| Fish is the traditional staple of the Newfoundland diet. Also, usually when a Newfoundlander says"fish", he's referring to cod. All other fish are referred to by their species (haddock, salmon, tuna, etc).
Cod is to Nfld what beef is to Alberta.
As for eating it, it's popularity is declining, but not from lack of desire. Since the Fed Gov't gave fishing rights to every country with a dragger EXCEPT the Newfoundlanders, the price of fish has skyrocketed while its availability has plummeted. Now we actually have to import cod from Iceland or Norway.
To put that in perspective, imagine that Saskatchewan had to import wheat from other countries, because only say Ukraine, Kansas, Japan, etc were allowed to harvest what grew there.
Cheers
J
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