JELAWAT SARAWAK, LEPTOBABUS HOEVENI, 苏丹王

JELAWAT  SARAWAK, LEPTOBABUS HOEVENI 苏丹王

Here, 1st of all, sorry for the king of Islamic country for the use of the word "Sul tan" or 苏丹. As this word means the King of Muslim Country. I really don't  know why so many people call it as "sul tan" fish. May be because this fish only can be served for King in the past. But as I know, the word "Sul tan" word is only exclusively used for a King, especially Brunei. One of my friend had been caught in Brunei and eat curry rice for a few days because sell this fish and called it "Sul tan fish"!!

The Jelawat/ sultan fish in Sarawak is slightly different compared to West Malaysia or Thailand species. No obvious red colour noticed for Sarawak's Jelawat fish.

That's is a good batch of good size fish. Jelawat fish may be taste better at the range of > 2 kg before gutted. But at the range of >6 kg, pre-caution to be taken as it will get loko. but really it's depend on the fish also.

           This one is a pretty matured fish for sure. Can be said old, for the bend of the neck of the fish as well. For a pretty old sultan fish, the head is very small compared to younger one. It's take me years to understand how to see whether the sultan fish is loko or not.
            This fish is really a loko sultan fish weighted just only 5.5kg. Not really hard. But anyhow I had manage to eat all of it. And it is really nice, many people thought that loko fish is= spoilt fish, but that is not true at all!!