Dried Fish and Seafood Dried squid Tastes quite different from fresh squid and is regarded highly as a delicacy. Used to give extra flavour to dishes. Soak before use in a solution of bicarbonate of soda, to soften it. Widely used to flavour savoury dishes. Soak in warm water for 30 minutes before use.
Fish maw Comes from the shark.
Dried, it looks like a small yellow sponge, and has to be soaked for 2 hours before use. This is salted mustard greens. It is greenish in colour and has a milidly sour flavour. Winter pickle Salted cabbage, brownish green in colour, is savoury and mildly salty. Sold in earthenware jars.