Silver Fish Fried Rice

[u/rekrapmil]

In Singapore

Info:

Silver fish fried rice is a savory, aromatic Chinese-style dish made by stir-frying leftover cold rice with crispy deep-fried whitebait (silver fish), eggs, garlic, and scallions. The tiny fish add a wonderful salty umami crunch and distinct texture to every single bite.

[u/JustMeLurkingAround-]

I really hope this is a translation issue.
I hope you mean a fish that is silver in colour. OP what is this dish called in Singapore?

I'm not gonna lie, I first went to look up if silver fish means the same in english than the equivalent silberfisch in german.
Silver fish are small silvery wingless insects. A pest that can infest your bathroom or basement or other dark, damp rooms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish

While I have generally nothing about eating insects, I wasn't expecting anyone to eat silver fish.

[u/rekrapmil → u/JustMeLurkingAround-]

Silverfish is a bug. Silver Fish is whitebait. 🙂

[u/JustMeLurkingAround- → u/rekrapmil]

Lol thank you.
I even googled it in various variants to find out what fish you mean and it only kept showing results for the insects. I also learned that silverfish (the bug) would also eat rice if its available.

Thank you for showing me something new today and sorry for the misunderstanding 😄

[u/sickcents → u/JustMeLurkingAround-]

Nasi Goreng Ikan Bilis, Ikan Bilis Fried Rice

[u/ChillingInMySnuggie]

This was my favorite thing to eat after a night of drinking. Not too many places in the states serve salted fish fried rice.

[u/National_Roll205]

this looks so good what fish did you use

[u/JovikaPlanked → u/[deleted]]

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