Fresh fish rapidly deteriorates unless some way can be found to preserve it. Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth of microorgan
Fish barn with fish drying in the sun – Van Gogh 1882
A fish flake, such as this one in Norway, is a rack used for drying cod.
Eja kika, a smoked and sun-dried fish in Yorubaland
Flattened fish drying in the sun in Madagascar
Dried and salted cod, sometimes referred to as salt cod or saltfish or salt dolly, is cod which has been preserved by drying after salting. Cod which has been dried without the addition of salt is sto
Salt-dried cod for sale in Porto, Portugal
Piles of salt dry cod in Alta, Norway, 1907
Portuguese bacalhau sundrying in Peniche, Portugal
Cod bacalao served at a restaurant in Norway