{"id":14815,"date":"2017-10-06T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T07:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devourbarcelonafoodtours.com\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2022-09-29T16:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:04:19","slug":"cod-fritters-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.devourtours.com\/blog\/cod-fritters-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Cod Fritters Recipe: Bu\u00f1uelos de Bacalao"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
This blog post was originally posted on April 13, 2015, and was updated on September 29, 2022. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Bacalao is a product\u00a0that you will see all over the markets of Barcelona. In the past, coating the fish in salt was a way of preserving it\u2014a step that was necessary, given that it’s not a fish you’d find in the Mediterranean sea! Though this method of conservation is no longer necessary (read: freezers), we still do it because it adds so much flavor in the process!<\/p>\r\n Expert’s tip:<\/strong> Bacalao – or bacalhau<\/em>, as it’s called in Portuguese – is also HUGE in Portugal. Find out more about the history of this important food in Behind the Bite: Salt Cod<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBacalao, or salt cod, plays an important role in Spanish and Catalan cuisine. Try this easy recipe for bu\u00f1uelos de bacalao, or cod fritters, one of our favorite tapas!<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n