Article: FISH CAKES ARE COMFORT FOOD THAT'S MOVED UP IN THE WORLD

Winter meals in New England have always included fish cakes, specifically codfish cakes made with salt cod, the preserved (salted and dried) form of the fish that can keep for months if not years. Fish cakes, like meatloaf, enabled thrifty cooks to stretch whatever expensive protein was available with potatoes or bread crumbs.

Welcome to the 21st century, where foods of humble origin are today's comfort foods. Now, fish cakes are enjoyed by rich and poor alike, on the Atlantic coast and elsewhere, and all year long. But hardly anyone uses salt cod anymore, except for New Englanders. For the rest of us, fish cakes can be made with any of the white fishes as well as salmon, tuna, bluefish, ...

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