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- “Kick-Start Your Career Change in Five Simple Steps” - online webinar 12:00 pm
- Computational Biomedicine Seminar Series3:00 pm
- The Last Days of the Great Labrador Cod Fishery5:00 pm
- College Night at the Boston Frog Pond5:00 pm
- Inside the MBA: Boston5:30 pm
The Last Days of the Great Labrador Cod Fishery
“Salt cod” had major impacts on the social and political history of the Atlantic Ocean and its ports. Abundant in number, flavor, and protein, as well as relatively easy to catch, produce, store, and distribute, cod was a welcome addition to the human food supply of early modern Europe. Cod not only contributed greatly to the economic development of New England, but the fish also reduced the risk of famine, and helped revolutionize maritime exploration, travel, and warfare; effectively allowing the large-scale development of many Caribbean islands and their corresponding sugar production platforms. This presentation will examine the history of this remarkable food, its underlying chemistry, and the methods used to produce it. By way of a tasting, we will also compare some of the strategies different cultures used to make the cod an intensely popular food.
Register by: 1/7/2014When | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |
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Building | 808 Commonwealth Ave |
Room | 117 |
Phone | 617-353-9852 |
Contact Email | cularts@bu.edu |
Contact Organization | Lifelong Learning |
Fee | 10 |
Fees | Single |
Speakers | Bart Higgins |