Singapore Expats

Hi,
could somebody, in particular bengalis/bangladeshis or people who know their ilk point to places where i can buy fresh water fish? The same that we can get anywhere 'inland' in India/Bangladesh?

Incidentally while I was in California it was much easier to get fresh water fish, including restaurants, than in Singapore, which is a hop, skip and jump from India:(

Am i missing out some obvious place?

Try GIANT supermarket. They are usually live ones swimming in the tanks. Not many vareity though. You get a sort of fresh water grouper - "Soon Hock" and Snakeheads - "Toman" in malay. Toman is very popular among Chinese, in particular the Cantonese. They supposedly speed healing after surgery when consumed.

i was told u can find hilsa at tekka mall in little india, yet to check it out. of course that aint fresh water, but hilsa is yummy anyways.

floydude, do pm me or post right here if u find fresh water fish anywhere. sometimes u can get rui maach at Mustafa. i think they call it lui, not sure.

Yep, you are correct, you get 'eelish' at Tekka as well at Mustafa, but thats not meant for everyday cooking. I have my grandmom visiting me and she sure wouldn't bend her rules much wrt fresh water vs sea fish!
Will check out the 'lui' thing at Mustafa!
cheers

For those of you living in the east and find it difficult to do those weekly pilgrimages to Tekka for fresh water fish, heres an alternative. Get off at Aljunaid MRT and walk towards Geylang. There are a number of shops predominantly owned by Bangladeshis that sell all kinds of fresh water fish. Rui ,Ilish, Parshe, Pabda etc to name a few.

Dear #sudiptol,

Thanks for sharing the information about the number of 'Bangladeshi Fish Shop' near Aljunaid MRT and Geylang.
Unfortunately, I was trying to locate the area through Google, but without a success.
Can you please name any specific landmark near the area so that I can trace the area?

Best Regards,
Kumar

You realise that was 9 years ago? Probably a condo now.

bgd wrote:You realise that was 9 years ago? Probably a condo now.

Agreed with bgd... long time ago... but here it is on a map.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aljun ... 03.8827732