| Fish is nutritious and easy to cook. Chinese, especially, | | | | I prefer to prepare the fish steamed simply because it |
| must have a fish dish during special occasion meals, | | | | brings out the freshness of the fish and healthier. White |
| such as reunion dinner during the Chinese New Year. | | | | pomfret, for example, is best eaten steamed. |
| Fish, in Chinese is pronounced as "Yu", which means | | | | However, sometimes the fishy smell can put one off. |
| "abundance". Well, eventhough preparing a fish dish is | | | | To get rid of the fishy smell, just squeeze some lime |
| simple, you have to know the methods of preparing | | | | juice and rub it all over the fish. Then, scour the fish |
| the freshest dish possible. | | | | with boiling water. Quicky drain the fish and place it on |
| First of all, knowing how to choose a fresh fish is | | | | a plate. Put some seasoning and ginger over the fish |
| important. It is easy. Basically, there are 2 easy ways. | | | | and steam it. There are some bigger fish variety which |
| First, look at its eyes. Choose the fish with crystal clear | | | | is great for steaming as well, such as threadfin (ma |
| eyes instead of blurry ones. Next, open the fish gill and | | | | yau) or snapper. These fish is usually sold in cut slices. |
| see if it is bright red. Dark red or greyish indicates the | | | | Since the fish is cut, how do you know if the slice is |
| fish is not fresh. Lastly, just gently press on the fish | | | | freshly cut? Easy. Look at the flesh of the fish, it |
| body. You would want to choose the fish with a firm | | | | should be firm to the touch and has a glazed surface. |
| body. Next, you want to make sure the fish is properly | | | | If you prefer to fry a fish, why not try shallow fry |
| cleaned. These days, you don't really need to clean the | | | | instead of deep fry which consumes more oil? With |
| fish yourself as you can request the fish to be cleaned | | | | shallow fry, the fish is as tasty and cripsy. Just fry with |
| for you. If you are quite turn off by the fishy smell fishy | | | | less oil in a non stick pan. Pour oil just to cover the |
| smell after you have done cleaning the fish. Just | | | | surface of pan. Make sure the oil is hot, so that it will |
| remember to clean your hands with lime juice. Very | | | | not stick on the pan when turn over to fry the other |
| effective method. | | | | side of fish. Fry both sides till golden brown. |