More Empurau News
The empurau or kelah is the Malaysian mahseer, a carp
species that lives in clear fast flowing streams in jungle habitat.
Unfortunately, large specimens have been reduced to near oblivion in much of
its natural habitat due to habitat loss(read logging)and commercialized hunting
for its prized meat. It is now rare to find a 5 kilo specimen. Empurau, "忘不了
(unforgettable)" in Chinese, is known as the most expensive fish in the
country as its prices can reach as high as RM1800 per kilogram in Kuala Lumpur.
How could the diners ever forget about it? A restaurant in Ipoh had also sold
an empurau weighted 1kg at RM1300 before.
No comments:
Post a Comment