Bacalhau is cod that has been preserved by being salt-dried, and it's Portugal's national dish.
Bacalhau (salt cod) is a deep part of Portugal's culinary identity. But the fish is found far from the country's shores, so how did this love affair come to be and continue today?
The most emblematic Portuguese fish is bacalhaucod.
The meal's components may include some combination of anchovies, whiting, lobster, sardines, baccalà (dried salt cod), smelts, eels, squid, octopus, shrimp, mussels and clams.
It all started with the Vikings…
The consumption of salted cod quickly spread throughout Portugal due to its low cost and easy transportation. At the turn of the 15th century, the Portuguese became pioneers in setting up large ships for cod fishing.
Portuguese percebes (or perceves) or English goose barnacles are exquisite looking, rare and expensive seafood found in Portugal.
Striped grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) is a species of mullet in the Mugilidae family under the order Mugiliformes.
The queen of all fish and the prodigy of the Atlantic Ocean – the Portuguese sardine – a fish both noble and popular, has ascended the throne each June for many years, showing off its crown up and down the country.
A 6,000-pound sunfish was discovered off the coast of Portugal last year – and scientists now say it is the heaviest bony fish in the world.
Bacalhau à Brás is one of the most famous Portuguese dishes and is considered the ultimate comfort meal in Portugal. The dish uses many of the quintessential ingredients found in Portuguese cooking: bacalhau (salt cod), eggs, potatoes, and black olives.
Salmon is called the king of fish. With its steely, silver skin, as shiny as King Arthur's armor, it even looks the part.
Salmonete is a small reddish fish that you'll normally only find in winter. It's quite a strong-flavoured taste, and may not be to everyone's taste. Salmonete is often fried, but it's also common to cook it in the oven as well. What is this?
Symbolic of Lisbon, sardines are absolutely everywhere during the Santos Populares festival in June.
The National Fish or the National Aquatic Animal of India is the Ganges River Dolphin. It is the official animal of the Indian city of Guwahati. The biological name of this dolphin is Platanista gangetica.
There's much to choose from Goa's fresh catch: the flat lepo (sole fish), chonak (giant sea perch), xinaneo (mussels), visvonn (kingfish), tisryo (clams), kalvam (oysters), black and white pomfrets and more. The simplest way to enjoy this fish is fried (with a generous coating of rava).
The ghol Fish, also known as Sea Gold, is one of India's most expensive varieties of fish.
Everyone is stunned to see the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, the world's most expensive fish. It has the title of being the most valuable fish in the world, costing about Rs 23 crore. It was bought in the year 2020 for Rs 13 crore, with its price only going up. The Atlantic bluefin tuna is the largest of the tuna subspecies.
The country has Europe's highest fish consumption per capita, and is among the top four in the world for this indicator. Fish is served grilled, boiled (including poached and simmered), fried or deep-fried, stewed known as caldeirada (often in clay pot cooking), roasted, or even steamed.
China (58.8 million tons)
China is the ruler of the world's largest fish producer.
In 2021, Top exporters of Fish; fillets, frozen are China ($2,806,904.21K , 571,776,000 Kg), Vietnam ($2,118,054.32K , 481,993,000 Kg), Chile ($1,095,964.53K , 113,957,000 Kg), Norway ($1,030,716.05K , 144,630,000 Kg), European Union ($702,495.22K , 68,065,100 Kg).
Most fish-eating connoisseurs may not know about Hilsa as this is restricted to a very few cuisines. To some this is the most-prized fish.