For this grilled mackerel dish, I make a cucumber salad that's seasoned with fish sauce, fresh lime juice and chillies. Butterflying the fish so the flesh is intact, minus the bones and heads is ...

Drain and return to the pan to keep warm. For the mackerel, preheat the grill to high. Put the mackerel fillets on the grill tray, brush with the wholegrain mustard and season with salt and pepper.

Step 3: Rinse the mackerel in cold water and pat dry with kitchen towel. Slash the skin diagonally two or three times, brush with oil and season. Grill on a hot barbecue or grill pan for 5 minutes ...

Heavily spiced dishes need a protein such as mackerel that can stand up to it. Before you make this recipe, ask a fishmonger to butterfly the fish, then serve it grilled with a pickled carrot ...

During Tet, customer demand for grilled fish doubles compared to regular days. Currently, over 40 households in these wards specialise in grilling mackerel, producing about 250 tonnes annually.

Drain and return to the pan to keep warm. For the mackerel, preheat the grill to high. Put the mackerel fillets on the grill tray, brush with the wholegrain mustard and season with salt and pepper.