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Mark Kurlansky is an American journalist, writer, and editor known for his extensive research on food, history, and culture. He has authored several books, including 'The Fish: The History of Humanity in the Age of the Fish', which won the Pulitzer Prize.

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“Newfoundlanders debated over when "the cod was coming back". Few dared ask if. Or what happens to the ocean if they don't come back?”

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Book:Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

Source: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

“The medieval church imposed fast days on which sexual intercourse and the eating of flesh were forbidden, but eating "cold" foods was permitted. because fish came from water, it was deemed cold, as were waterfowl and whale, but meat was considered hot food.”

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Book:Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

Source: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

“Massachusetts had elevated cod from commodity to fetish.”

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Book:Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

Source: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

“Since the industrial revolution, Great Britain had been developing an ever-increasing market for groundfish - especially cod, haddock, and plaice - because fried fish, later fish-and-chips, became the favorite dish of the urban working class.”

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Book:Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

Source: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

“gastronomically, a wild salmon and a farmed salmon have as much in common as a side of wild boar has with pork chops.”

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Book:Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

Source: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

“Nature may have even less patience than politicians.”

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Book:Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

Source: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

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Born: December 7, 1948
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 50

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