KOMPAS.com – One challenge when processing fish is the fishy odor. There are several ways to eliminate the fishy odor in fish, and usually given lime juice into a mainstay.
However, there are times when you don’t have lime in the kitchen. Thus, consider tips on eliminating fish fishy odor in addition to using these ingredients.
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1. Soak in milk
Illustration of a glass of milk.Soaking fish in milk can help eliminate the fishy odor. However, this method certainly cannot be applied to fish that almost rot.
“You can use milk with any fat content. Enzymes eliminate some fat and eliminate fishy taste,” said General Manager of Rowayton Seafood Market in Connecticut, United States, and fishermen, Scott Bennett, quoted from Reader’s DigestFriday (7/2/2025).
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You can soak the fish in milk for about 20 minutes. Casein, protein from milk, will bind to Trimethylamine Oxide which produces fishy odor.
After soaking the fish with milk, dry the fish using kitchen tissue.
2. Use running water
Fish illustrations that have undergone a freezing processAnother way that can be done to eliminate the fishy odor in fish is to wash it through running water.
According to Executive Chef Nube9, Heri Ericson, as long as you do not cook fish with a burn or marinated method, wash the fish before cooking.
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“Fish can be washed, but don’t soak,” said Heri, reported Kompas.comWednesday (3/4/2024).
Wash the fish using running water so that the blood and dirt will decay. When soaking fish, dirt and fish meat that is washed can remain fused.
3. Use salt
What are the signs of the body most salt? These are symptoms and ways to overcome them.If you want to eliminate the fishy odor in catfish, you can use salt.
“If you use lime, the fishy smell of the fish is even fragrant,” said the owner of a snack product from Swaque catfish, Siti Purwanti to Kompas.comWednesday (10/5/2023).
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Purwanti suggested to covered catfish with salt so that the fishy odor disappeared. Use enough salt, and try salt covering all parts of the fish.
Squeeze the fish, then wash thoroughly.
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