BULAD DISH FOR THE MASS

have you heard about the dish called BULAD? This meal is particularly famous in South East Asia and is best paired with rice. The word bulad literally means dried fish. Usually fishes are made to be bulad because of their meat as they are preserved without using the refrigerator. Bulad or dried fish are always salty because from the sea, the fishes are sun dried immediately. The duration of the bulad usually is about two weeks. Then you have to throw awayd the bulad because it might cause bad to your health.

The procedure of making of bulad is a long one. In fact the fish are dried for about 3-4 days under the heat of the sun. There are many dishes that be prepared using bulad or dried fish. one is the famous sweet and sour bulad, the roasted bulad, mongo with bulad and the most famous among the dishes made of bulad is the fried bulad. Bulad is considered an appetizer because to get to eat more when you have this on your table. I know many chefs would not use bulad in their dishes because they are not used top using this fish in their meals.

If you try to look at any recipe book, you would noticed that there are few recipes made out of the bulad meat. I tried incorporating this fish into my dishes one time and most of my customers were amazed with the distinctive taste of the dish. I never told them that it was bulad or dried fish. it might scare them away from my restaurant. But personally, I love the taste of the dried fish or bulad. That's a chef's point of view right here.