Cod
Gadus morhua · Fish
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A large, cold-water fish with lean, snow-white flesh that cooks into broad, clean flakes. Mild and faintly sweet, with almost no oiliness or "fishy" bite, it is the mainstay of fish and chips and salt cod.
Picking a good onedrag
Just landed: bright eyes, smells of seaweedOff: flesh opaque, smelling sour
Counter freshBuy itCook to 63 C / 145 F at the thickest point. That kills any worms, even unseen ones.
Eyes and gills, whole fishEyes a bit sunken; gills paler
Cut flesh of fillet or bellyWaxy and dull, colour just shifting
Press the fleshLess elastic, still springs back
Smell at gills, belly or fleshNeutral and mild, no seaweed left