Salt cod with watercress soup Up the contrast with a healthy take on tradition

SALT cod is big in Portugal and Spain but in Scotland we were preserving fish in salt hundreds of years ago, with Shetlanders exchanging it for goods including wine, corn and textiles with European traders visiting the islands. The same principle applies with this week’s recipe although I have cut down the amount of salt used for a fillet of fish that goes perfectly with the peppery watercress soup.

SALT COD WITH WATERCRESS SOUP

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PHOTOGRAPH: ALAN DONALDSON Oriental whiskies will be making their mark at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival from April 27 to May 1. The Highlander Inn at Craigellachie is home to a vast collection of Japanese whiskies and fans will get the opportunity to try new bottlings...