Comments on: Sinigang na Dalag / Mudfish Soup Served with Miso

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:08:37 +0000

I know a few Asian markets that sell dalag (“mudfish” or “snakehead”), and they’re also willing to fry it for you upon request and free of charge. Island Pacific Supermarket located on Van Nuys Blvd. just after the Roscoe Blvd. intersection is one. Seafood City located along Nordhoff Ave. near the Woodley Ave. intersection is another. Both are in the San Fernando Valley area..

Dalag is also sold in another Seafood City market in Glendale, CA. The market is located inside the mall and the mall itself is beside the Target store along Colorado Blvd..

The only problem is that sometimes these Asian markets don’t have dalag for sale since these fish have to be imported from Vietnam or Thailand. It is illegal to raise them here.

By: taga ilog

taga ilog — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:01:23 +0000

all these replies are making me hungry. anyway about the hito, yes its catfish in English. there are many types of hito, the variety on hand really depends where on you are in the world. kanduli is just one type of hundreds of catfish species. as mean as it may sound, dalag is called snakehead. to many that are not familiar with it, the name alone portrays a gruesome, monstrous, ugly thing. but in reality its one of the best tasting fresh water fish around.

By: el_jefe

el_jefe — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:28:29 +0000

pinakamasarap na luto sa dalag ay pesang dalag o kayay nilaga at ang sawsawan at alamang na pinigaan ng dayap!!!!yum!

By: Mercy

Mercy — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:19:48 +0000

Where can I buy mudfish in the orange county,CA area,I will appreciate any informatiom.Thank you

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:50:58 +0000

ted says:

If they are called snake(head) fish, then i wonâ€™t be able to get them here then. Itâ€™s importation live is banned here in the US. I even saw the documentary regarding that fish on discovery i think. And yes millet/mc they are pests according to the documentary.

December 10th, 2008
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Well, first off, where do you live??? If you live in Southern California near L.A., then I can direct you to certain Asian markets where these fish are sold. These fish, when sold here, are already dead so you wouldn’t have to worry about the fishery laws that pertain to releasing exotic fishes into the wild.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:23:37 +0000

alicia: In Mandaluyong, we get our dalag, kanduli, hito and ayungin, and the fresh tagunton for ukoy from Ka Linda at the old Kalentong market. Wala talaga siyang puwesto, pero may bilao-bilao siya nakapatong sa hollowblocks during early morning weekends dun sa eskinita between General Kalentong extension. She says that her husband does the fishing from Laguna Bay and she does the selling. Our N orders fish from her.

By: betty q.

betty q. — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:05:06 +0000

Ted…I think Kanduli is what they call BASA fish…immediate relative of catfish(hito)….they are usually sold frozen fillet though here in Asian fish stores, they sometimes sell fresh Kanduli (Basa)!

By: brenda

brenda — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:37:52 +0000

i love Pesang Dalag and sinigang na Kanduli sa miso

By: Divine G

Divine G — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:46:08 +0000

Yes, thanks to our yayas who became our cooks, too. They gave us all very valuable gifts, the gift of cooking. We are not chefs but in more ways than one we learned something from them even when we are not really good cooks we remembered somethings from the old days. Are’nt we lucky that even if we are considered a third world country we had househelps who had really helped and inspired . I miss BURONG ISDA they use dalag in our province. I also miss the ayungin (small fish) cooked in kamatis and kalamansi.

By: ted

ted — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:02:25 +0000

I think Hito is what they call “yellow catfish” here in the US(small, black skinned, with yellowish slime), while the kanduli is called just “catfish” but whiter skinned and larger in size (smallest would be a kilo each and i’ve seen some as large as 3kilos), they are always available at oriental wet markets, which i use for sinigang with miso. The yellow catfish (hito) is very rare and whenever i can find them, i always just grill them till their skin chars, with dipping sauce made of vinegar, patis, and diced ginger.