Norwegian cod is a salted and dried fish, naturally prepared, preserving all its fresh properties.
It is nutritious, tasty, easily digestible, rich in minerals and vitamins.
It is healthy and low in calories.

Besides that, 1kg of cod has the nourishing value of 3.2kg of common fish.It is also more economical, one kg of codfish feeds 6 to 8 persons.
Cod is more nutritious than fish, beef or chicken. It allows variatios in your daily meals, with easily made recipes.
Eat more cod : it is tasty and healthy..

The four types of cod

There are four different types of cod on the Brazilian market ( photographs ). To the experts only the Gadus Morrhua is considered to be genuine. It is known in Brazil as "Porto cod".
The other types are also very tasty and they go through the same salting and curing process; that is why they are considered cod. They are the Saithe, the Ling and the Zarbo .

The cod type is the genuine Norwegian cod. It is the noblest and the most expensive. Normally, its fillets are the biggest and widest. Its color is light and uniform. It is the cod served in international cuisine dishes. Portugal only imports the cod type. If you want to buy genuine Norwegian cod, choose the "Porto type", the Gadus Morrhua.

The Saithe type is darker and its flavour is stronger. Cheaper than cod it is the champion of sales in the Brazilian Northeast. It is used in fried codfish balls and stews, because when it is cooked it is easilly reduced to threads.

The Ling type has a very light color, and it is narrower than the others. It has a good cut and is very appreciated in Brazil. Its flesh is ligthly colored,beautiful and attractive.

Clicking on any of them, you will see them amplified and in a sequency.