Codshead

/ˈkɒdzˌhɛd/ noun

Definition

The head of a cod fish, used in cooking and once a common food for poor and working-class people in coastal regions.

Etymology

From cod + head, a compound word referring to the physical head of the fish. Common in working-class cuisine.

Kelly Says

Cod heads were once poverty food, boiled into soup for workers and the poor, yet today they're prized by chefs as a delicacy with tender cheeks and gelatinous bones that make perfect stock.

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