The difference between domestic and imported balsa is the fast growth rate, high meat rate of 40% (100g of fish fry easily grow to 1kg, the big ones can grow to 1.5kg), no strange smell of earthy fishy flavor, the taste of balsa is relatively light, high acceptance of skinned balsa. The key is no small spines (intermuscular spines), balsa fish can be easily detached from the two big pieces of fish fillets, that is, supermarkets often sell balsa fish fillet.

Generally speaking, the price of imported balsa fish is more expensive, and the meat is more fresh, inside the fish bones less, belongs to a kind of scaly fish in the market above the balsa fish, generally are refrigerated, very few live balsa fish!

Balsa is a fish originating in Southeast Asian countries, mainly living in the Mekong River Basin, are currently Southeast Asian countries to vigorously develop, so most of the balsa fish on the market are now imported.