Conversation with my cousin

This past Friday my lovely cousin who now resides in San Francisco, called me to say hello. I don’t know how y’all are with your cousins, but I could say I only have about 5 cousins that I actually talk to. My cousin Raymond is one of them. Among the many topics we talked about, my complaint of my brother’s axoltl was the most interesting. I complained how his tank is brown and gross, and my cousin told me how to clean it. I complained how the fishes kept dying and how I wasted my money on them, he laughed. Then, I said to him how I loved how my brother actually went and did some research to increase the life of the fishes.

My brother started putting the fishes outside instead of inside. He said that when the fishes were inside, it died faster because of the temperature. When it was outside, they lived much longer. My cousin, being the smart fish guy he is, told me that it’s probably because the fishes pee more in the inside tank because it’s warmer and the body is moving faster. (By the way, I’m still surprised that we swim in the ocean of fish pee, but I’m sure the salt and ecosystem have a way of cleaning it, but still…) The high amount of ammonia that the fish released out probably had some effect on them.

But wait, we did the same thing to the outside tank, the only difference is that it’s OUTSIDE. My cousin, again, being the smart fish guy he is, mentioned something about how the fishes metabolism is probably a lot faster inside than outside because of the temperature. Lightbulb. It’s just like humans right!? Our body is pumping a lot faster when it’s warmer. He then said that when you catch a fish, you put it in cold water/on top of ice to keep it fresh by the time you get home. They’re still alive but they’re body functions are moving slower. 


SO yes, cold water is kinda “normal” temperature for fishes so their pulse is moving ‘normally.’ Interesting how we apply the physiology of animals to the way we keep them fresh/and in cooking.

Sorry if this was lengthy. I like to tell the whole story with every little detail. :]

Under the Sea

Happy father’s day to all the fathers or future fathers! For this occasion, my siblings and I decided to make dad fish. He’s always worried about high cholesterol and too fattening of food so mom suggested fish. Dad loves salad too which is why we added it in the side.

The fish could’ve turned out better, but it was cooked just right. The meat part was so white and it came out so “shiny” The tomato sauce with the fish had such a mixture of flavors. It was a great combination. For salad, we had the asian sesame salad. That was good too. instead of oil, we used butter. And we added mushrooms to the sauce because we just had a couple of them leftover.

Well, pops liked it so that’s all it mattered! He ate the plate CLEAN!!!!! OR perhaps he was just being nice to us :p


My rating for this meal? 8/10

Here’s the recipe 

“Pan-seared basa with citrus salsa” I substituted my traditional Sunday cooking for Saturday. Since sister is in town, I decided to cook for her since she’s never here when I do cook. So, today I decided to make this recipe I found in my Nutrition Action Newsletter. It’s actually pretty healthy. VERY low in sodium and just the right amount of daily protein- almost. Only 280 calories and very low fat! Of course, I substituted some stuff so maybe it was healthier or a little worse, but either way, it was healthy and delicious! The mix of the citrus with the fish gave it a very sweet and crunchy taste. Instead of using lime like the recipe says so, we used just oranges. The oranges were really sweet, so I recommend if you plan on using this recipe to taste the orange before you cook it, because sweetness makes all the difference. We didn’t use jalapeno, but the salsa without the spice was still delicious. Don’t put in too much onions because the onions can overpower the orange sweetness. Use your best judgement :] It’s a great recipe to get your veggies too. :]HERE’s the recipe if you would like to cook it yourselffCLICK HERE PS did you know basa is a type of catfish? Usually farmed in VietNam in the mekong river. They have a calorie of about 100g and protein of about 20something.
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“Pan-seared basa with citrus salsa”

I substituted my traditional Sunday cooking for Saturday. Since sister is in town, I decided to cook for her since she’s never here when I do cook. So, today I decided to make this recipe I found in my Nutrition Action Newsletter. It’s actually pretty healthy. VERY low in sodium and just the right amount of daily protein- almost. Only 280 calories and very low fat! Of course, I substituted some stuff so maybe it was healthier or a little worse, but either way, it was healthy and delicious!

The mix of the citrus with the fish gave it a very sweet and crunchy taste. Instead of using lime like the recipe says so, we used just oranges. The oranges were really sweet, so I recommend if you plan on using this recipe to taste the orange before you cook it, because sweetness makes all the difference. We didn’t use jalapeno, but the salsa without the spice was still delicious. Don’t put in too much onions because the onions can overpower the orange sweetness. Use your best judgement :] It’s a great recipe to get your veggies too. :]
HERE’s the recipe if you would like to cook it yourselff
CLICK HERE

PS did you know basa is a type of catfish? Usually farmed in VietNam in the mekong river. They have a calorie of about 100g and protein of about 20something.