What Is Dry Salted Fish Called?

Dried and salted cod, sometimes referred to as salt cod or saltfish, is cod which has been preserved by drying after salting. Cod which has been dried without the addition of salt is stockfish.

What is salted dried fish called?

Salted fish, such as kippered herring or dried and salted cod, is fish cured with dry salt and thus preserved for later eating.

What is dry salted cod called?

Bacalao is the Spanish term for dried and salted codfish. This old-world method of drying codfish has been around for over 500 years and was a main staple of protein for many countries around Europe. Each country has their own name for it but the word mainly comes from the root bacal.