One of my fav dishes as a kid was Jamaica's national dish Ackee and Saltfish. The fish used is cod, cured in salt, so needless to say you can't eat it like that. You either soak overnight, or boil....no so much as to remove all the salt though.
Well here's me about 14yrs old...I decide i'm gonna make momma's signature dish for the family one Sunday morning....did I remember to soak the fish....um no...was it hella salty....hell YEA! And you can't add potatoes to kill the salt, it the garbage it went!
Come next Sunday, Jacqui tries again, this time she decides to boil the saltfish.....um don't think I was supposed to boil it for two hours....boiled the salt right off it! Talk about no taste.....gross!!!!
I've since learned how to cook it properly....now my daughter is doing the exact same things I did, except she is now 28yrs old! LOL! |