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Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
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There is no way you could ever get me to eat cod, despite my partial Norwegian background where they eat a variety of disgusting fish dishes, the most famous being lutefisk, a kind of rotten, spoiled gelatinous mess. But I loved this book. Kurlansky is another John McPhee, supplying all sorts of interesting details. Turns out cod has been extremely important to civilization and almost as essential as bread. It was easy to fish and preserve and probably made discovery of North America by the Vikings possible. Fascinating.
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Jan 12, 2009 07:00PM
oh I love cod and I loved this book...
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Donald wrote: "My Norwegian Grandma used to make lutefisk. Funky ass stuff. "The smell is enough to kill you. :)
but cod is nothing like lutefisk...or gjeltost (which I love).
(what is it? I'm just a pretend-norwegian...from my ex-father-in-law)
bacalao (salted cod) is really good stuff!
yes, yes, yes...and there are wonderful ways to cook with it.
Who would ever believe you if you told someone you read a book about cod? I only tell my closest people. I just love this book!!! I see Christmas gifts coming up. B
I love cod! Its probably my favorite fish after Rainbow trout. I can't imagine anyone not liking it.
Well Eric....it's too bad you don't like cod. I actually don't eat it often but at least you read the book. I think some of the other people think it's a cook book....ha ha ha. This is a very good book. I gave it away but I may have to go buy it again. I used to keep all my books then I figured that was selfish so I give them to a friend who takes them to her church and once a year they have a big book sale and the money goes to the upkeep of the church.Thanks for your comments everyone.
Barb
