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cod-liver oil
cod-liver oil yellowish oil obtained from the liver of the codfish. The oil is rich in vitamin A and vitamin D (calciferol). It was long used as a preventive and cure for rickets in Baltic and Scandinavian countries, where fish is a dietary staple. However, it was not until the 1920s that doctors... Read more |
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Reykjavik
Reykjavík , city (1993 pop. 101,824), capital of Iceland, SW Iceland, on the Faxaflói. It is the center of the cod-fishing industry and the chief commercial and industrial hub of Iceland. Publishing, food processing, and textile manufacturing are important industries. Reykjavík... Read more |
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Tsimshian
Tsimshian , Native North Americans speaking a language probably falling within the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). They lived around the Skeena and Nass rivers, south along the coast of British Columbia, and north into Alaska. Tsimshian culture, like that of the... Read more |
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador , province (2001 pop. 512,930), 156,185 sq mi (404,519 sq km), E Canada. The province consists of the island of Newfoundland and adjacent islands (2001 pop. 485,066), 43,359 sq mi (112,300 sq km), and the mainland area of Labrador and adjacent islands (2001 pop. 27,864),... Read more |
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Pierre Paul Royer-Collard
Pierre Paul Royer-Collard , 1763-1845, French statesman and philosopher. After entering the law, he took part in the French Revolution and became a constitutional monarchist. During the Consulate he devoted himself entirely to philosophy, and from 1811 to 1814 he lectured at the Sorbonne. Becoming... Read more |
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kale
kale borecole , and collards, common names for nonheading, hardy types of cabbage (var. acephala and sometimes others), with thick stems and curly leaves, belonging to the family Cruciferae ( mustard family). They are grown for greens and, in Europe, for fodder. In the Channel Islands a... Read more |
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cabbage
cabbage leafy garden vegetable of many widely dissimilar varieties, all probably descended from the wild, or sea, cabbage ( Brassica oleracea ) of the family Cruciferae ( mustard family), found on the coasts of Europe. It is used for food for man and stock, mostly in Europe and North America.... Read more |
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Francois Guizot
François Guizot , 1787-1874, French statesman and historian. The son of a Protestant family of Nîmes, he was educated at Geneva. He began a legal career in Paris in 1805, but soon took up literary work and later became a professor of modern history at the Univ. of Paris. His lectures... Read more |
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lemming
lemming name for several species of mouselike rodents related to the voles . All live in arctic or northern regions, inhabiting tundra or open meadows. They frequently nest in underground burrows, particularly in winter, although they do not hibernate. They feed on grasses, mosses, and roots,... Read more |
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SEX-HUNGRY `SOUL FOOD' IS A FEEL-GOOD FILM.(What's Happening)(Review)
...Joe (Irma P. Hall) - symbolized by her regular Sunday bonding dinners of fried chicken, sweet potato pie, collard greens, codfish balls, macaroni-and-cheese, green beans, etc. The focus is on the three grown sisters: Teri (Vanessa... |
 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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AT GREEN FIELD CHURRASCARIA
...assorted meats accompanied by side dishes of rice, black beans, hearts of palms, hot peppers; goube (collard greens), and bacalhoada (codfish). There is simply no way to go away hungry, but the secret, if you want to enjoy all the lovely... |
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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Not your typical taste; Caribbean King wants to wake up your taste buds with...
...dishes in Jamaica, Shippy says. Calaloo is a dish of seasoned greens, much like collard greens of the American south. Saltfish is what islanders call codfish. "You don't find bacon and eggs in Jamaica for breakfast," Shippy says. Caribbean... |
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Eating with a Liberian flair
...offering a side dish of collard greens and cabbage and sweet...lbs. yellow anions 1 bunch collard greens 2 lbs. cabbage 3 lbs...BEEF INTERNAL SOUPCheck dried codfish for saltiness. If very salty...in the center. MONROVIAN COLLARDS AND CABBAGEIf ... |
 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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O Alfama! Bacalhau and Ballads In a Quaint Corner of Lisbon.(Arts&Entertainment)
...mashed potatoes, and her codfish cakes are crisp but moist and creamy inside. Like codfish cakes, rossois (rissoles...broth laced with shredded collard greens, spicy Portuguese...shrimp, along with pureed collard greens and potatoes. Rabbit... |
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Try Caribbean quality - and TLC
...overwhelmed the fish. Top-notch boiled collard greens were crisp with a sweet aftertaste...of the house specialties is ackee and codfish, considered to be the Jamaican national...perfect to cut the sharp saltiness of the codfish. Another Jamaican recipe is jerk pork... |
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BRAZILIAN FOOD CELEBRATED WITH LOVE.(What's Happening)(Review)
...browned with Parmesan cheese. The bolinho de bacalhau (crispy codfish cakes) are the definitive Bahian street food, moist and...beef. It comes with rice and a pile of couve (shredded collard greens with orange wedges). Be sure to order farofa, the...incredible diversity of Brazil: West ... |
 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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RIO GRANDE'S FARE COMES UP LESS THAN GRAND
...traditional Brazilian yuca or cassava root manioc flour) and collard greens is colorfully garnished with orange slices. Perhaps...couple of dollars more if made with a pricier cut of steak. Codfish fritters ($1.50) called "bolinho de bacalhau" and chicken... |
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Heading down to Rio's // For good Portuguese-Brazilian cuisine
...named, I presume, for the greens (kale or green cabbage or collard greens) that are a part of the rich, murky-looking broth...is an immensely pleasing soup with myriad intense flavors. Codfish generally is considered an important element of Portuguese... |
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Jamaican-American restaurant already a hit in Bridgeport.
...just about the highest possible praise. "They have ackee and codfish. It comes closest to the way my grandmother used to make it...Southern leaning, such as meatloaf, candied yams, ham hocks, collard greens and black-eyed peas. Prices for pancakes start at... |
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