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Five types of Flat or Sole fish

☝️Generally known as Flat or Sole fish (唯一的鱼) In Singapore, there are 5 main species – Turbot, Halibut, Flounder, Tongue and Dover. The last is the above picture. During the colonial era in the 50s and 60s, the Dover sole … Continue reading

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The king of fish aka Chinese grey pomfret

This is the king of fish – Chinese grey promfret 斗鲳鱼 aka known as Dou Chang. It has been for centuries. It is 5 stars just like the Shangri-La(SGP), The Oriental(Bangkok), Waldorf Astoria(NY Manhattan), The Peninsula(HK) etcetera. Today they refer … Continue reading

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Eight types of grouper fish

Singapore is so blessed. We have many natural deep waters sea ports due to the surrounding waters around Singapore are naturally deep. The Johore Straits situated North of Pulau Ubin and Pulau Tekong are not passable to ships. As such, … Continue reading

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