Lobscouse. A stew which used to be thickened with ship's biscuit (US: cracker), made on board. The name is derived from Liverpool, once a major port, and the term scouse which relates to it. This is served with rye bread.
Capelin. A small bony fish of Arctic waters, resembling smelt and with the same cucumber smell when fresh, and treated in the same way as whiting.
Bleak. A small, elongated, white-fleshed fish, abundant in lakes and quiet waterways. Its scales, which are thin and silvery, come away easily. The flesh of the pond bleak is of poor quality, but that of the river variety is fairly good, although it is full of little bones. It is about 15 cm (6 inches) long and invariably served fried.
