It is one of the most emblematic dishes of the traditional cuisine of Malaga. It is a salad served cold or at room temperature, depending on the heat and taste, based on potato, cod, orange, pitted seasoned olives, spring onions and extra virgin olive oil.
This typical dish that can be tasted all year round takes other names depending on the area of the province. Thus, it is also known as salmorejo or winter salmorejo, ensalada arriera or pio antequerano. These variations in the name are also accompanied by their respective variations in terms of ingredients. While respecting the basics, there are areas of Malaga in which egg or tomato is added or even, depending on the time of year, the fish is replaced by tuna; a fact that for some people loses the essence of the Malaga salad, that is, the cod.
Although currently it is still prepared both in homes and in many restaurants with an affinity for Malaga gastronomy, the truth is that we can find it with desalted cod, fresh or smoked cod, in its most innovative version.