What is cod?

What is cod?

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesWhat is cod?

A Guide to Buying Cooking and Storing Cod

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Facts: The Atlantic cod

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Cod is a popular fish known for its mild flavour and dense flaky flesh. It is one of the most common fish used for fish and chips.

Cod is a firm white fish that is commonly prepared by baking grilling steaming frying and broiling and is popular in cuisines around the world. There are two main species of cod: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) found throughout the cold waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and the smaller Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) found along the Pacific coasts of North America Asia and Russia. Cod belongs to the same family Gadidae as haddock whiting and pollack.