Cod is the Beyoncé of the group. It’s famous, it’s reliable, and it shows up everywhere—fish sticks, chowder, fancy restaurants.
But here’s a surprising fact: a single cod can lay five million eggs in a season. That’s right, five million. Cod really said, “I’ll take ‘quantity over quality’ to the extreme.”
Honestly, with that kind of reproductive ambition, it’s a miracle we haven’t been swimming in cod by now. Maybe they just like to keep us guessing.
Haddock: Cod’s Slightly Less Famous Sibling
Haddock looks like cod’s cousin who got a bit of a tattoo. It has a black stripe along its side, which is basically its version of a punk-rock aesthetic.
Haddock is also the fish that makes your fish and chips taste so divine. It’s leaner than cod but still melts like butter—unless you overcook it, in which case you’ll eat something that feels like a foam mattress.
Fun fact: haddock will sometimes eat their own young. Yes, they’re the ocean’s version of a dark comedy. But they taste great, so we forgive them.
