I. Introduction

Squirrel fish, also known as squirrel Mandarin fish or pine nut Mandarin fish, is a dish of fried fish in tomato sauce from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

With Mandarin fish as raw material, after boning, cutting flowers, fried, in a squirrel shape, and then poured sweet and sour sauce made. The dish is sweet and crisp. Now the Mandarin fish is also used in places outside Suzhou instead of Mandarin fish, called squirrel yellow fish.

II. Origin

Legends and allusions one

According to legend, the Qianlong emperor of the Qing Dynasty under the Jiangnan, had to eat in Suzhou Songhe floor restaurant, the chef with carp out of the bone, carved patterns on the fish, with seasoning slightly marinated, dragged on the yolk paste, into the hot oil pot tender fried mature, pour hot sweet and sour gravy, the shape of a mouse, crispy inside the tender, sweet and sour delicious, Qianlong Emperor after eating very satisfied. Later, the Suzhou government reported that Qianlong ate fish in Songhe Building, and this dish became famous in Suzhou.

Legends and allusions two

Qianlong Emperor a southern tour to Suzhou, secretly came out to the Songhe floor, to eat the table on the ingot fish (namely carp). The owner was helpless, in order to avoid the sin of killing the "god fish", he cooked the fish into a squirrel shape, on the one hand, and happened to be linked with the loose word in the shop sign. Qianlong was very satisfied after eating. Because the folk often to "carp jump dragon gate" to express auspicious festival, so later changed to Mandarin fish.

III.The production skills of squirrel fish

IV. Nutrition in squirrel fish Squirrel fish are not only delicious but also full of nutrition.

Fish is a type of high quality protein and is rich in vitamins and minerals, particularly unsaturated fatty acid that lowers cholesterol and prevents cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Moderate consumption of squirrel fish is beneficial for health. It is my belief that, through the introduction of the above content, you will have a deeper understanding of squirrel fish. As a traditional food, squirrel fish is not only delicious and full of nutrition but also a food deeply culturally symbolic. I wish that in the future, squirrel fish will be passed on continuously and be a shining pearl in Chinese food culture.