Chili-fried small fish is one of the most popular home-cooked dishes in Pizhou. Whenever the sons and daughters of Pizhou who are away from home all year round return to their hometown, their families will fry a plate of chili-fried small fish that is full of color, aroma and flavor for them to enjoy. A real treat.

As the name suggests, the main ingredients for stir-fried small fish with chili are chili peppers and small fish. Green chili peppers are the best, and some chefs occasionally add some dried red chili shreds. This can increase the spiciness, and visually overcome the shortcoming of too monotonous color!

The small fish is dried fish, and Pizhou people are accustomed to calling it dry-roasted (four-toned) fish. Most of these fish are wild fish, especially the Yihe fish. They are caught when they are less than three or four centimeters long. Some are dried in a pot or on a griddle, and some are dried in the sun. According to old people, The roasted dried fish is even better in taste!

Chili-fried small fish and pancakes are a perfect match. If there is only vegetables but no pancakes during the meal, Pizhou people will be very disappointed. Let me say: It would be great if there were pancakes!

In recent years, fried small fish with chili peppers have gradually moved from families to hotels. The habit of Pizhou people is to eat after they have had enough wine. The meal is basically Pancakes, and the dish that goes with the rice is most likely small fish fried with chili peppers. The chili pepper stimulates the appetite of diners, and as the locals say, it is "served with rice"!