ForeignDevil Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 can anyone supply the name of this fish you can find them grilled all over Bangkok and elsewhere it's a type of catfish (pla dook) was wondering if there was a specific Thai name and English name relative to this particular species thanks FD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevthekiwi Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 well...english name is ........... catfish thai name is pla dook............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaethon Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Accurate taxonomy is usually carried out without cooking... Perhaps if you can find a picture before Samak got to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignDevil Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 well...english name is ........... catfishthai name is pla dook............... well,... yes thank you I know it's a catfish what I'm inquiring is the specific type as in what species such as big ooi, ooi na, latsia. pla dook thaleh (catfish-eel: plotosus canius), etc maybe it is only called pla dook in Thai I was under the impression that pla dook was a general term for all catfish and not necessarily specific to this particular species if anyone knows the english or latin or if there is a more specific thai name (or if it is indeed just plain old pla dook) please let me know here's a picture of them before the grill Thanks FD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaethon Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Bplaa is fish, any fish or anything fishy gets a bplaa attached to it. Bplaa duk (ปลาดุก) is catfish and there are many species. Most likely this is of the family Clarias, by the look of them the Broadheaded Catfish, Clarias macrocephalus, Blaa duk uey (not sure of the transcription for the last bit - seen it translated as 'fat') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignDevil Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Bplaa is fish, any fish or anything fishy gets a bplaa attached to it. Bplaa duk (ปลาดุก) is catfish and there are many species.Most likely this is of the family Clarias, by the look of them the Broadheaded Catfish, Clarias macrocephalus, Blaa duk uey (not sure of the transcription for the last bit - seen it translated as 'fat') many thanks FD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignDevil Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) Bplaa is fish, any fish or anything fishy gets a bplaa attached to it. Bplaa duk (ปลาดุก) is catfish and there are many species.Most likely this is of the family Clarias, by the look of them the Broadheaded Catfish, Clarias macrocephalus, Blaa duk uey (not sure of the transcription for the last bit - seen it translated as 'fat') "ดุกอุย" is this it? how do you pronounce in Thai? called "Cá trê vàng" in Vietnamese Edited October 10, 2008 by ForeignDevil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaethon Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 "ดุกอุย" is this it? how do you pronounce in Thai? called "Cá trê vàng" in Vietnamese Looks like it. There are several variants listed on: http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Clarias_macrocephalus/ Click "Common Names in Thai" under the Common Names heading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignDevil Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 "ดุกอุย" is this it? how do you pronounce in Thai? called "Cá trê vàng" in Vietnamese Looks like it. There are several variants listed on: http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Clarias_macrocephalus/ Click "Common Names in Thai" under the Common Names heading. awesome!!! just found this site myself as well along with Clarias macrocephalus thanks so much FD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiliwasabi Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I suddenly have a craving for Larb Pla Dook... ...one of my favourite Thai dishes. Until recently my wife used to make it at least once a week but as we are trying to cut down our sticky rice intake (due to expanding waistlines) we haven't had any for a month or two now. Aroi, aroi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 The villagers here are very take with the Farang name for it, pla meeow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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