Steamed Fish Skin

I remember trying milkfish porridge/ soup in Taiwan and it's equally mouthwatering to grilled/ pan-fried milkfish belly; both different but so delicious and satisfying in its own way.

When I bought frozen ribbon/ belt fish from online grocery store Weee!, I also purchased frozen milkfish skin*.


Most of us will turn to frying or air-frying fish skin to make crunchy fried fish skin (hey, the famous fish skin snack!) but I wanted to try something different to replicate something similar inspired by the milkfish soup in Taiwan (of course, I also do not have an air-fryer to make crunchy fish skin).

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Milkfish Belly Veggie Bowl

Besides frozen milkfish belly, whole milkfish is also available in 99 Ranch Market, select locations in California. However, de-boning this notoriously boney fish, said to have more than 100 to almost over 200 fish bones, is not going to be an easy task.

Oven-roast/grill milkfish belly and shrimps with broccoli, cabbage

Meanwhile, I am happy and satisfied with frozen milkfish belly. The preparation is easy and Oven-Roast Milkfish Belly is belly delicious.

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Oven-Baked/ Roasted Milkfish Belly

I only knew what milkfish was a few years ago while travelling in Tainan, Southern Taiwan where milkfish rice-porridge and pan-fried milkfish belly are traditional breakfast items in this city.

Milkfish has good nutritional value - high in niacin and Vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium. Similar to other oily fish e.g. sardines and salmon; milkfish is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) - "nutrients" for the brain.

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