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How to store fresh fish to keep it fresh !

First thing first, whenever you buy a fresh whole fish, fish fillet or frozen fish fillet, make sure you keep them at cold space such as ice box, white foam

How to buy a Fresh Fish in 5 Steps

Fish are delicate creatures and begin to deteriorate as soon as they are lifted from the water. If you are hoping to cook yourself and your family a delicious

How to buy Fresh Prawn in 3 steps?

Prawns are one of the most popular seafood served on table, you see them in any kind of dishes ranging from noodles, rice and soup. For any delicious prawn

What is Quick Freezing/ Flash Freezing? IQF? What is that?

When people talk about quick freezing or flash freezing it is normally refer to IQF technology which stands for “Individual Quick-Frozen”. It is a technology that freezes the products individually in a very short time.

Spicy Fish Cakes

Make these delicious looking fish for your kids! They definitely will love them !

What is Fish Maw?

Fish maw is the alternative or commercial name for dried swim bladders that come from a large fish like croaker, sturgeon, sea bass and etc. Swim bladder is an internal gas-filled organ of fishes with the ability to control their buoyancy in the water, giving them the ability to stay at their current water depth with little effort.

How to prepare Fish Maw

Before cooking Fish Maw, it has to be PUFFED. There are few types of Fish Maw available in market, some are raw dried fish maw, some are Roasted/deep fried fish maw, and some are puffed Fish Maw. Here is how they may looks like:

Beware of Fake Fish Maw

Due to its high value and limited supply, fish maw is often imitated. Unethical businessmen use seafood such as squid, fish skin or fin soaked in hydrogen peroxide and sulfur followed by heat process to produce the fake versions. Some use pig’s skin or plastic to create them, some even collect substandard, low value and broken fish maw then pour them into a special mold and further process to make them disguised as top grade product.

How to defrost fish?

Never defrost under room temperature or using warm water

How to choose Frozen Fish Fillet?

It is very convenient to cook fish fillet compared to fresh fish, you don’t have to go through the cutting and further cleaning

Flavorful Stir Fry Crispy Fish

This looks like a Tasty Cooking Challenge with so many spices