KAPIT: About a week ago, there was a shocking case of a seafood restaurant in Langkawi, Kedah charging a diner more than RM1,000 for a 11-year-old, 7.48kg siakap. The wild fish, also called “emas Borneo” (Borneo gold), lives in cool and fast-flowing rivers with a rocky riverbed, and will migrate if its habitat becomes polluted. Loh said that usually empurau weighing more than three or four kilos were sold at a higher price because the flesh was dense and chewy. Steamed, there is no denying that empurau tastes very different from other fish – it is chewy, fatty, slightly sweet and quite fragrant. Currently, there are companies that have started breeding and conducting research on empurau with the assistance of the Sarawak Agriculture Department.

Source: The Star November 15, 2021 07:54 UTC