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Sunny afternoon breeze,
Padi leaves rustling,
In clear water, gouramis play.

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Drawing by Kalthom Omar
I was reminded of a moment when I was young (early 1960s). I often went to our padi field. While walking on the raised path between the plots during the season when the rice plants were about to flower, I could hear the leaves rustling in the soft afternoon breeze. In between the clumps of padi stalks I could see orange and blue gouramis play in the clear water. 

There are many types of gourami fish. The ones found in the padi field are called dwarf gouramis. Bigger gouramis are called ‘Ikan Kaloi” in Malaysia.
While most people will think of them as aquarium fish, in South East Asia we consume them as food.

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Dicelah pohon padi,
Dalam air jernih,
Ikan sepat bermain.

 

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Sumbangan: Kalthom Omar

Waktu kanak kanak (awal 60han) saya kerap kesawah. Jika berjalan diwaktu petang diatas batas, waktu padi bunting (sedang membesar dan baru nak berbunga), ketika bayu berhembus, dicelah pohon padi didalam air yang jernih, sering nampak ikan sepat merah (sepat ronggeng) atau biru bermain main.

Terdapat berbagai jenis ikan Sepat atau Gourami. Dikampung saya, ikan jenis kecil dipanggil ikan sepat sahaja. Sepat yang berwarna warni dan berbintikbintik dipanggil Sepat Ronggeng. Ikan sepat jenis besar dipanggil ikan Sepat Benua.
Ikan Kaloi juga adalah dari jenis Gourami.