In Norway, where most of the salted and dried cod is produced, bacalao commonly refers to a specific dish prepared with salted and dried cod, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and olives. In recent years, there has also been increasing interest in the wider range of Portuguese dishes based on dried and salted cod, however.acalhau dishes are common in Portugal and Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, and also in former Portuguese colonies like Cape Verde, Angola, Macau, Brazil, and Goa.
This is one interpretation: 'In short the hound of the Baskervilles was a kind of dog never seen before, a unique and unclassifiable crossbreed adding the nose, the coat and the appearance of a huge bloodhound (according to Paget's pictures) to the force and the wildness of a bulky mastiff.'. http://soalinux.comune.firenze.it/ho...e/ing_cani.htm.
Basset Hound. The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family, as well as one of six recognized Basset breeds in France. The Basset is a scent hound that was originally bred for the purpose of hunting hare. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound. The name Basset is derived from the French word bas, meaning low, with the attenuating suffix -et meaning small, together meaning rather low.