Know the quality of dried fish

Salted fish and dried fish that either has the following characteristics: the color of the meat close to the original color of fresh fish; not smell sour or rancid; there are no spots stains, and no watery mushy or stiff. The characteristics of salted fish and dried fish are damaged are:
presence of red spots on the surface of the fish indicates the product contaminated by bacteria halofilik (salt-resistant bacteria); presence of patches of black, blue, white or green to indicate products contaminated by fungi; sour smell of fish that indicate microbial growth due to the spread of salt uneven; rancid fish that indicate long-stored fish and fat oxidation has occurred; the surface of the dried fish while the inside is still wet indicating improper drying process resulting in case hardening; bitter taste of products that do not indicate the use of pure salt.