Yin Yang fish

Yin Yang fish (Chinese: 陰陽魚, 糖醋活魚, 呼叫魚; also called dead-and-alive fish) is a dish which consists of an oil-fried whole fish (usually carp) whose head remains alive even after its body has been cooked. During preparation, the fish is scaled and gutted before its body is dipped into frying oil that its head is protected from. The fish is then covered in sauce and served on a plate, with its mouth continuing to gasp and eyes continuing to move, especially when irritated by the sauce.[1]

The dish was invented by a restaurant owner in Chiayi, Taiwan.[2] One video shows a diner jabbing at a fish's eyes and mouth with their chopsticks in order to prompt the fish, whose mouth and gills opened as it tried to breathe, to move.[3] The dish has received much criticism and was condemned by one Chiayi city official,[4] with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals calling a video showcasing it "disgusting".[1][5][6]

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Notes
  1. "Chinese diners eat live fish in YouTube video". Telegraph.co.uk. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. (Traditional Chinese) "陰陽魚活炸上菜 「殘忍」". Apple Daily (Taiwan). July 9, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2009-11-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Deutsche Presse-Agentur (2007-07-08). "Taiwan restaurant blasted for serving "dead-and-alive fish"". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Eating A Deep Fried Fish That's Still Alive (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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