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Portugal has over 365 ways to prepare codfish, but this version with shredded cod, onions, straw fries, eggs, and olives strikes the perfect balance between tradition and comfort.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
Submissions featured pine trees, golden codfish, Mayflower ships, lighthouses and even the USS Constitution.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For an authentic Martinican experience, order a plate of accras—crispy, tender codfish fritters — and a Ti-Punch cocktail made with the island’s famous rhum agricole, a unique, AOC rum produced from local sugar cane.
—Martinique Tourism Authority, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Shaq’s menu includes burgers, fries, catfish, codfish and Nashville hot chicken.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024
The bestsellers are their coconut fish burgers and codfish fritters.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
The triumph of the codfish was front-page news in both the Globe and the Boston Herald; each devoted nearly half a broadsheet to the event.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
Submissions featured pine trees, golden codfish, Mayflower ships, lighthouses and even the USS Constitution.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For an authentic Martinican experience, order a plate of accras—crispy, tender codfish fritters — and a Ti-Punch cocktail made with the island’s famous rhum agricole, a unique, AOC rum produced from local sugar cane.
—Martinique Tourism Authority, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Shaq’s menu includes burgers, fries, catfish, codfish and Nashville hot chicken.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024
The bestsellers are their coconut fish burgers and codfish fritters.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
The triumph of the codfish was front-page news in both the Globe and the Boston Herald; each devoted nearly half a broadsheet to the event.
—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Codfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codfish. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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codfish
noun
cod·fish
ˈkäd-ˌfish 
: cod
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