The type of fish that sounds amazing but is a famous specialty in Quang Ngai, once cheap, now expensive, 200,000 VND/kg

In Ly Son island (Quang Ngai), in addition to being a famous tourist destination, this place is also known for delicious dishes that are not easy to find inland, such as fresh squid, sea urchin, floating vegetables, etc. snails, fish. In it, there is a type of fish with a very unique name that makes you feel scared when you hear it, it’s evil fish – a famous specialty only in this place.

Mr. Phan Hanh Chinh (a resident of Ly Son island) shared that the evil ghost fish is naturally found in Ly Son sea, not cultivated by anyone. Its skin has dark brown scales, its body is flat, and its shape resembles a freshwater tilapia. but the size is bigger.

Evil fish is a famous specialty only in Ly Son

“This fish has an appearance that is not scary, not ugly, but it is called evil ghost. Many people who enjoy this dish wonder about its name. In fact, it is named evil because of the evil spirits. The evil ghost fish lives in the reefs, swims fast, is very clever, it is not easy to detect and catch, if there is a sound, they hide very well, so people call it that but cannot explain it. like it in detail,” Chinh said.

The largest evil fish is only about the size of an adult’s hand, its body is flat, its outer scales are muddy brown and its scales are small. With such a shape, color, and size, the evil fish makes many people see it for the first time and will mistake it for a freshwater tilapia.

The shape of this fish is similar to that of tilapia

The flesh of the devil fish is white, firm, extremely fragrant and delicious, when eaten, you will feel the sweetness, the chewy taste. Especially the tender and greasy breast. The good news is that from afar, dishes made from tama fish are becoming more and more known to tourists, becoming a typical dish of Vietnam island tourism. Delicious dishes are made from evil fish such as grilled fish with charcoal, Tama fish cooked in hot pot, Tama fish cooked with sour soup, Tama fish cooked with porridge…

Currently, on Ly Son island, tama fish is considered as one of the delicious seafood species, homeland specialties used to treat guests. Ly Son people consider evil ghost fish a special favor of nature.

Delicious dishes from evil fish

According to Mr. Chinh, the old fish was cheap, now many people buy it, so it is sold for about 200,000 VND/kg. The restaurants here process fish according to the season, in the winter people here often use grilled dishes. In hot summer, cook shallot soup, sour soup, hot pot, porridge. Tourists who come here after enjoying the dishes from evil fish, also order fresh, cold-preserved fish to be processed at home.

Coming to Ly Son in the summer of 2020, friend Ngoc Anh (in Hanoi) shared: “When I went to the restaurant with my friends, the menu saw grilled evil fish. Everyone’s eyes widened in surprise, so they called for a waiter. asked again. She said its name like that, but when eating, it was very delicious, the island’s famous specialty, so we ordered to try it. And when enjoying, it was really attractive, the fish meat was tough, fragrant, special taste. It’s not like any other fish. The next meal we ate in Ly Son, we all ordered this fish like hot pot of tama fish, steamed fish, sour soup, all of which were delicious.”