When the immigration official at the airport read where I was staying on my entry card, he got very excited. "You must try the famous fish there!" he exclaimed. "Do you mean the durian fish?" I asked. "Yes, yes, you like it?!" he asked happily.
I can say, I do like it: Ikan patin tampoyak - "ikan" is fish, "patin" is the kind of fish, and "tampoyak" is a durian paste.
How does it smell? Like durian! How does it taste? I expected to taste only durian, but the one I had was also very spicy, and the fish was very tender. Unlike a lot of catfish I've had before, this one had few bones, so it was much easier to eat than I though it would be. We were also lucky to get to the restaurant on a slow day - usually the durian fish there is sold out first thing.
It was delicious!
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