Dried Baccala Is There a Store to buy it in the Villages Area?

[B-flat]

In keeping with a long standing Italian Christmas of serving cold dried baccala I’m looking for a store to purchase it at. Last year there was Stokes seafood store in Leesburg, it just so happened the day we went there was there last day in business as a retail store. They still are in the wholesale business. I can buy it on Amazon but I’d prefer to purchase in a local store.

Anyone having any suggestions where to buy?

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I remember as kids calling up on the phone and asking store if the have any dry baccala and when they said yes , we’ll give them a drink I haven’t had any at Christmas since my mom and dad past , miss the memory and my mom and dad

[Pinball wizard]

In keeping with a long standing Italian Christmas of serving cold dried baccala I’m looking for a store to purchase it at. Last year there was Stokes seafood store in Leesburg, it just so happened the day we went there was there last day in business as a retail store. They still are in the wholesale business. I can buy it on Amazon but I’d prefer to purchase in a local store.

Anyone having any suggestions where to buy?

I would bet that Mazzaro's in St. Pete would have it but it's a bit of a drive.

[B-flat]

Pinball Wizard thanks for the mention of Mazzaro’s. We’ve never been and want to visit so this may be the reason to head there.

Charlieo that’s funny give the dried baccala a drink. You’d enjoy what my wife and I do on Christmas Eve. We make baked stuffed quahogs, baccala drenched with olive oil and seasoned with garlic, calamari, baked stuffed shrimp ala Twin Oaks style ( restaurant in Cranston, Rhode Island) and Linguine in a white clam sauce with shrimp and scallops. The Italian side of family cooked this for on Christmas Eve for years in Rhode Island since we now spend Christmas in Florida I’ll keep the tradition going as long as I can.

[Ecuadog]

Earlier this year, I needed bacalao to make some Fanesca. I gave up trying to find it locally and bought it online. Glad I did. Good stuff.

Just in case... Frank and Sal Italian Market click here (https://frankandsal.com/collections/frontpage/products/bacalao-baccala-salt-cod)

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Pinball Wizard thanks for the mention of Mazzaro’s. We’ve never been and want to visit so this may be the reason to head there.

Charlieo that’s funny give the dried baccala a drink. You’d enjoy what my wife and I do on Christmas Eve. We make baked stuffed quahogs, baccala drenched with olive oil and seasoned with garlic, calamari, baked stuffed shrimp ala Twin Oaks style ( restaurant in Cranston, Rhode Island) and Linguine in a white clam sauce with shrimp and scallops. The Italian side of family cooked this for on Christmas Eve for years in Rhode Island since we now spend Christmas in Florida I’ll keep the tradition going as long as I can.thats what many of my Boston North End and East Boston friends will be doing

[Dana1963]

I remember as kids calling up on the phone and asking store if the have any dry baccala and when they said yes , we’ll give them a drink I haven’t had any at Christmas since my mom and dad past , miss the memory and my mom and dad
Did you ask who they distribute it to?
I did a search of dried salted cod Orlando.
Ocean Fish Market
4.4
(848) · 43.2 mi
Seafood market · 2125 W Washington St
Open ⋅ Closes 6PM

"Good selection of salt water fish - not farm raised."
CALL
Publix Super Market at The Paramount on Lake Eola
4.4
(1K) · $$ · 45.1 mi
Seafood market · 400 E Central Blvd
Open ⋅ Closes 10PM
In-store shopping·
Curbside pickup·
Delivery
CALL
D'Ocean Fish Market
4.4
(639) · 49.0 mi
Seafood market · 7803 E Colonial Dr
Open ⋅ Closes 6PM
In-store shopping

[Gpsma]

Try Best Meats on 301 in Wildwood

[DAVES]

Did you ask who they distribute it to?
I did a search of dried salted cod Orlando.
Ocean Fish Market
4.4
(848) · 43.2 mi
Seafood market · 2125 W Washington St
Open ⋅ Closes 6PM

