街市THE WET MARKET
Whiting
沙鑽
A small, sweet sea fish: two or three on a plate, steamed or pan-fried and splashed with soy. Every Australian fishmonger and supermarket counter has it, cheaply. Without dace for fish cakes, whiting or flathead fillets minced and beaten make the fish paste.
Cautions: read first
- Fish is a mandatory-declaration allergen in Australia; steam until the flesh lifts from the bone and the bone is white, not pink.
Preparation
Pat dry, dust with starch, fry in a hot wok.
Origin
Wild, every state. Every fishmonger and supermarket counter; garfish is sweeter but bonier, bream meatier.
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
Australian name · whiting; garfish; bream
Where · Every fishmonger and supermarket counter
If it is not there · Garfish is sweetest but bony, bream meatier
Where · Every fishmonger and supermarket counter
If it is not there · Garfish is sweetest but bony, bream meatier
