Dried, salted mackerel

[liuzhou]

On a whim, I picked up two dried salted mackerel and now haven't a clue what to do with them. Obviously they need a good soaking, but then...?

All suggestions welcome.

[LindaK]

Salted mackerel...interesting. I've been cooking with salt cod over here and would love to learn more about other salted fish.

The fish in your photo look beautiful. Where did you find them?

[liuzhou]

Where did you find them?

In my local supermarket - but I live in China.

[Chris Amirault]

There are some tasty SE Asian salads with dried oily fish. My favorite is with pomelo, coconut, lime, fish sauce, and green herbs like mint, basils, etc.

[liuzhou]

Unfortunately, despite being in spitting distance of Vietnam, I can't get lime, mint or basils. They just don't feature in China.

[Arey]

When I was growing up in the 40s we'd sometimes have salt mackerel and scrambled eggs for Sunday breakfast. I always liked it, but eventually we never had it anymore. When I asked her why we never had it anymore, her response was "Because we don't have to".