lautnusantara.com Milkfish (Chanos chanos) is a type of fish that is popular in Indonesia and various other Southeast Asian countries. This fish is known for its tasty and nutritious meat, but it is also famous for its many fine bones. Milkfish are known for their many fine bones, which often make them difficult to consume. However, there are several easy ways to remove milkfish bones so that you can enjoy this fish more comfortably:
1. Hit and Pull Technique:
a. Preparation:

• Wash the milkfish thoroughly.
• Prepare a meat mallet or other blunt object.

b. Process:

• Gently hit all parts of the milkfish body, especially the sides, to loosen the meat from the bones.
• Break the tail of the milkfish.
• Pull the main bone through the fish's gills slowly.
• If necessary, use a rolling pin to press the meat to make it easier to remove.

2. Back Splitting Technique:
a. Preparation:

• Wash the milkfish thoroughly.
• Prepare a sharp knife and tweezers.

b. Process:

• Place the fish on a cutting board with its back facing up.
• Slit the fish from the back slowly, without cutting the stomach.
• Use tweezers to remove the fish bones one by one from the meat. Make sure you pull the bone in the same direction as the meat grain.
• Cut the back of the fish open, then slide the knife slowly along the main bone.
• Separate the fish meat from the bones with a slow motion so as not to damage the texture of the meat.
• Once the main bone is separated, use tweezers to clean any small bones that are still left.

Additional Tips for Removing Milkfish Bones:

• Choose fresh milkfish. Fresh fish has denser meat and is easy to separate from the bones.
• Do the bone removal process carefully so that the fish meat does not fall apart.
• After the bones are removed, you can process the milkfish into various delicious dishes such as presto milkfish, stuffed milkfish, or grilled milkfish.

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