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River fish, shellfish and coastal seafood dishes; names and preparation styles vary locally.

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Gannan vinegar-chilli fish · 赣南小炒鱼 · AI dish illustration
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Gannan vinegar-chilli fish 赣南小炒鱼

The signature contrast is tender fish against a sharp, savoury sauce. Chilli gives heat while vinegar provides a separate sourness. A dark sauce need not be sweet, and choosing less chilli does not remove the vinegar character.

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AI illustration: A white platter of golden crisp cooked fish portions.
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Hukou Wine-Lees Cured Fish 湖口糟鱼

Hukou Wine-Lees Cured Fish (湖口糟鱼) is freshwater fish from Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖) salted, dried and cured in glutinous-rice wine lees in Hukou County (湖口县), Jiujiang, where the lake meets the Yangtze.

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AI illustration: An oval plate with one cooked whole freshwater fish in light brown sauce.
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Wuning Stick Fish 武宁棍子鱼

Wuning Stick Fish (武宁棍子鱼) is a small freshwater fish from Wuning (武宁), in Jiujiang (九江), Jiangxi, which the Jiujiang city government lists among the city's local foods as a specialty dish of the Wuning lake area (武宁湖区), cooked either red-braised or as a spicy stew.

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AI illustration: A bowl of small cooked spiral snail shells in a light aromatic sauce.
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Fenyi Dianchang River Snails 分宜电厂螺蛳

Fenyi Dianchang River Snails (分宜电厂螺蛳) are braised freshwater snails from Fenyi County (分宜县) in Xinyu, Jiangxi, named after the Fenyi power plant (分宜发电厂) beside Hengxi Village (横溪村), where the dish started in the mid-1990s.

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AI illustration: An oval plate with one cooked whole freshwater fish in light brown sauce.
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Longhu Mountain Luxi River Fish 龙虎山泸溪鱼

Longhu Mountain Luxi River Fish (龙虎山泸溪鱼) is fish from the Luxi River (泸溪河) fried and seasoned with local chilli. The Luxi runs through the Longhu Mountain (龙虎山) scenic area on the south-western outskirts of Yingtan (鹰潭), Jiangxi.

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