So, we girls left it to the guys to decide on the dishes that day. Not very cheemz (challenging) stuffs since it's only like teochew muay (porridge teochew style) with some side dishes... (or so we thought!)
So after ordering the dishes, the guys came back and joked about how the stall people tried to introduce them some expensive 'sounding' fish names. So, they decided to go with one that sounded like "Emperor snapper" or something like that. How much? We asked. The guys replied, "Heh heh, don't know! Didn't ask! But definitely not as expensive as the first few fishes!" Hmmmm.. interesting....
So we waited quite a while for the fish to arrive. Think it took like about half hour or so. But when it came, it looked HUGE! Haha, well... I've never eaten such a big fish before (except on one wedding dinner but that was a seabass and shared by 10 ppl).
The fish was very plump and meaty. Although big in sized, the flesh was soft almost like tofu. According to guess-timation, the weight of the fish could be around 1-1.2kg. The only downside was that the fish could be prepared better by removing all the scales (some parts of the skin still had scales!).
dipping sauces
the rest of our side dishes... dwarfed by the size of the fish!
time to dig in!
20 minutes later...
all that remains... bones and scales...
The bill came up to $90+, as the fish alone costs above $70! Expensive, but nonetheless and experience to remember! ;P
If the fish is really the emperor snapper, here is a link I found elsewhere:
Apparently, emperor snapper is also known as 'Leng Chiam'.
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