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That this must have been abundantly clear is apparent from the memoirs of M. de Torcy, one of the negotiators of the treaty, who uses throughout the expression "morue" (codfish) -- the liberty stipulated was "pêcher et sécher les morues" (to fish and dry codfish).
The Story of Newfoundland Frederick Edwin Smith Birkenhead 1901
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Ou encore, se retrouvera-t-elle toute seule au large, sans pétrole ni morue, sans alliés ni péréquation ?
The revenge of the Newfies? Ed Hollett 2007
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Au 10e anniversaire du moratoire sur la pêche à la morue, les stocks de poissons dans la mer sont au plus bas.
The revenge of the Newfies? Ed Hollett 2007
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On a donné l'électricité, donné le pétrole, sans se soucier des redevances ni de garder le contrôle, trop contents qu'on était d'avoir des emplois dans la construction, et on a laissé tout le monde épuiser les bancs de morue.
The revenge of the Newfies? Ed Hollett 2007
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By the time R. and I were seated the chef still hadn't returned from the market with his fresh picks; when he pulled up a few minutes later his wife hastily erased one of the main dishes the brandade de morue and replaced it with encornet, a type of squid.
Jean-Pierre Frelet Etienne 2006
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By the time R. and I were seated the chef still hadn't returned from the market with his fresh picks; when he pulled up a few minutes later his wife hastily erased one of the main dishes the brandade de morue and replaced it with encornet, a type of squid.
Archive 2006-08-01 Etienne 2006
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Contrast French huile do foie de morue oil of liver of cod.
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A barrage of little things with big flavor followed: a glass jar of salty, creamy chicken-liver mousse; a crock of brandade de morue, also salty, and just a tad fishy; poireaux en vinaigrette , leeks laced with mustard; savory, meaty lentils with kale.
The New Yorker Shauna Lyon 2011
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An earthy brandade de morue - salt cod pounded to a creamy consistency - is topped with a layer of crusty browned cheese.
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An earthy brandade de morue - salt cod pounded to a creamy consistency - is topped with a layer of crusty browned cheese.
chained_bear commented on the word morue
"Salt cod."
July 18, 2009