Like many of you, I would not go out of my way to buy a fresh water fish and since I usually have the say in the house on what to eat, this means fresh water fish is rarely on the menu. That change, however, when I lived in China,and now in Cambodia.
Just last Saturday I was invited to go to a fishing pond in Phnom Penh, my interest was stirred when they mentioned trey prai (patin) is available there. Unlike Malaysia, patin is a relatively cheap fish here, at USD2.00 a kg. Usually have it steamed in soy sauce and a little sugar and garnished with spring onions and chilli, the alternative is steamed with salted veggie, Teochew style.
The pond charges $1 for a rod, and then another $3 for a kg of fish. Not too expensive to while away a few hours drinking beer.
Unfortunately, we didn't catch any patin but landed with maybe 10 or so tilapias, each between 500 to 700gm and another 6 good sized carps, maybe 2 kgs. I am not such a big fan of carps, too much Y-shaped bones which makes them a hassle to eat although I like the steamed carp heads at Sek Wai Sin along Geylang Rd.
Here's 2 of the pics:
