Today baccalà, better known in English as cod, is part of the culinary traditions of every Italian region, yet this particular fish from the northern seas arrived in Italy following unusual routes. Perhaps many know the story of the Venetian merchant who was shipwrecked in 1432 in the Lafoten Islands Read more…
Chickpea cream with noodles and cod, this is the dish that most represents me and that has been haunting my friends for almost thirty years. It was the end of the 80s when this dish came to light, a recipe that fully represents the period with its creaminess and velvety Read more…
I write this story while raising the flag of San Marco, a gift from Saturday morning from Venice. What does the cod have to do with San Marco? It is thanks to Pietro Guerrini, a Venetian merchant of the fifteenth century, that we know these splendid (and above all tasty) Read more…
What is the geographic background to the delicacy known as Bacalà alla Vicentina? If you are in the far north in the wintry sea off Norway, you are in the codfish grounds. The islands of this area are renowned for their fisheries and for producing stockfish, the ugly codfish dried Read more…
