Sichuan shuizhu yu
China · East Asia
- Short description
- Tender fish is poached, covered with aromatics and chiles, then finished with hot oil that blooms the spices.
- Ingredients
- Fish fillets, dried chiles, numbing peppercorns, chile bean paste, sprouts, greens, garlic, ginger, and hot oil.
- Cultural note
- The dish is prized for the mala balance: heat, fragrance, and tingling spice surrounding delicate fish slices.
- Common misconception
- Despite the translated name, the final bowl is not plain boiled fish; it is richly seasoned with chile oil and aromatics.
image credit
- creator:
- 我乃野云鹤
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- modified:
- Cropped and resized for Gochizu.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.