Care for some rabbit fish eggs or sperm this CNY?
Before my fellow less adventurous (uncultured) readers squirm away and shake your heads, what if I told you that eating it can help you prosper in the new year?
I’m sure everyone is all ears now.
Unfortunately, even if I have successfully changed your minds to give this delicacy a try, it has been reported that the quality of rabbit fish this Chinese New Year has not been the most optimum due to the incessant stormy weather.
Rabbit fish, also known as “prosperity fish”, is a delicacy commonly eaten during Chinese New Year. While they can be bought all year round, those filled with roe (eggs) or milt (sperm) can only be caught near the Lunar New Year season. In this state, it is known to symbolise abundance and prosperity.
They are usually caught around regional waters.
This Chinese New Year, it has been reported that the quality and quantity of rabbit fish has been negatively affected by the rainy weather.
The owner of a Teochew restaurant, Mr Li Zhang Hao, shared with 8world that it has become a tradition for him to gift rabbit fish to his friends and family and buy some to enjoy for himself.
This year, however, his early morning trips to Jurong fish market, two days in a row, ended in slight disappointment, as the supply and quality of rabbit fish was lower than usual, despite his dedication to wake up early (I could never).
Sadly, the reproductive systems of these fish do not follow the same schedule as us humans.
Instead of the highly anticipated roe or milt within the fish, he had only found mud and sand in most of them.
To compare, Mr Li even told 8world that he held a record of devouring 43 rabbit fishes in one sitting; however, this year, he believes that he will only eat at most 14, due to their poorer quality.
As to why the quality of rabbit fish was lower than usual, Mr Li said that this was likely due to the recent rainy weather and the fact that Lunar New Year happened earlier this year.
As a result, not only was there a lower supply of rabbit fish, the rabbit fish were unable to “spit out” sand and mud in time for the New Year as well.
In another interview, a fishmonger at Bukit Panjang Market, Susan, shared with 8world that as of yesterday, 30 January, she had not sold any rabbit fish. She is not in a rush to obtain a higher supply of the delicacy, as she is aware that most of the fish caught so far do not contain the highly demanded roe or milt.
Now that the skies are finally clearing up and the (dreaded) familiar heat is returning back to Singapore, let’s hope that we’ll be able to get a taste of “prosperity” soon.
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