Eating in China
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Salt cod

馬介休Mǎjièxiū

Dry, whitish salt-cured cod sold as skin-on, bone-in fillets or boneless, skinless pieces.

Type
Fish and seafood

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Dry, whitish salt-cured cod sold as skin-on, bone-in fillets or boneless, skinless pieces.

In the kitchen

Flaked salt cod combines with potato in bacalhau cakes.

Salt cod is soaked before cooking; the purchased forms differ in skin and bones. It is distinct from fresh cod.

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这道菜里有馬介休吗?

Does this dish contain Salt cod?

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