Crys, what is teochew jing? Got picture too? Thanks for the amazing pictures and Canto pinyin for us bananas to order fish. Also thanks to joonchingg for the pictures and fish names. This thread is gooding!

This post has been edited by Nam226: Sep 18 2014, 11:31 AM

Usually order talapia. Fresh and meant is firm. Dun like batin. Meant very soft like jelly. Urgghh

sardin dlm tin
RM3 to RM6 depends on the brand

here you go.. they usually put taufu, tomatoes and sour preserved vegetables to stim it

I see. Thank you Crys!

You're welcome ...

Nais guide to learn.

When u go Cina restaurant,

Ask the waiter " yau meh yu ar?

The waiter will tell u very fast

Yau Yau....waterfish also yau

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This post has been edited by Bkboy: May 7 2016, 09:30 AM

Fried ur oil fish yau mo?

I am no food expert but I could help for number 1 & 2 by contributing some of the fish that I know of.
P.S. I do not own any of the photo as below.

Freshwater fish

Giant Snakehead
Also known as : Giant Mudfish / Red or Redline Snakehead
Mandarin name : 多曼 (Duō màn)
Malay name : Ikan Toman


Usually in Malaysia, they served Toman (most probably sliced) that look liked this but this Toman are considered as ""teenager" stage of Toman.


This is what the adult Toman look like.

Common Snakehead
Also known as : Striped Snakehead / Snakehead Murrel / Chevron Snakehead
Mandarin name : 线鳢 (Xiàn lǐ), 生鱼 (Shēng yú)
Cantonese name : Sang Yu
Hokkien name : Lay Hu
Malay name : Ikan Haruan




You could see why it is called Striped Snakehead.

Helicopter Catfish
Also known as : Wallago Catfish
Mandarin name : 鲶鱼 (Nian yu)
Cantonese name : Lim Yu / Nim Yu
Malay name : Ikan Tapah


Image above show the usual/normal Tapah with it scientific name, Wallago attu.


This one is from different species, the Wallagonia leerii but Malaysian still refer this as Ikan Tapah since it look quite similar. The image is from fishing documentary "River Monsters".

I don't know how to differentiate between the two. Some said W. attu have pointier dorsal fin (the fin you will see above the water when a shark are coming toward you) than W. leerii. Some said W.leerii have darker upper body with clear stripe marking on its side body.

Asian Redtail Catfish
Mandarin name : 白须公 (Bái xū gōng)
Cantonese name : Pak Sou Gong
Malay name : Ikan Baung





Two-spot Catfish
Mandarin name : 白须公 (Bái xū gōng)
Cantonese name : Pak Sou Gong
Malay name : Ikan Baung Misai, Enge enge



Iridescent shark
Also known as : Striped Catfish / Sutchi Catfish / Siamese Shark
Mandarin name : 巴丁(Bā dīng)
Malay name : Ikan Patin


It is a type of catfish (shark catfish) not a shark. It is named so due to it front head resemble a shark.

Walking Catfish
Mandarin name : 塘虱 (Táng shī)
Cantonese name : Tong Sat
Hokkien name : Thor Sat
Teochew name : Thow Sak
Malay name : Ikan Keli


It can do the same thing as snakehead does, breathing oxygen directly from the air and "walk" (snakelike movement) on land. Hence, the name.

Mozambique Tilapia
Mandarin name : 非洲鱼 (Fēizhōu yú) in Malaysia, 吳郭魚 (Wu Gu Yu) in Taiwan
Cantonese name : Fei Zhou Yu
Hokkien name : Hui Chiu
Malay name : Ikan Tilapia


Sometime, the Malaysian Chinese call it Hei Fei Zhou (Black Tilapia).


This is the red tilapia. The Malaysian Chinese called it Hung Fei Zhou (Cantonese) or more popular the Kam Fong Yu (Cantonese). The red one are result of inbreeding (mate with dad, mum or sibling). You know what happen when inbreeding, you get "K" child. So, when you're eating a red tilapia = eating "K" fish.

This post has been edited by xxhenry89xx: Jan 13 2018, 12:12 PM

Salmon? U have no idea how salmon looks like?

Hahahahahahahaha

English: Stingray
Cantonese: 蒲鱼 Pou Yu
Malay :Ikan Pari

famous Grills


cook curry


This post has been edited by bereev: Jan 10 2018, 08:13 PM

i likey pou yu very much

1. Koi
3. meatier
4. up to 5-6 kg
5. best is deep fried, can do steam or curry or sauce steam or ginger steam

Ayam brands Tuna chunks in sunflower oil . Hnggghh

1. Waterfish
3. Very meaty, fulled of gellatin !
4. bigger ones can be more than 100 kg
5. best is braised, double boiled with herbs also nice....



This post has been edited by vendetta87: Jan 10 2018, 08:31 PM

1. Mei yan yu (mermaid)
3. got slim got meaty, ask the captain to let u view 1st b4 choose
4. bigger ones can be more than 100 kg..
5. usually eaten raw