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CANNED IN TAIWAN – FISH

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04/11/2012

ANOTHER GREAT WHITE SHARK

Mackerel selling at NT$85 for a pack of three.  Some of the canned tuna is better quality. Albacore tuna is a light color, often called ‘chicken of the sea’. Some time ago I looked at the website of a cannery and was very impressed by their attitude toward quality.

Greenpeace is currently conducting a campaign in Taiwan concerning tuna fisheries and catch quotas by various countries in the western Pacific.

I saw some teenagers this week in Greenpeace logo shirts collecting or doing a survey in the street.

I have not seen any red salmon or sardines canned in Taiwan.

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FONGSHAN AT NIGHT (KAOHSIUNG)

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07/08/2011

Both pictures show the same street food restaurant.The food shop (above) had a unique device to remove excess cooking oil from the food.  It was a mini-spin drier much like that in laundromat’s – designed especially for a kilo of food.  Same eating house is shown in the top picture – far left side.  Food was good with an optional hot spice that is possibly their secret mixture?

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TAITUNG RESTAURANT- FISH DISH

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04/08/2011

We selected the beautiful Coral Cod from fisherman’s wharf at Fugang Harbour. A large-sized ‘A’ grade fish, not common in Australia where it’s cousin, the famed Coral Trout is more plentiful.  (Coral Trout are exported live from North Queensland to HK).

In Australia we fry fresh Coral Trout fillets as the common way of preparing them.

No chef in Taiwan will do this for me.  All have insisted on steaming the fish – or turning it into a soup.

Our fish was prepared both ways – deliciously steamed with some green vegetables and in a soup with shallots and ginger.

Our chef spoke like an Aussie after living in Sunnybank, Brisbane – the home of many expatriate Taiwanese.

He returned to Taiwan to care for his elderly parents, which is the practice. (The Taiwanese old age pension being not as generous as in Australia).

This was the best Coral Cod I’ve experienced.  Cooked to perfection and fresh.

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SEAFOOD STREET, CIJIN ISLAND, KAOHSIUNG

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21/07/2011

People love shark – for one thing there are no bones.  The rule expert sea lovers have is ‘eat small fish when possible’.  It’s a good point to remember.  At ‘Seafood Street’  the corner restaurant (shown in the top picture, on the left) Mark was honest and helpful.  The sardines had eggs and would be delicious – which they were.  The asparagus was crisp and tasty.  At NT$100 each dish with free rice it’s very good value and therefore highly recommended.

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