665567 Sun Nov 08 09:37:25 -0800 2009 8 12 Boston Area 0 5165035 I've been looking for sun dried stockfish for quite some time. Growing up, it was a favorite that my Sicilian Mother made in several ways. The last time I bought it had to be a couple of decades ago. I'm feeling the need again and I'm willing to travel to get it. My sister even tracked down a distributor who imported it from Norway but he wouldn't sell it to her. I know there's plenty of dried cod around, but it's just not the same flavor or texture once rehydrated. Anyone? Thanks, JoJo Sun Nov 08 09:37:25 -0800 2009 109328 JoJo5 1 5165170 Just to clarify the OP's request to avoid unresponsive replies: this is not for salt cod or baccala, but for stockfish or stoccafisso, which is not salted. Stockfish is the more ancient form of preserved cod. Sun Nov 08 11:06:37 -0800 2009 5165035 13819 Karl S 2 5165886 Thanks for the help in clarifying my request, Karl. JoJo Sun Nov 08 17:43:03 -0800 2009 5165170 109328 JoJo5 1 5165987 Have you talked to the folks at Salumeria Italiana in the North End? They may know where to get it or they may be able to order it. http://www.salumeriaitaliana.com/ Penny http://www.bostonzest.com/ Sun Nov 08 18:38:56 -0800 2009 5165035 21331 BostonZest 1 5166297 There're signs at "The African Cuisine", a W. African restaurant in Hyde Park, saying they carry stockfish. Sun Nov 08 22:12:31 -0800 2009 5165035 11275 Prav 2 5166869 I tried both Salumeria Italiana and J Pace. Pace said they sold it up to about 2 years ago when it was priced at $46/lb and stopped carrying it because of the steep price. I may be out of luck. Thanks anyway, JoJo Mon Nov 09 08:03:32 -0800 2009 5166297 109328 JoJo5 3 5167029 You might try an ingredient bleg over at General Chowhounding Topics. Mon Nov 09 08:56:54 -0800 2009 5166869 13819 Karl S 3 5170585 It is possible to get some sun dried fish in the area, as Prav mentions its popular in West African cusine, its also big in El Salvador (during lent Salvadoran markets are stocked to the gills with sun dried fish, but not usually cod although I did see it once at La Internacional), some Caribbean markets. Ordering on line as Karl S might be an option (http://stockfish.us/, but I don't know anything about them), in general you might have more options around Lent. Since they are both mostly Scandinavian products, it might be worth a call to a fish market which orders a lot of salt cod from importers (such as Courthouse) just to see if its something they can get. Tue Nov 10 11:53:53 -0800 2009 5166869 12962 itaunas 4 5171042 Itaunas Thanks for the info. I will pursue your leads. JoJo Tue Nov 10 14:36:53 -0800 2009 5170585 109328 JoJo5