Pangasius is a famous specialty food, living naturally at the bottom of the Da River lake where the water is clean. This fish only appears in one season a year, around April-May and only lasts for a month, at this time it floats in white schools on clear water, very pleasing to the eye.
The scientific name of salmon is Salangidae, a family of fish in the order Osmeriformes, closely related to tamarind fish. This fish is also known by other names such as milkfish, vermicelli fish, glass fish…, its whole body is white, boneless, its intestines are as small as threads, only 2 eyes are black.
Pangasius is a famous specialty of the Da . River
In terms of size, the fish are only slightly larger than the price of a bar, the largest is only the tip of the chopsticks. In the past, every season, the people here, the people living in the area along the Da River would often bring their nets to take fish to eat. At that time, few people knew about cod fish, so the price was relatively cheap.
In recent years, halibut has become a rare specialty that is very expensive and not everyone has had the opportunity to enjoy it. Around April and May each year, Da river catfish appear and are sold in many markets at prices ranging from 200,000 to 300,000 VND/kg, sometimes up to 400,000 VND/kg. Therefore, this fish only appears once a year, so many people are willing to buy it at a high price.
For sale on the online market, Ngoc Anh’s friend (in Dong Da, Hanoi) said that the fish is clean, cool and nutritious, most importantly it is boneless, not fishy, and doesn’t need to be eaten. Which a lot of people should like. At the start of the season, fish were scarce, so he could only collect a few dozen kilograms at a time to sell to customers.
Every April and May, this special fish is sold in the online market at a high price
“Customers want to buy fresh fish, so I take batches every 2-3 days, especially for sale to customers who have pre-ordered. The fish is soft like vermicelli, but when cooked, chewy, sweet, not mushy, customers Everyone who eats fish will praise it and order it again,” said Anh.
It can be processed into various dishes such as: fried fish, fried fish in tamarind sauce, fish fried eggs or just fried, also delicious.
Fish specialties
Also a halibut seller, Pak Binh (in Hoa Binh) revealed, he has been buying and selling halibut in Hanoi for 4 years now, he has known several fishermen, so he can collect large quantities of fish. However, each batch of fish is usually 60-70kg more, otherwise only 30-40kg. “After collecting the goods, I closed the Styrofoam box, added ice to preserve it, then sent the car to Hanoi for delivery to the customer, to make sure the goods were fresh. One day the order was overloaded, I had to stop receiving goods for fear of not having enough.”
Fish are purchased, packaged in Styrofoam and then shipped to customers in the province
According to Mr. Binh, apart from the Da River, freshwater fish are also found in several other marine areas, but the price of Da river fish is higher due to their large size, white body compared to other areas, and the size of the Mekong river fish. .twice the size of the fish in the Da River. On the market there are types of bream only 90,000 to 120,000 VND/kg, while bulk wholesalers are only 20,000 – 30,000 VND/kg, namely Mekong bream, not Da river bream as some sellers say.
“The same fish in the wild, but each place will produce a different quality of meat. Mekong cod isn’t that great, so it’s cheaper. Moreover, if processed, fish from the Mekong River will be very small. the original size, but the types of fish in the Da River remain the same”, said Mr. Binh.
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