stockfish
noun
stock·fish
ˈstäk-ˌfish 
: fish (such as cod, haddock, or hake) dried hard in the open air without salt
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Where to dine and drink Head to Bjork to try northern Norway's traditional dish of stockfish (cod that's been dried in the open air on giant wooden racks).
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Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 July 2024
Banco Giro has transformed from 17th-century bank to 21st-century osteria, and stands out with its fluffy homemade baccalà mantecato, a Venetian standard made from Norwegian stockfish, which is creamed and spread on crostini.
—Cat Bauer, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022
Characters carry on conversations about preparing stockfish and pounded yam and pepper their dialogue with non-English words.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2019
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Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 July 2024
Banco Giro has transformed from 17th-century bank to 21st-century osteria, and stands out with its fluffy homemade baccalà mantecato, a Venetian standard made from Norwegian stockfish, which is creamed and spread on crostini.
—Cat Bauer, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022
Characters carry on conversations about preparing stockfish and pounded yam and pepper their dialogue with non-English words.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2019
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stockfish
noun
stock·fish
ˈstäk-ˌfish
: fish (as cod, haddock, or hake) dried hard in the open air without salt
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