What is the Portuguese street-food fritter made primarily from salted cod and potato called?

The Portuguese fritter made primarily from salted cod and potato is called pastéis de bacalhau.

These oval or slightly irregular fritters combine shredded salted cod with mashed potato, onion, parsley, and egg. The mixture is shaped with spoons or by hand and then deep-fried until golden. They may be eaten as a snack, appetizer, or casual meal, and are sold in cafés, bakeries, markets, and other quick-food settings.

Bacalhau, or salted cod, occupies an unusually important place in Portuguese cuisine. Although cod is not native to Portugal’s waters, preservation by salting and drying made it a practical food for long voyages and helped establish it in the national culinary tradition.

The name is plural because one fritter is a pastel de bacalhau. In northern Portugal, the same food is commonly called bolinho de bacalhau. It should not be confused with rissóis, which are breaded half-moon pastries with a filled dough shell.