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Fermented mandarin fish
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Zheng Zhou
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臭鳜鱼

臭鱖魚
chòuguìyú
Also on menus as 红烧臭鳜鱼, 臭桂鱼, 徽州臭鳜鱼
noun Mild

Measure Word

一条臭鳜鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 stinky mandarin fish

About the dish

徽菜 Anhui · 热菜 Hot dish

A whole mandarin fish salted and left to ferment for about a week, then fried and braised in soy sauce, often with pork and a little chili. It smells strong, but the flesh is firm and savoury and comes off in large flakes.

Usually contains fish

Examples

HSK 5
臭鳜鱼闻着臭，吃着香。
Chòuguìyú wén zhe chòu, chī zhe xiāng.
Stinky mandarin fish smells bad but tastes good.
HSK 6
在黄山，我们点了一条臭鳜鱼，四个人吃正好。
Zài Huángshān, wǒmen diǎn le yì tiáo chòuguìyú, sì ge rén chī zhènghǎo.
In Huangshan we ordered a stinky mandarin fish, just right for four people.

Tips

culture
The fish is packed in salt for about a week until it smells strong. The fermenting firms up the flesh, so it splits into large, clean flakes.

Stroke Order

臭 chòu
鳜 guì
鱼 yú