /

noun

  1. salted cod

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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She's also fond of rice and peas as a "canon recipe," plus saltfish and ackee.

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I’ve sat in the homes of countless people who are barely getting by—like the Jamaican immigrant who served me ackee and saltfish in his family’s overstuffed room at an extended-stay motel outside Atlanta, but whose story I couldn’t use because he actually worked for my newspaper, delivering the papers.

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Lime and habaneros make this saltfish buljol, a Caribbean cod dish, taste spiky and bright.

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We stopped at Eits Cafe, where we gorged on tender saltfish fritters, warming pumpkin ginger soup and sticky, delicious, caramelized-plantain crepes while looking out across the misty mountains, surrounded by the buzz of swallowtail hummingbirds.

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"The ackee and saltfish are piled onto a fried dumpling, which has been cut down the middle. Ripe plantains were deep fried, producing a wicked crispy exterior and a super ripe, super sweet interior. While the mac and cheese was not reminiscent of a Jamaican macaroni pie,it was out of this world. It featured little bits of saltfish that acted as a flavor-booster like anchovies do in Caesar dressing. Creamy and delicious."

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