A parrotfish in Kuching - destined to end up on a restaurant table.
My other half loves to cook and bake; and I simply love to eat – which makes for a balanced marriage. She stays slim while I get more ‘prosperous’.
Anyway I accompanied her on Saturday afternoon to one of her frequented places for fresh and wholesale priced seafood supplies. She directed and I drove – which makes for a pleasant journey (it does not work so well when I directed and she drove!).
We got there and while she checked out what is fresh to buy, I checked out the various types of fish available that day for a photo op. Noticing my curiosity one of the fishmonger ‘fished’ out an interesting looking fish for me to photography. It turned out to be a parrotfish (he called it ‘eng-ko’ hoo in hokkien).
Parrotfish are named for their oral dentition; their numerous teeth are arranged in a tightly packed mosaic on the external surface of the jaw bones, forming a parrot-like beak which is used to rasp algae from coral and other rocky substrates. It’s mouth/lips actually reminded me of some people I know! Ooops! Anyway, there are many different species of parrotfish and all them equally delicious to eat and they command a premium price – around RM40/- per kilo.
We ended up buying some squids, a garoupa and a seabass, and we had an enjoyable seafood dinner. Anyway I hope you enjoy the parrotfish photos.
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ahh…pity the parrotfish!!
the look better alive underwater. :p
hmmm…
nice colour..
yes, shoudl be more beautiful swimming then being serve on the dining table.
Anyway, hope it taste good.
my dad got bitten by one of this parrot fish while snorkeling in Manukan Island. Since then, he favour parrotfish more than usual. sense the revengeness… haha
silveraven - hmmm wonder how they look swimming in my tummy …
robin - its a good thing that my stomach is blind …
anna - there’s a well known scientist kayaker who refuse to eat fish on the fear that one day he’ll get eaten by fishes one day if he does!!
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