How to Tell if A Fish Is Fresh or Not

Fish is now considered the most important protein source beside beef and poultry. It is plentiful, tasty, and cheap. You can make many dish based on Fish like, Fish n Chips, Fish Nugget, Fish Ball, or Grilled fish. In the Archipelago country like Indonesia or Philippines, fish sure become one of important commodity and primary protein source for it's people.

But sometimes when you go to market to buy fish, do you wonder how to tell if A fish is fresh or not? Do this fish is the right fish? Is this fish still fresh? Because the more fresh fish is, more healthy the nutrition inside is. Also fresher fish can be keep for longer duration. If you wonder how to tell the fish is fresh or not, Well then check our tips to tell if a fish is fresh or  not:

1. Check the gills

Fresh fish has a brighter gills than spoiled one. If the gills is red in color, bright, and not smell weird it is sign of fresh fish. The spoiled one may have red fish, but the red is pale, and tend to smell bad.

2. Check the eyes

The eyes of fresh fish is clear, stand out and convex shaped. If you find the eyes is pale, faint, or mucous do not buy the fish because it is already rotten not fresh anymore.

3. Check for mucus

Fresh fish has clear, shiny, clean mucus and smells fresh, like from ocean. The rotten one, however has pale, dirty, muddy mucus and smells nasty. If you find fish with mucus like milk, do not buy that because it is already spoiled.

4. Check the scale

Fresh fish has perfect scale, brighter and clearer in color. The rotten one however has bad scale and pale in color. Do not buy that fish.

5. Check the fin

If the fin is tender and easily broke, then it is sure a spoiled one. Buy fish that has strong and compact fin. The easiest way is to touch the fin. If it is broke when you touch it, do not buy  it.

6. Check for wound

Some method of catching fish can resulting wounded fish. It is fine however, but you must careful. Wounded fish is easily entered by parasite or bacteria and resulted the fish to easily get rotten. This fish is not recommended to keep for long period.

7. Check the Body

If you press body of fresh fish, the body will easily come back to the state before. However the rotten one has soft body and easily breakdown when you press it because it is already decomposed.

That is my tips. Happy  shopping guys and do not forget to check the fish whether it is fresh or not