Fish & seafood 河鲜海鲜

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

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Shimen Live Fish Banquet 石门活鱼

Shimen Live Fish Banquet (石门活鱼) is the freshwater fish cooking of the restaurants around Shiyifen (十一分) in Longtan District (龙潭区), Taoyuan (桃园市), which built their name on fish taken from Shimen Reservoir (石门水库).

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Fried Shrimp Rolls 虾卷

Fried Shrimp Rolls (虾卷) are a Tainan (台南) snack of shrimp bound with fish paste and minced pork, wrapped in pig caul fat and deep-fried until golden, then cut into bite-sized pieces.

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Fried Oyster Rolls 蚵卷

Fried Oyster Rolls (蚵卷) are a snack of Anping District (安平区) in Tainan (台南): fresh oysters seasoned and wrapped, then deep-fried in much the same way as the district's shrimp rolls.

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Yuchi Black Tea Cuisine 鱼池红茶餐

Yuchi Black Tea Cuisine (鱼池红茶餐) has a local example at the Yuchi Township Farmers’ Association’s Sun Moon Lake Black Tea House (魚池鄉農會日月潭紅茶館), in Nantou County (南投縣).

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Kouhu Dried Mullet Roe 口湖乌鱼子

Kouhu Dried Mullet Roe (口湖乌鱼子) is produced in Kouhu (口湖), Yunlin (雲林). A Ministry of Education local-produce profile documents the method of Ji Family Seafood (紀家水產行), where Lei Xiying (雷細英) continued her family’s fish farming and roe-making work.

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