Greece's Salt Cod History and the Basque Connection

Hello!

Brand new episode where I explore the "bakaliaros" aka bacalao or salt dried cod for you and me, of the Greeks.

Specifically what's the history of the fried battered salt cod and garlic mash dish that is so popular in Greece generally this time of the year, usually on the 25th of March and what's the connection with the Greek War of Independence?

Recommendations for this week:

The Watercress Queen:

https://comfortablyhungry.substack.com/p/s4e7-the-watercress-queen

Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/recreating-the-complex-cuisine-of-prehistoric-europeans/

Gourmet magazine:

https://gourmetmagazine.net/

Cuisines of Odesa: recipes and stories from Ukraine’s historic city

https://www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page/cuisines-of-odesa

Love,

Thom

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