The Reids wrote:
> When in Spain we see "bacalao" generally used to describe salt
> cod. Probably correctly "bacalao seco". Is there a word in
> spanish to describe fresh cod, something that I'm not even sure I
> can recall seeing on sale? Dont think i've seen haddock either,
> although it has a spanish name.
> --
> Mike Reid

The only Spanish word I find for "cod" is "bacalao," so perhaps they
use the same for both fresh and salt cod. Cod was supremely important
to the Basques and the Spanish hundreds of years ago, so much so that
the English navy destroyed the Spanish fishing fleet in the late
1500's. Mark Kurlansky's book, _Cod_, is a great read and fascinating
history. The final section is "Six Centuries of Cod Recipes," most of
which are for salt cod, but not all. -aem