This is a piece inspired by scenes of Tai O village in Hong Kong. One of the famous produce of this fishing village is dried fish. See next photo.
I am not sure why some fish are dried in baskets, while some are hung to dry. Perhaps the fish in the basket is a different variety which birds love…. Anyway, a lady told me that the heads are covered to prevent flies from laying eggs (around the eyes, I guess)
Lots of fish being dried. The dried fish is quite delicious. We had meat and dried fish in a clay pot, and fried rice with diced chicken and dried fish. Only a small piece is required since it’s quite salty.
10 comments:
Evelyn,
Evelyn,
I love dried fish! Very familiar scenery for me. But, it is the first time to see fish whose heads are covered with paper. When people make dried fish, usually get rid of gut and open fish and dry them. It is very interesting that there are differences in the familiar scenery. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day!
I love the tour of Hong Kong you are giving us through your lens...and those dried fish....what a shot!! Super sketch too!
You art and the pictures are amazing!
Do you know that feeling we have when we look to a beautiful photo of a very distant land on a magazine or internet and think "I'd love to see many others!"?
You can have an idea about how I feel. :)
Hi, Evelyn,
Thank you for the nice painting and interesting photos. I saw these big fishes for the first time. Oh, yes, dried fishes taste good, but a bit too salty.
Cheers, Sadami
amazing post, Evelyn.
That last shot is just awesome.
I'm always amazed by your wonderful talents! Great post!
Oh, I love dried fish. In the Philippines, we call it "daing" We also eat it with rice. Sadly, I've not seen how the drying process happens. You take photos and this documentation is really nice -not to mention your drawing! So creative, Evelyn! :)
I've not seen fish dried like this before. Great shot Evelyn!
That shot of the fish hanging is great! I don't eat fish but if I did I bet I'd like it. You make it sound good :D
I don't like to eat dried fish, but I do think they look romantic in this fishing village. More great sketches. You're going to get tired of me telling you this...
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