West Lake vinegar fish is a traditional dish in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, which is a Zhejiang cuisine.
West Lake vinegar fish is also known as "Uncle Chuanzhen" and "Song Sister-in-law Fish". The name comes from an allusion:
Legend has it that during the Southern Song Dynasty, there were two Brothers of Song Shi, who were quite learned, lived in seclusion in the rivers and lakes, and lived by fishing. There was a local bully, named Zhao Daguanren, who wanted to occupy Song's sister-in-law, so he plotted to kill Brother Song. In order to avenge his brother and uncle and sister-in-law, Song Brother went to yamen to complain about injustice, but to no avail. After returning home, the sister-in-law only let her brother flee away from home, specially used sugar and vinegar to cook a bowl of fish, and said to her brother: "This dish has sour and sweet, I hope you have a day to emerge, don't forget today's bitterness" Later, Brother Song went out, resisted Jin Weiguo, and made meritorious contributions to punish the villain. Once out to a banquet, the banquet learned of this dish, after inquiry to know that the sister-in-law's hidden name buried here as a kitchen worker, thus the reunion began.
In this story, the uncle and sister-in-law are indomitable and brave, insist on defending justice, and it is worth learning.
The main vinegar fish in The West Lake is cooked with grass carp and other ingredients, the color is bright red, the meat is tender, sweet and sour, the taste is soft and tender, with a crab flavor. This dish is not only delicious, but also has a high edible effect: West Lake vinegar fish chooses grass carp as the main ingredient; grass carp is sweet, warm, non-toxic, into the liver, stomach meridian; it has the effect of warming the stomach and neutralizing, calming the liver and yang, dispelling wind, curing paralysis, truncated malaria, and benefiting the intestines and eyesight; the main treatment of fatigue, wind deficiency headache, liver yang hyperactivity, hypertension, headache, long malaria. If you have a chance, you can try it.