"Good selection of salt water fish - not farm raised."
CALL
Publix Super Market at The Paramount on Lake Eola
4.4
(1K) · $$ · 45.1 mi
Seafood market · 400 E Central Blvd
Open ⋅ Closes 10PM
In-store shopping·
Curbside pickup·
Delivery
CALL
D'Ocean Fish Market
4.4
(639) · 49.0 mi
Seafood market · 7803 E Colonial Dr
Open ⋅ Closes 6PM
In-store shopping

At one time my uncle was a commercial fisherman, that was before I was born. I did regularly go fishing with him. He was amazing. He would look over the water, see the waves and say the fish are there.

Back to fresh fish. There is a reason why they only sell cleaned fish. When you look at a whole fish it is easy to tell how old it is. In many cases what you buy frozen is not only less expensive but it is actually fresher than what you buy as fresh fish.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Earlier this year, I needed bacalao to make some Fanesca. I gave up trying to find it locally and bought it online. Glad I did. Good stuff.

Just in case... Frank and Sal Italian Market click here (https://frankandsal.com/collections/frontpage/products/bacalao-baccala-salt-cod) thanks for the tip about frank and sals stuff looks great

[B-flat]

thanks for the tip about frank and sals stuff looks great

Ecuadog I second that, thanks for the tip on Frank and Sals.

Dana, Thanks for your suggestions too.

[B-flat]

thats what many of my Boston North End and East Boston friends will be doing

Yes that's surely a Boston North End and East Boston Tradition.

[B-flat]

Earlier this year, I needed bacalao to make some Fanesca. I gave up trying to find it locally and bought it online. Glad I did. Good stuff.

Just in case... Frank and Sal Italian Market click here (https://frankandsal.com/collections/frontpage/products/bacalao-baccala-salt-cod)

Thanks for the tip I have an order coming from Frank and Sal's.

[Ecuadog]

Thanks for the tip I have an order coming from Frank and Sal's.

You're welcome. Let me know how it works out.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

You can get salt cod at Walmart. Aisle A39 in the Summerfield store (next to the Historic Section up 441).

[Ecuadog]

You can get salt cod at Walmart. Aisle A39 in the Summerfield store (next to the Historic Section up 441).
Ahhh... but is it dried salt cod? I've seen the salt cod that must be refrigerated in Publix too.

[B-flat]

You're welcome. Let me know how it works out.

I will let you know, but you'll have to wait until Dec 24th the night we serve it.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Ahhh... but is it dried salt cod? I've seen the salt cod that must be refrigerated in Publix too.

Yes they're both dried. Salt cod, by definition, is dried. That's why it's salt cod. It's part of the process of drying it. Not "salted" cod, but "salt cod." They both have to be re-hydrated in order to be edible.

[Ecuadog]

Yes they're both dried. Salt cod, by definition, is dried. That's why it's salt cod. It's part of the process of drying it. Not "salted" cod, but "salt cod." They both have to be re-hydrated in order to be edible.

My bad. I've seen the sealed bags of Salted Cod Fillets in the fridge at Publix and assumed that they contained enough moisture that they required refrigeration. I am not used to seeing the dried salt cod kept cold. I should have paid more attention in chemistry... or was it biology.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

My bad. I've seen the sealed bags of Salted Cod Fillets in the fridge at Publix and assumed that they contained enough moisture that they required refrigeration. I am not used to seeing the dried salt cod kept cold. I should have paid more attention in chemistry... or was it biology.

Yeah that's the same stuff they sell at Walmart. I'm guessing they keep it refrigerated for sanitation purposes. That stuff stinks to high heaven if it's left out. Used to see it at an East-West Asian market back north, but it wasn't even contained, it was just in a bin near the counter.

[Ecuadog]

... but it wasn't even contained, it was just in a bin near the counter.

Yup. That's what I'm talkin' about.