Brandade

Brandade Appetizer (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Brandade is a dish made of salt fish that has been whipped to create a light, fluffy texture. It can be served as a dip or spread or be baked with a crusty topping in the style of a gratin. It is both a French and Spanish dish, while supplemental ingredients vary the star of the dish in both versions is salt fish, particularly salted cod.

The French call it Brandade de Morue and the Spanish call it Brandada de Bacalao. Morue being the French name for salt cod and bacalao being the Spanish name for salt cod.

Brandade is basically an emulsion, so that means we are combining ingredients using a particular method