Most often sold as fillets and loins, cod is also available whole and headless, cold-smoked, dried or salted. Fresh cod is incredibly ... Cod is the most popular fish for fish and chips, but ...

Scrod and haddock also work well. In fact, any fresh fish fillets—the fresher the better—can be cooked this way. I like to buy cod loin fillets, which are the thick ones from the back of the fish.