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Fish use their gills to breathe, so there is a lot of dirt hidden in the gills, and the smell of the gills is very strong. All the gills from the heads of the fish we will buy must be removed. 02

After removing the gills, soak the fish head in water. Tea, vinegar, pepper, salt and other substances can be added to the water to help remove the smell. Just choose something to add to the water. 03

If you don’t want to soak it in water, you can also pickle it. Usually we use cooking wine or salt to marinate the fish head, which only takes about 15 minutes. 04

You have to fry the fish head before making the soup. The fried fish head tastes better, and the soup will appear milky white. 05

When making soup, don’t rush to add ginger. Because the protein from the initial cooking of the fish head will hinder the smell-removing effect of ginger. So we waited until the soup turned white before adding the ginger slices.