article_snippet.sent: The youngster added: ‘They are found in almost every river, lake or pond right through the whole of Thailand and were introduced back in 1967 as a gift from Japan to the Thai King.
article_snippet.sent: The fry can be bought for about 8p each.
article_snippet.sent: They are very popular stocked in fishing parks where They will cook your catch and small ones are used as bait for the big monster fish we have here.
article_snippet.sent: They are also great table fish, served up in most restaurants.
article_snippet.sent: They have really tasty meat that can be fried, poached, roasted or barbecued and usually come with some kind of spicy Thai dipping sauce.
article_snippet.sent: the big monster fish we have here eat pretty much anything so are fairly easy to catch with worms, bread, shrimps or squid and the like.