Apart from meat, fish is also a popular food. Fish contains vitamins A, D, B and PP. In addition, fish contains high amounts of calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, tocopherol, biotin and choline, which are essential for children's development. Fish contain fat, especially in the head area.

Eating fish is good, but many people are afraid of the fishy smell. So, here are the ways to cook fish:

Choose fresh fish (still swimming) to avoid fishy smell.

You should choose fresh and healthy fish. This type of fish has clear black eyes, pink-red gills, and is firmly attached to the star fruit. When buying, you should also observe the fish scales. The fish scales should be firmly attached to the body and bright. You should not buy fish with peeling scales, cloudy eyes, or lethargy. Press the fish body with your hand to see if the flesh is firm and elastic.

Fresh fish should be selected for cooking to reduce the fishy smell.

Fish preparation

Fresh fish must be gutted, gills cut, fins cut, and scaled. In particular, the black membrane on the belly of the fish should be scraped off, as this part gives the fish its smell. The fish should be washed thoroughly to remove all blood from the belly and gills.

For carp, mackerel, snakehead fish, etc., when cooking, cut open the gills and pull out the veins inside the fish's ribs.

If you want smooth skin, such as catfish, bass fish, etc., use wood ash to scrub to help remove slime and fishy smell.

How to remove fishy smell from fish

Wash with rice water

When cooking rice, do not discard the rice water. Use this water to wash the fish. Washing fish with rice water is a traditional method of removing the fishy smell.

After washing the fish with rice water, rinse the fish with running water several times until clean.

Wash the fish with lemon and salt.

This is a popular way to remove the fishy smell from food. You can cut a lemon in half and prepare some coarse salt. Rub the salt all over the fish, inside and out. Then, rub the lemon all over the fish to remove dirt and fishy smell. Rinse the fish with clean water and drain. If you don't have lemon, you can use vinegar instead.

Rinse the fish with wine and ginger water.

Crush and chop the ginger to extract as much of its essential oils as possible. Soak the ginger in white wine (or cooking wine). Rub this mixture all over the fish (both inside and out). The ginger and wine have a fragrant smell that helps remove the fishy smell. It also helps clean the slime on the fish. After rubbing the ginger wine on the fish, you can rinse the fish with clean water to remove the fishy smell.

Soak fish in milk

Foreign chefs often soak fish in unsweetened fresh milk for about 15-20 minutes to remove the fishy smell. Milk contains casein, which can combine with trimethylamine in fish, effectively removing the fishy smell.