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Subject: Re: Why The Smelly Salt Fish? Posted on: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:52:26 +0000 (UTC)

"BlackMan" wrote in message news:<40e502a7$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>...
> Saltfish, i.e. cod that has been salted and cured in the sun, is a very
> common part of Caribbean people's diet. Saltfish is not even a local product
> (it is imported from places like Norway into the region) yet it forms part
> of Jamaica's national dish and is very prominent in Caribbean/African/West
> Indian communities in the UK, USA, Africa and other places too.
>
> Can anyone say why? What is the historical signficance?
>
> BlackMan
> BlackMag
> http://www.blackmag.co.uk/blackforum/blacktopic137.php

Bacalao used to be a dish for the poor in the Caribbean. Not any
more. I just love Bacalao. Properly prepared, I don't think I get
tired of it.