Fish Processing: Fish Noodles, Spicy Dilis, Smoked Fish
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How to Make Fish Noodles
It is a nutritious snack item from minced fish. It contains 13.6% protein and a moisture content of below 10%. The most common forms of noodles are boiled, dried and canton style.
Utensils/equipment:
- Noodle machine
- Mixing bowl
- Trays
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoon
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup minced fish meat
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup flour (for dusting)
- 1/2 t lye
- 3 t salt
- 1/4 cup water
- oil (for frying)
Procedures:
- Sift flour, add minced fish meat, salt and lye, and mix thoroughly.
- Form into balls.
- Cut into 4 quarters and pass through the noodle machine for kneading until about 1-2mm thick.
- Pass through the noodle cutter to form into preferred shape (rounded or flat).
- Deep fat fry until golden yellow in color.
- Pack and store at room temperature for future use.
How to Make Spicy Dilis
Utensils/equipment:
- Mixing bowl
- Trays
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoon
- Frying pan
- Burner
Ingredients:
- 1/4 kilo dried dilis
- 7 T cornstarch
- 1 pc egg
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 - 1 t salt
- 1/2 - 1 t sili labuyo
- cooking oil
Procedures:
- Select clean dried dilis and place in a mixing bowl.
- In another bowl, beat egg thoroughly and blend in all the seasoning.
- Add cornstarch and mix well until all lumps are removed.
- Pour mixture over dried dilis and stir until each fish is completely coated with the mixture
- Deep fat dry.
- Place in a drainer or colander to remove excess fat.
How to Make Smoked Fish

Raw materials: Silinyasi, Tunsoy, Lapad or Tamban
Equipment/utensils:
- Knives, Basin
- Carajay (a frying pan with a rounded bottom like a Wok or a Kawali)
- Smokehouse
Ingredient: Salt
Procedures:
- Remove gills and make a 0.5 cm slit on the soft belly to remove the internal organs. Wash fish thoroughly to remove the blood, slime and dirt. Drain the fish.
- Soak fish of 10 to 14 cm for 20 minutes while those of 4.5 cm for 5 minutes at a brine solution of 1 part salt to 3 parts water.
- Prepare brine solution (1 part salt to 9 parts water. Place in a carajay and let boil. Drop fish into brine and cook at least 3 minutes. Processing time of each species are as follows:
- Silinyasi - 1.3 to 1.5 minutes
- Tunsoy and Lapad - 2.5 to 3 minutes
- Tamban - 3 to 4.5 minutes
- Sun dry the processed fish for 30 to 46 minutes to remove excess moisture and to stiffen the body.
- Smoked processed fish for for 1-2 hours or until golden brown in color.
- Cool and pack the finished product in plastic bag.
For ingredients, training and seminars, contact:
Pinoy Fishmart Multi-Purpose Cooperative
2/F PCA Annex Bldg., Commonwealth Ave.
Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: (02) 929-3118, Fax: (02) 929-7018
Mobile: 0927-9064170
Email: pfontelar@bfar.da.gov.ph, pilar_fontelar@yahoo.com
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source: Pinoy Fishmart, photo from alibaba.com, thefourseasonsofmylife.com, otopphilippines.gov.ph
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December 6th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
wow! ang ganda-ganda na ng site mo! ang laki na ng ipinagbago! galeng! congrats! and thank you for sharing all these informations! :D
December 7th, 2007 at 11:16 am
hi kiwipinay! you’re very much welcome po!