The Food in My Hometown(4)-a kind of fish with a weird nickname

         This week, l will introduce a kind of fish that you must eat when visiting Dong Gang to you. Before writing something about it, l would like to tell you a joke about the fish.

One day, A and B go to Dong Gang.

A:”I have heard of a kind of fish that is famous in Dong Gang”

B:”Really?”

A:”Yeah, it’s 那個魚.”

B:”哪個魚.”

A:”那個魚.”

B:”...”

         Now, do you know which kinds of fish that I would like to make an introduction? Right, it is那個魚. The real name of 那個魚 is Harpadon microchir (小鰭鐮齒魚).

The origin of its nickname is because its real name is too long for consumers and fishmongers to remember and call, thus they point the fish and say 那個 ,instead of its real name, to let each other what they want to buy or sell in the process of making a deal.

(Hmm......I think that the uncooked 那個魚 is not as appetizing as the cooked one.)  

          In Dong Gang, you can find various kinds of那個魚dishes, like fried那個魚, 那個魚soup, and vermicelli with那個魚. Any of the dishes has its fans. Among all the dishes, l like fried那個魚 the most. Although 那個魚 has many small fish bones, you can eat it with those bones as long as it is fried. The taste of fried那個魚 is like codfish(鱈魚). Sprinkling the pepper as what you do before eating Taiwanese popcorn chicken(鹽酥雞), I think that if you are a popcorn chicken lover, you will love the good flavor of Dong Gang as well.