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Sqwertz > wrote:

> I was disappointed by these dried salted fish. They were not
> fermented like I expected. They just tasted kinda musty.
>
> Here's a picture of one of the fish with some of the other
> ingredients:
>
> http://i32.tinypic.com/mbolc9.jpg
> (There were two fish rather than 1 in this package for ~$16)
>
> I didn't know how to shred the fish - it's pretty leathery. So I
> just ripped off the skin, ripped out as many bones as possible and
> shaved the fillets with my santoku. I used marinated chicken, green
> onions, fresh carrot, and a little bit of fresh (not frozen) shrimp
> in small slices. Garlic, frozen peas and some stray corn. Soy and
> oyster sauce were the only sauces I used, and all that was in the
> marinade.
>
> It was still pretty tasty, but not fishy, and disappointingly not
> pungent at all:
>
> http://i25.tinypic.com/sy2t7q.jpg
>
> This is what I've used in the past, and what I'll continue using
> from now on. This stuff has the stink and pungency I was looking
> for in the salted fish:
>
> http://i29.tinypic.com/icrayh.jpg
>
> My previous jar, with a piece at it's side, and the resulting dish:
> http://i32.tinypic.com/rarh46.jpg
> http://i29.tinypic.com/r8gmdc.jpg

Looks tasty. My mom always loved the jarred herring. I've never tried it.

>
> Leftovers for breakfast. Then to the dentist. He oughta appreciate
> that ;-)
>
> -sw

Gargle with baking soda. <g>
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