Fish & seafood 河鲜海鲜

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

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Heilongjiang

Cicada-Shaped Fish Noodles 鱼面知了

Cicada-Shaped Fish Noodles (鱼面知了) is listed among the local specialties of Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.

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Heilongjiang

Mock Shark Fin 赛鱼翅

Mock Shark Fin (赛鱼翅) is listed among the local specialties of Heilongjiang. The name includes 赛鱼翅 (an imitation-style banquet name).

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AI illustration: An oval plate with one cooked whole freshwater fish in light brown sauce.
Heilongjiang

Xingkai Lake Whitefish 兴凯湖大白鱼

Xingkai Lake Whitefish (兴凯湖大白鱼) is the topmouth culter (翘嘴红鲌) caught in Xingkai Lake (兴凯湖), the freshwater lake on the border between Heilongjiang and Russia's Primorsky Krai (滨海边疆区), and it is listed as the lake's own specialty in the Chinese Wikipedia article on Jixi (鸡西).

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Heilongjiang

Hegang Whitefish 鹤岗白鱼

Hegang Whitefish (鹤岗白鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Hegang, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish).

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Heilongjiang

Frozen Raw Fish Shavings 刨花鱼片

Frozen Raw Fish Shavings (刨花鱼片) are thin curls planed from frozen, skinned raw fish and eaten with a sour-hot dip, a winter food of the Hezhe (赫哲族), the fishing and hunting people of Heilongjiang's river country.

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Heilongjiang

Fish Floss 鱼毛

Fish Floss (鱼毛) is a dish of the Hezhen people (赫哲族), a river-fishing people of Heilongjiang; Chinese Wikipedia lists it as tasihan (它斯罕), also called stir-fried fish floss (炒鱼毛).

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