Famous Quang Nam specialty, once filled with no one to eat, now hunted by the rich, 400,000/kg

Quang Nam is a land with many specialties that attract tourists, including fish. They live on the Tranh River, running along the provincial road DT616 through the districts of Nam Tra My and Bac Tra My.

Mr. S’tieng Chu (32 years old) – from the Cor ethnic group said: “We local people call the annual fish Jia-lei because they are quite similar to carp, but they are longer and rounder, with children about 30cm. They live on the Tranh River in narrow rivers, rapids or fast-flowing streams. They only eat moss and barnacles.

They live on the Tranh River, running along the provincial road DT616 through the districts of Nam Tra My and Bac Tra My.

In the past, there were a lot of annual fish, just need to go to the fast-flowing water to be able to catch kilograms of fish to bring home for processing. But when society develops with urbanization, they suddenly become less and less. Recently, they are known by many tourists because restaurants and hotels have menus with steamed fish dishes.”

Also according to Mr. S’tieng Chu, this fish is also rare and people can catch it and sell it to restaurants for about 400,000 VND/kg. Especially near the Lunar New Year, they are even more “pricey”, many people who want to buy a kilogram of entertainment have to spend 800,000 VND”.

The most delicious and the easiest fish dish to prepare is steamed fish. Accordingly, the annual fish is washed, put in a pot, filled with water just submerged the fish and then boiled on fire. When the water boils, let it simmer for about 10 minutes, then add a few stalks of onions, season with some main noodles, then arrange the fish on a plate, sprinkle on the fish with a little pepper.

Steamed fish eaten hot, dipped with green chili peppers, crushed salt, squeezed with lemon, sandwiched with laksa leaves, basil, cinnamon… delicious sweet fish meat.

In addition, grilled fish dish has a very specific flavor, quick and simple processing. Select medium-sized fish, the width of the body is about 2 fingers, then put it in a griddle, put it on the charcoal stove and then turn it back evenly.

When the fish skin is almost golden brown, the grilled dish has met the requirements. Eating grilled fish “picky” is especially… remove fish meat with your hands or hold a whole fish dipped in salt and pepper mixed with wild pepper, chewed and swallowed, inhaled by the spicy chili flavor.

“Most of the rice stalls (pubs) on DT616 street through Bac Tra My district have a specialty of Tranh river fish.

Even though they order steamed fish, grilled fish, grilled fish salad, boiled fish with porridge, braised fish with turmeric, … but customers are always introduced by the owner… fish intestines!

After dissecting the intestines, wash them and put them in a bowl. You can add egg yolks, stir well, and then keep them in a water bath until cooked. After the old fish intestines and chicken eggs are cooked, sprinkle some mountain pepper and serve hot.

Because the annual fish only eat moss on the rocks and live in a clean, unpolluted environment, many people believe that eating the intestines of the annual fish will be very nutritious, helping to brighten the eyes and benefit the digestive tract. This dish has a very strange taste, if you are not used to it, you will find it bitter, but the end will be sweet,” said the ethnic minority man.