The fish dishes of Hengxian have a good reputation for its varieties, colorful enrichments, and special flavors. With a long history, the Hengxianese like to eat fish both in raw and cooked dishes. When cooking fish, the methods of steaming, roasting, stewing, stir-frying, braising, deep-frying, grilling, heating, sautéing, simmering, scalding and brewing can all be used to make the delicious and tasty fish dishes in special local flavors. Nevertheless, the most distinguished dishes of Hengxian Fish use raw fish with a unique taste and a centuries-long history. Since the fish that grow in Hengxian are so fleshy and tender, the dressing and the mixed ingredients for used in preparing the raw fish are so various, and the preparation is so skillfully done that the tasty and refreshing raw-fish dishes in Hengxian are often the featured course to serve guests on special occasions. |