Anhui fish and mandarin fish are actually a kind of fish, but people in different regions have different names. Anhui fish is the name of Anhui, and mandarin fish is the name of Guangdong. In other parts of China, this fish is also called grass roots. Actually, they are all well-known grass carp.

Both mandarin fish and Anhui fish refer to grass carp, a common freshwater fish that inhabits rivers and lakes in plain areas. Generally, I prefer to live in the middle and lower layers of water and coastal areas with many aquatic plants. They are sexually active, swim fast and often feed in groups. They are typical herbivorous fish. Because of its rapid growth and wide source of feed, it is mostly cultivated artificially nowadays;

Crispy Anhui fish and crispy pomfret are actually the same, both grass carp, but the meat quality of fish has changed because of different feeding methods. This kind of fish is fed with broad bean ingredients, which makes the fish crisp, tough and firm. Cantonese people use "crisp" to describe it. Compared with common pomfret, it is similar in shape, but golden in color and more compact and delicious in taste.