Bacalao Fresco en Refrito

VISITING A SPANISH FISH MARKET CAN BE LIKE VISITING A PARALLEL UNIVERSE. THE FISH AND SEA CREATURES ALL LOOK STRANGELY FAMILIAR BUT ALL SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. THERE ARE DORADA, WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO OUR BREAM, AND PARGO, WHICH AS FAR AS I CAN WORK OUT ARE SNAPPER. THERE ARE THE WILDLY SOUGHT-AFTER MERLUZA (HAKE) — A FEARSOME-LOOKING CREATURE WE DON’T HAVE. THEN THERE’S BACALAO FRESCO, OR FRESH COD: SWEET, FIRM-FLESHED WHITE FISH WE SIMPLY DON’T FIND IN OUR WATERS. WE