TERAJU.ID-If you are traveling to the island of Borneo, try this tasty culinary dish often known as the food for kings.
Why? It is not only delicious, when cooked right it is also very expensive.
Mahseer fish also known as kelah in Malaysia, Sapan in Kalimantan and Semah in Sumatera is a freshwater fish of the genus Tor (Tor spp., Syn. Labeobarbus, tribal Cyprinidae). It can also be found in some areas of South Asia, including India and the Pakistan peninsula.
Over the last 10 years, the fish is becoming exceedingly difficult to find in the wild. It has become one of the most sought after fish in several countries, and its natural habitat along the rivers and tributaries of Borneo has been encroached upon by large scale mining and oil palm plantation.
The mahseer fish is still found in the Heart of Borneo (HoB), at Dayak villages around the Betung Karihun National Park, Indonesia. Local residents have also cultivated the fish to be sold to restaurants in Putussibau, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Kuching, in Sarawak, Malaysia.