Along with perch, carp…, sardines used to be abundant in the countryside, but almost no one ate them, mainly as food for pigs. And now, slices become a famous specialty.
Squid fish is also known as strabismus, strabismus, scientific name is Notopterus notopterus. This fish lives in freshwater environments, and is abundant in Africa and Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam.
In terms of shape, Sliced fish has a long, flattened body, has a very small tail, small scales covering the whole body. The mouth is relatively large with a short snout, the mouth incision extends to the front of the eye socket.
This fish is usually seen with gray dorsal and silvery white belly, yellow underside of gill operculum, up to 400 mm long, weighing up to 500 g, averaging about 200 g.
In the past, it was full of fields, now it is raised by people to increase their income
In the past, sardines were abundant in the countryside throughout the 3 regions of the North – Central – South, where there were ponds, lakes, canals, and fields, where scads proliferated and lived.
Like other fish in the countryside such as perch, loach, … just cast a net to catch a full batch of scads. If other types of fish are loved by the people, the sliced fish is extremely cheap, even in some places no one eats it but mainly feeds pigs or poultry.
Ms. Nguyen Binh (in Hung Loc commune, Vinh City, Nghe An) said: “Slices of fish have a flat body, thin body, small size, and little meat, so most people criticize them. But thanks to that time, when I went to fish with my mother in the field, I saw the fish slices released or brought back to cook for pigs. , chicken eat but never eat”.
Sliced fish is now specialties both delicious and strange
From the fish that was criticized to the wharf, which had no value, now sliced into a famous and expensive specialty. Some localities such as Hau Giang have propagated and raised scads in ponds, fields, garden ditches, etc., providing a stable source of income.
On the market, dried fish slices or grilled fish slices, seasoned fish slices of brands are sold for up to 330,000 VND/kg, many people find it strange to buy and enjoy.
With grilled fish slices, the seller introduced can be fried or steamed, not fishy at all. After buying, fish cakes for the refrigerator can be eaten in a few days, and for the freezer, they can be preserved for a month without fear of spoilage.
“Sliced fish I buy from people in the village, then come back to clean and process it into fish cakes. My parents make their own products, so the quality is very good, I mainly buy fresh fish and process it. Fresh fish purchased at the place costs about 40,000-60,000 VND/kg.
My fish cakes are sold to other provinces and cities, many customers who taste them find it delicious, so they order often“, Ms. Hai An (who sells fish cakes on the internet market) shared.
On the online market, grilled fish with slices costs up to 330,000 VND/kg
In Hau Giang, seasoned sardines are a very special specialty, the slices in this place are much better than those in the vicinity.
Accordingly, after being cleaned, fish is marinated with a very familiar and popular spice mixture such as sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, chili peppers with the effect of coloring and astringent taste after deep frying. In addition, lemongrass juice has the effect of deodorizing fishy odors. This fish dish needs to be deep-fried with moderate heat to be delicious.
According to Giadinh.net.vn
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