Fried Salted Fish - ปลาเค็มทอด

Fried Salted Fish (pla khem tod)
ปลาเค็มทอด

I found this one to be too salty. Maybe more than it should. After they gut the fish, they rub in a salt mixture. This is then left in the sun to dry for a couple of days. Extra flavour comes from any passing cat that might lick at it or dust kicked up from a passing car. This is then deep fried so it becomes crispy. It only costs 8 baht a piece and is a cheap meal with rice for some people.

 

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