For instance, Rohu, Katla and Puntius are freshwater fish ... but given the climate in our region, eating raw fish is not ...

But then a giant freshwater fish arrived ... That means the paiche is eating a lot of fish." Unlike other predatory fish like piranha, it only has small, not particularly sharp teeth.

It is supposed to be lunchtime but restaurant owner Alex Yap is eager to first show us what makes the freshwater fish on his menu different from the rest.

Opisthorchis felineus is a trematode causing a foodborne infection transmitted by eating raw or partially cooked infected freshwater fish. An opisthorchiasis outbreak occurred in May 2022 in the ...