Source: Atlas Obscura
To most landlocked diners, a dish of fish tongues might sound slimy, tiny, and salty. But in Newfoundland, fried cod tongues are a delicacy. These appetizers, which have a flavor similar to scallops, are also not tongues at all.
Though this slightly rubbery snack looks like it might belong in the mouth of a monstrous cod, each “tongue” is actually a small muscle extracted from the back of the fish’s neck.
Lightly battered and topped with salt, pepper, and scraps of pork called scrunchions, these fleshy bits of fish are transformed into…The post Fried Cod Tongues appeared first on FeedBox.