Smelly Mandarin Fish is a specialty of Huizhou, Anhui Province.

Stinky Gui Fish, also known as Stinky Mandarin Fish, is a traditional dish from Huizhou, Anhui Province, and is one of the representatives of Huizhou cuisine. The stench of stinky gui fish is not an odor emitted by the dish going bad, but the unique flavor of this dish. Shexian and Jixi in Huizhou are one of the best places to make this dish, and Jixi has introduced new ways of cooking stinky gui fish, such as dry pot stinky gui fish, hamburger stinky gui fish, saucy stinky gui fish, cellar-scented gui fish, and many other cooking methods.

To make stinky gui fish, fresh live gui fish should be used for dipping. When drowning the stinky gui fish, a big stone must be pressed on top, so that the skin and meat of the gui fish will be tighter. When cooking stinky gui fish, make sure not to put salt, because gui fish itself is salty enough.

Guillow fish selection method

1, when buying guillow fish can look at the eyes of the fish, high-quality guillow fish eyeballs protruding, cornea transparent, the shape of the fish is clarified and bright, full of God, and the activities are also more flexible so that the fish can be seen at a glance.

2, selection of guppies can look at the gills of guppies, usually good guppies gills color bright red, gills clear, scales remain intact glossy, not easy to fall off, and neatly adhering to the body.

3, fresh guppy fish mouth closed and easy to break open, abdomen normal not swell, with a light hand pressure on the fish belly, its cloaca hole will not see a sticky dirt spill out, and the mouth is also dry and clean.