foto: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Fish scales that stick tightly often become a challenge for anyone who wants to process this food ingredient. This hard and slippery coating not only reduces the enjoyment of the fish when eaten, but also extends the processing time. The reason is, cleaning fish scales requires extra technique and patience.
Most people usually clean fish scales with special tools. However, quite a few still use knives to clean fish scales. Even though the tools are easier to obtain, cleaning fish scales with a knife requires special techniques so that your hands don't get scratched by scratches from the scales or knife.
To be safer, you can copy the simple trick shared by Instagram user @ummubalqishaura. Through one of the videos he uploaded, the account owner is seen not using a knife or special tool to clean fish scales. He seems to be using other tools that are more practical to use and safer to use.
Reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @ummubalqishaura on Wednesday (24/7), the kitchen tool in question is a cheese grater. A cheese grater basically has a number of sharp holes that can help remove scales from the surface of the fish. In the video, he cleans a milkfish which has lots of scales. However, you can also use this cheese grater to clean other types of fish.
To clean it, you just need to prepare the fish you want to cook. Then hold the fish using your left hand. To make it safer and the fish won't escape easily, you can use gloves when doing this process. Next, take the grater and hold it using your right hand. After that, immediately rub the surface of the fish using a cheese grater. Make sure you use the sharp side of the grater when rubbing the fish to remove the scales.
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