Ying Yang fish
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Ying Yang fish or Yin Yang fish (also called dead-and-alive fish) in Taiwanese cuisine
is a dish which consists of a deep-fried whole fish that remains alive after cooking preparation. Though popular in China
, it originated in Taiwan
where chefs cook the dish to display the freshness of the fish to the customer. Preparation of this dish is now prohibited in Taiwan.
activists have criticized the practice.
On July 8, 2008 Taipei
, Taiwan
, Animal rights activists slammed a Taiwanese chef for serving a gourmet dish that included a deep fried fish with its head still twitching. The chef served the carp with its body deep-fried and covered with sweet and sour sauce. When the diners picked at the fresh meat with their chopsticks, they watched the fish's mouth open and twitch. It is now illegal to serve or cook fish in this fashion in Taiwan.
, chefs have figured out a way to keep a fish alive as it is deep fried and awaits being eaten. The Chinese were also criticized by animal rights activists over their extreme eating habits after a video of diners eating a live fish became a hit on the internet.
Taiwanese cuisine
Taiwanese cuisine has several variations. In addition to the following representative dishes from the people of Hoklo ethnicity , there are also Aboriginal, Hakka, and local derivatives of Chinese cuisines .Taiwanese cuisine itself is often associated with influences from mid to southern...
is a dish which consists of a deep-fried whole fish that remains alive after cooking preparation. Though popular in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, it originated in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
where chefs cook the dish to display the freshness of the fish to the customer. Preparation of this dish is now prohibited in Taiwan.
Taiwan
Animal rightsAnimal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
activists have criticized the practice.
On July 8, 2008 Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Animal rights activists slammed a Taiwanese chef for serving a gourmet dish that included a deep fried fish with its head still twitching. The chef served the carp with its body deep-fried and covered with sweet and sour sauce. When the diners picked at the fresh meat with their chopsticks, they watched the fish's mouth open and twitch. It is now illegal to serve or cook fish in this fashion in Taiwan.
China
In ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, chefs have figured out a way to keep a fish alive as it is deep fried and awaits being eaten. The Chinese were also criticized by animal rights activists over their extreme eating habits after a video of diners eating a live fish became a hit on the internet.
See also
- IkizukuriIkizukuriIn Japanese cuisine, is the preparation of sashimi from a live sea animal, such as fish, shrimp, and lobster .Ikizukuri usually involves the customer selecting the animal they wish to eat from a saltwater tank. The chef, who is often a sashimi , takes the animal out of the tank, and carefully...
Live fish served as sashimi in Japanese cuisineJapanese cuisineJapanese cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes throughout Japan. The cuisine eventually changed with the advent of the Medieval age which ushered in a shedding of elitism with the age of shogun rule... - Drunken shrimpDrunken shrimpDrunken shrimp is a popular dish in portions of China based on fresh-water shrimp that are often eaten alive, but stunned in a strong liquor—baijiu —to make consumption easier. Different parts of China have different recipes for it...
, shrimp eaten alive in Chinese cuisineChinese cuisineChinese cuisine is any of several styles originating in the regions of China, some of which have become highly popular in other parts of the world – from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa...