Stockfish, Lofoten.

[andybarton]

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Millions of cod are beheaded, gutted, split to the tail and hung to dry on racks next to the harbours, all over Lofoten. This process takes three or four months, during which time local hooded crows pay the drying flesh a visit.

The heads are dried on separate racks.

This is a delicacy and is served not only on Norway but certainly in Italy too. Apparently, the dried heads are very popular in Nigeria.

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[stuny]

Very nice.

[kkcsm]

For what purpose?  I’ve had delicious cod fish and chips in Ireland and in the American North East…  Never thought about what happened to the skin.  But here the crows get the meat, what use is made of the skin?  Or do the crows not take it all and the remaining meat is for human consumption?

[andybarton]

This is not just the skin, this is the whole flesh. It dries so that it can be kept throughout the year  

It’s the oldest form of food preservation in history. 
 

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