Anyway, I happened to go Muar for a wedding shoot a month back. The couple is nice enough to bring me around and more importantly, introduced me to Muar's famous otah. Even restaurants serve otah as their signature dishes.
Muar is a really small city in Johor. As they joked, there's only one straight road. The otah "shop" is situated at a residential property somewhere in the city. I think that supports the idea that the otahs are homemade. Haha! However, when you stepped into the house, there was no sofa, tv or such. Commercial freezers occupied the living area with a little cashier counter near the doorway.
The otah comes in two sizes. RM4 for small pack and RM5 for big. I didn't actually see the difference in weight bought grabbed many of the big ones. Besides fish otah, there's also prawn and sotong flavours which the boss claimed they are catered to Singaporeans.
I wrapped it in aluminum foil and cooked it in the oven for 15 minutes. If you prefer it a little crispy and burnt, open it up to grill for another 5 minutes. Over there, they usually steam it. 10 minutes will do.
Some otah are made with fish paste but you can taste the fish meat in this which is why I like it. However, it's not spicy enough and kind of fishy at certain parts especially with the skin on. I'll request W to buy me other brands to try next time she visits Muar. :P
You can also try to make fried otah omelette by smashing up the otah and mixing it with egg.
Frozen Muar otah is available at supermarket in Singapore but how authentic and fresh it is I'm not so sure. I think next time I should ring Otah Boy up when I'm planning for a gathering.
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