1. The taste and texture of the two dishes are different. Boiled fish is more fragrant, and its main taste is numbing and spicy. Pickled fish is not so much spicy as it is sour, spicy and refreshing.

2. The two dishes use different ingredients. The main ingredient is fish, and the usual side dishes for boiled fish are bean sprouts or cabbage. The pickled fish has added pickled cabbage.

3. The two dishes are cooked differently. Boiled fish actually does not use water, but uses oil in the entire pot. The pickled fish is stewed with pickled cabbage and fish.