In the frosty lands of Sweden and Finland, where fjords shimmer and legends echo, a curious tradition unfolds each winter. On Anna's Day, the great preparation begins — not for battle, nor for plunder ...

Perch, pike, dried cod and dried skate from the Baltic Sea – what do they have in common? According to Stanisław Czerniecki, an old Polish court kitchen manager of the 17th century, you could cook ...

Out of necessity, our ancestors mastered the art of cooking dried cod or skate from the Baltic Sea. Alternatively, saltwater fish such as herring was matured in barrels with a lower solution of brine.

Most often sold as fillets and loins, cod is also available whole and headless, cold-smoked, dried or salted. Fresh cod is incredibly versatile. Skin or pin-bone fillets either before or after ...