Whole Fish in Crispy Batter

Whole Fish in Crispy Batter

　　Whole Fish in Crispy Batter is made with a large carp, and its highlight lies in the knife skills. When served on a plate, one dish can take up a third of the table surface—delicious and atmospheric. From the perspective of traditional cuisine, Shijiazhuang is too young, so young that it lacks its own distinctive features. The so-called Shijiazhuang cuisine is actually an amalgamation of characteristics from Beijing, Shandong, and other regional cooking styles, further innovated upon. One local dish, Whole Fish in Crispy Batter, quite reflects the “open-mindedness” of the people of Shijiazhuang.