Fish & seafood 河鲜海鲜

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

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Hainan

Maniao Seafood 马袅海鲜

Maniao Seafood (马袅海鲜) is the catch of Maniao (马袅镇), one of the fishing towns of Lingao County (临高县) in Hainan, cooked in the county's plain style, mostly by steaming.

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Hainan

Baisha Fermented Fish and Rice 白沙鱼茶

Baisha Fermented Fish and Rice (白沙鱼茶) is a Li (黎族) dish from Baisha Li Autonomous County (白沙黎族自治县) in the mountains of central Hainan: freshwater fish is salted, mixed with cooked rice and sealed until it ferments.

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Hainan

Haiwei Seafood 海尾海鲜

Haiwei Seafood (海尾海鲜) is the catch landed at Haiwei fishing port (海尾渔港) in Haiwei town (海尾镇), Changjiang Li Autonomous County (昌江黎族自治县), on Hainan's west coast, bought at the quay and cooked soon after it comes off the boats.

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Hainan

Pipa Crab 琵琶蟹

Pipa Crab (琵琶蟹) is a Hainan crab named for its shell, which is shaped like a frog and like a pipa (琵琶), the Chinese lute.

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Xincun Seafood (新村海鲜) — dish photograph
Hainan

Xincun Seafood 新村海鲜

Xincun Seafood (新村海鲜) is the seafood cooked by the Tanka (疍家) boat people of Xincun Town (新村镇) in the south of Lingshui Li Autonomous County (陵水黎族自治县), much of it served in restaurants on the fish rafts of Xincun harbour (新村港).

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Hainan

Pan-Fried Spanish Mackerel 香煎马鲛鱼

Pan-Fried Spanish Mackerel (香煎马鲛鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Hainan. The name includes 鱼 (fish). 煎 describes pan-frying.

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Shiyun Fermented Fish and Rice (什运鱼茶) — dish photograph
Hainan

Shiyun Fermented Fish and Rice 什运鱼茶

Shiyun Fermented Fish and Rice (什运鱼茶) is yucha (鱼茶), the Li people's jar-fermented dish of river fish, rice and salt, as served in Shiyun Township (什运乡) in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County (琼中黎族苗族自治县), Hainan.

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