On his last visit, my father brought me salted fish from Thailand. Preserved food is very common in Thailand and people use it to enhance the flavour of the food. Some examples are preserved garlic, plum and seafood products. Salted fish fried rice is the perfect way to balance the saltiness from the fish with rice and vegetables. I prefer using Chinese broccoli. The first thing is infusing oil with salted fish and adding cooked jasmin rice. Don’t rush to add vegetables. Cook rice and salted fish together until you smell the rice, then add soy sauce (the amount depends on how salty your salted fish is) and vegetables.  Sprinkle chilli flakes for the finishing touches and you will have an authentic Thai version of the dish.