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
Stockfish is unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air and wind on wooden racks on the foreshore. The drying of food is the world's oldest known preservation method, and dried fish has a storag
Drying cod in Lofoten Islands
Codfish drying flake in Lofoten Islands
Stockfish warehouse in the village of Forsøl, Norway