The fresh fish from Li River-Kweilin which is cooked in local beer is the most popular dish of Yang shuo. The fish is cooked in beer with some local vegetables and is served as a whole. Therefore it can contain bones but the meat tastes delicious
The town of Yangshuo is situated amongst a great range of limestone karsts, that a limestone mountain range eroded into hundreds of high peaks and towers by acidic soil and rain at the meeting point of the well-known Li and Yulong rivers. It is considered to be unique in China because of both of its magnificent geography features and its blend of western and traditional Chinese culture. It attracts so many climbers, travellers and even artists.
We went out for dinner on our first night, and had unbelievably cheap local noodles and dumplings which tasted so fantastic. After the wonderful dinner, we wandered around the streets, joining tens of thousands of Chinese, shoulder to shoulder crossing through the center.
Fortunately Yangshuo is a enchanting place, filled with a lot of bars, cafes and restaurants. The local people there were lovely and friendly. We decided to spend the majority of our 5 days here eating and people watching. Even though we did get out and explore.
One of my most favorite dishes in Yangshuo is Beer Fish that is called pijiu yu in Chinese. It mustn't be missed if you have a chance to taste the local cuisines in Yangshuo.
Fish has been braised in beer, tomato, peppers, garlic, ginger and oyster sauce for a while. The dish smells tempting. With the fish usually ending up deliciously tender pieces of flesh, it melt in your mouth wonderfully. The most important facter in this delicious dish is that the type of fish. It is most recommending that the local carp is best choice.
The recipe and cooking method can differ slightly depending on the style of the cook. It is no doubt that you are likely to taste different flavors even in the same restaurant. However, beer fish is so popular that it can be found at most restaurants in Yangshuo.
It was said that the dish was first made in the 80's by mistake when beer was poured onto a piece of fish in a wok to stop it from burning. That might be true..
Fish has been braised in beer, tomato, peppers, garlic, ginger and oyster sauce for a while. The dish smells tempting. With the fish usually ending up deliciously tender pieces of flesh, it melt in your mouth wonderfully. The most important facter in this delicious dish is that the type of fish. It is most recommending that the local carp is best choice.
The recipe and cooking method can differ slightly depending on the style of the cook. It is no doubt that you are likely to taste different flavors even in the same restaurant. However, beer fish is so popular that it can be found at most restaurants in Yangshuo.
what to eat with beer fish?
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