Spanish Mackerel with Mango and Durian

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cheong Liew: Inside My Food

By David Sly and Cheong Liew

Published 2025

  • About

Cheong got the idea for this dish from a kampung (rural village) eating experience he had in Malaysia.

Method

I love kampung food, because it has its own way of tasting both exotic and balanced. The village people tend to live by a river, where they could source fresh fish, coconuts, herbs from the jungle and a few vegetables and fruits they grow to make all their simple dishes. They would use fruits and sweet potato instead of butter and cornflour to sweeten and thicken their sauces.<