Play in the middle of the moon, eat flying fish

Young jackfruit is combined with flying fish in a salty stew to "hear" the sea breeze and the scent of the forest blending together. But flying fish does not only go with young jackfruit. Flying fish stewed with ripe eggplant also gives a very "alluring" flavor. When it comes to flying fish - giang leaves, the flying fish really "upgrades", while giang leaves growing on the banks "go down to the city". Both complement each other to create a sour soup that is both refreshing and sweet.

Grilled flying fish

With this dish, my mother often adds a handful of broken rice before putting the pot on the stove. Without broken rice, the broth is no longer clear. But in return, the broth gives a very attractive fatty feeling. As for the fish, thanks to the tiny broken rice grains, it has the lingering smell of new rice. These are dishes associated with family meals. As for the flying fish salad rolled in rice paper with various herbs, it is extremely delicious. This dish often goes beyond the "amplitude" of the family. For groups of young people who like to chat on the weekend, flying fish salad is a bright choice.

Flying fish season runs from mid-spring to late summer. This is the time when the sea and sky are poetic and peaceful. Small boats and coracles a few nautical miles from shore can also catch flying fish. These days, the wharf is bustling with green flying fish, giant flying fish, open-ocean flying fish, and long-shore flying fish. There are many flying fish but the price is always reasonable (about 50,000 VND/kg). In addition, flying fish meat is firm, delicious, mild, high in protein, and not picky about who eats it, so sometimes the fish come to the wharf in droves.

Fresh flying fish are sold in nearby markets. Frozen flying fish are sold in distant markets, including mountain markets. Many people buy flying fish to dry, as gifts for relatives. Some people from the countryside wait for the price of fish to drop, then buy all of it and mix it with corn, salt, and sugar, calling it "fish with powder".

Flying fish steamed with a little fatty meat is so delicious that even Thach Sanh's rice pot can't stand it. Many people are addicted to it, and even when it's not cold they already... miss flying fish. Some people are so "infatuated" with it that they call flying fish... winter lovers.

Remembering the old village, when the dragonfly season was in full swing, every ten houses would grill fish between two rows of bricks to sell at the morning market. On calm days, the smell of grilled fish mixed with the smoke lingered, I thought I could… catch a “piece” of the aroma. The grilled fish was then stewed with pickled vegetables, making it delicious and flavorful. Children would stand around, “mistakenly” grabbing a few fish before running off to play without being considered as thieves by adults.

Flying fish cooked with sorrel leaves soup

For flying fish, swimming is a small thing, flying is a big thing. It can spread its two fins on its sides to form wings and fly hundreds of meters away when it is "in the mood". The landing site is of course the water surface. Sometimes a group of five or six fish accidentally land on the deck of a boat. For fishermen, at this time, it is a gift from the sky.

Tonight the moon rises. According to the "wish" of a friend who has returned from far away, the group prepares grilled flying fish. The friend said: "Far from home... there are only seasons of nostalgia, nostalgia called flying fish". We do not marinate the fish with spices before grilling, but leave the whole fish on the grill and grill it plain. Grilled fish has a pure and honest aroma. Grilling it like this "brings out" the very... unique scent of flying fish. Don't mess with the dipping sauce either. A bowl of real fish sauce, the color of cockroach wings with lots of thick green chili slices is enough to sublimate each piece of fresh white fish.

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