Brilio.net - Catfish is a type of freshwater fish that is very popular because its meat is soft and tastes savory. In Indonesia, catfish is often the main ingredient in various popular dishes such as pecel lele or pecak ikan. With its distinctive taste and texture, many people like to consume this food ingredient
However, behind its deliciousness, catfish has a problem that makes some people reluctant to process it, namely the pungent fishy smell. The fishy smell of catfish comes from the fish's living environment, which is often in muddy waters, thus contributing to the unpleasant aroma. Well, this fishy smell can be very disturbing and make the cooking process less enjoyable.
To overcome this problem, there are several methods that can be used to reduce or eliminate the fishy smell of catfish. One of them is to remove the gills . But do you know? There are other parts that must also be removed so that catfish are free from fishy smell when processed.
Furthermore, the part of the catfish that must be thrown away was explained further by Instagram user @dirumah.khawla. Through one of the videos uploaded, she admitted that there was a blood clot inside the catfish that had a pungent fishy smell. Well, this blood clot must be removed and thrown away.
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @dirumah.khawla on Monday (26/8), the blood clots are on the right and left sides of the catfish's neck. So, after removing the gills, cut the right and left edges of the catfish's neck. Well, there you will see blood clots on the inside.
photo: Instagram/@dirumah.khawla
Next, take the blood clot by prying it off using your thumb. Then throw away the blood clot. Do this process on the opposite side of the neck as well. After that, rinse the catfish until it is completely clean.
photo: Instagram/@dirumah.khawla
Well, the cleaned catfish can be processed immediately. However, you can remove the slime first by sprinkling flour or lime juice on the surface of the catfish. Then rinse again until clean and the catfish is ready to be cooked with various spices.
photo: Instagram/@dirumah.khawla
Viewed more than 13 million times, this video about catfish processing tricks has immediately attracted the attention of netizens since it was uploaded on Saturday (8/26). Many other Instagram users also gave direct responses in the comments column. Most of these netizens admitted that they had just learned about the trick.
"Oh, so this is what makes it smell," replied Instagram user @aeni_airen.
"Just found out, sis, thanks for the tips," said Instagram @rumah.oe.
"Thanks for the knowledge," said Instagram @lilis6136.
"Believe it or not, my mother used to fry catfish every time she coated the fish with rubbing ash before washing it so that the slime was gone & it wasn't slippery anymore," wrote the Instagram account @kedaipawon_kitty.
"When I pour hot water on it to get rid of the mucus, it immediately disappears," commented the Instagram account @hesti_2508.