Fish & seafood 河鲜海鲜

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

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Jiangsu

Wuyou Drunken Mud Snails 伍佑醉螺

Wuyou Drunken Mud Snails (伍佑醉螺) are mud snails (泥螺) from Wuyou town (伍佑镇) in Yancheng (盐城), Jiangsu, cured in brine and then steeped in sugar and wine.

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

Xiangshui Four-Gill Perch 响水四鳃鲈鱼

Xiangshui Four-Gill Perch (响水四鳃鲈鱼) is a large fish taken mainly in the middle and lower Guan River (灌河) in Xiangshui County (响水县), Yancheng (盐城), Jiangsu. Braised in soy sauce, its flesh is white, fat and tender.

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Jiangsu

Sihong Hairy Crab 泗洪大闸蟹

Sihong Hairy Crab (泗洪大闸蟹) is the hairy crab raised in Sihong County (泗洪县) in Suqian (宿迁), on the west shore of Hongze Lake (洪泽湖) in the lower Huai River (淮河) basin.

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Jiangsu

Luoma Lake Icefish 骆马湖银鱼

Luoma Lake Icefish (骆马湖银鱼) are the white, translucent fish of Luoma Lake (骆马湖) in Suqian (宿迁), Jiangsu, which the Suqian city government calls the best of the lake's catch alongside its shrimp, crabs and crayfish.

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Zhejiang

Pounded Fish Soup with Three Shreds 三丝敲鱼

Pounded Fish Soup with Three Shreds (三丝敲鱼) is a traditional dish of Wenzhou (温州). Its three shredded ingredients are chicken breast, ham and shiitake mushrooms, cooked with stock and thin sheets of pounded fish.

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