Edible
Commonly known as "flower crucian carp", that is, "osmanthus fish" mistakenly called by fishmongers and chefs. Mandarin fish can be found all year round, especially in March. Zhang's poem "Peach Blossom Flowing Water Fathers Mandarin Fish" and his poem "Ten Thousand Peach Blossoms and Half a Foot Fish" show the praise of ancient and modern literati for Mandarin Fish. Among spinless fish, Siniperca chuatsi is the most tender. The best way is to steam.
On weekdays, all the fish cooked in restaurants are generally mandarin fish, vinegar, braised pork, sauce and five willows. Slippery, tiled, rotten, scallion fish, Korean fish sticks, fried fish and other zero-cooked fish, like yellow croaker, are the most commonly used fish in Beijing.