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A predilection for salt cod is really an acquired taste for English people. The recipes for preparing it are mostly Spanish, French, Greek, and Creole. In Victorian times it was sometimes served here garnished with parsnips and dressed with an egg sauce, not a very attractive proposition. If not at the fishmongers, it can usually be obtained from continental stores or delicatessen shops. If there is a choice, Icelandic and Newfoundland salt cod is better than English.