Here’s how to distinguish different types of freshwater fish, including carp, catfish, snakehead, tilapia, barramundi, and how to choose delicious fish to help women reduce anxiety when going to the market:
Carp
Carp usually has a medium size, thick body, a quite wide mouth, and especially it has a pair of large whiskers. There are many small meat tubercles on the carp’s nose, making their lips rough.
Carp has big eyes, with a wide distance in-between. Carp’s scales are quite large. The back of the carp is dark, and the belly is pale white.
When buying carp, you should choose fish with small heads, long bodies, and evenly thick from top to bottom. Don’t choose fish with a swollen belly, which is usually pregnant or having too much fat, as the meat doesn’t taste good.
Delicious dishes made from carp: Braised carp with pickles, carp braised in wine, carp hotpot, braised carp with mustard greens, carp cooked with bamboo shoots, carp porridge for pregnant women, braised carp with oyster sauce, etc.
Catfish
There are 2 types of catfish: grass catfish and black catfish.
Grass catfish
Grass catfish has a long and cylindrical body, a round and slightly projected belly near the tail. The length of the tail is larger than its width. The mouth of the grass catfish is quite wide and has an arc shape. The back of the grass catfish is dark, the whole body is light yellow, and the belly is pale white.
Black catfish
Black catfish usually has a long and tubular body, a black-colored back, and a white-colored belly. Black catfish has a pointed mouth and no whiskers.
Black catfish is considered a premium species of freshwater fish, so its price is higher.
Delicious dishes made from catfish: Braised grass catfish with galangal, sour soup with catfish, steamed catfish with beer, deep-fried spicy and chili black catfish, steamed catfish with onions, grass catfish braised with pickled cabbage, sweet and sour catfish, etc.
Snakehead fish
The snakehead fish has a flat and long body, with a big head. The scales of the snakehead fish are small and white. Snakehead fish has a very strong smell because they have a gland that secretes a fishy odor in their bodies. This fish has 2 types: white snakehead fish and flower snakehead fish.
Delicious dishes made from snakehead fish: Sour soup with snakehead fish, steamed snakehead fish with beer, snakehead fish braised with pickles, deep-fried snakehead fish, turmeric-braised snakehead fish, snakehead fish salad, grilled snakehead fish, etc.
Tilapia
Tilapia has a flat and long body, with a large head. The scales of tilapia are small and white. Tilapia is quite bland because it has less oil than other fish. This fish has 2 types: white tilapia and flower tilapia.
Delicious dishes made from tilapia: Sour soup with tilapia, steamed tilapia with beer, braised tilapia with pickles, deep-fried tilapia, turmeric-braised tilapia, tilapia salad, grilled tilapia, etc.
Barramundi
Barramundi has a slightly purple body, with dark parallel stripes running from the back to the belly. The fish scales are shiny, the tail fin has black stripes, the dorsal fin has white stripes, and the edges of the dorsal fin and tail fin have light pink color.
Delicious dishes made from barramundi: Fried barramundi with lemongrass and lime leaves, barramundi soup with tomatoes, barramundi steamed with beer, barramundi stir-fried with lemongrass and chili, barramundi steamed with ginger and green onions, deep-fried barramundi wrapped in pineapple, barramundi braised with pepper, barramundi braised with sugarcane, deep-fried barramundi cake, etc.
How to choose fresh and delicious fish
To choose fresh and delicious fish when going to the market, you can refer to some tips in the article “Simple tips to help you easily identify fresh and delicious fish”.
Hope this article has helped you differentiate different types of freshwater fish and no longer feel confused when going to the market!
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