Grilled fish swooshing over the Three Gorges Wanzhou fireworks call home

"The fish is happy, the fish is sad, born in the water, destroyed in the fire, it is a natural delicacy dish, sacrificing one's life to satisfy the beauty of the world

More than 100 years later, whenever night falls, in the streets and alleys of Wanzhou, Chongqing, grilled fish restaurants are still arousing the taste buds of passersby

"Wanzhou grilled fish is my life, especially the pickled pepper flavor.

According to legend, in the era of sailing, Wanzhou trackers used the boat as their home, cooked three meals a day on the boat, and fed their hunger with grilled river fish

"Marinated, grilled, fried, stewed, Wanzhou grilled fish pays attention to four-step fish preparation, and this cooking technique is self-contained

Put the baked fish in the iron plate, pour the "soul" sauce fried with butter, red oil, sugar, pepper, chili and other condiments, put on the celery, bean sprouts and other base dishes, after two Slowly simmer for a few minutes, and the sauce and soup pour into the fish from the outside and inside, and a Wanzhou grilled fish can be served on the table

According to the Wanzhou District Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, the Wanzhou grilled fish production technique has a history of more than 700 years

"Post-90s" Ran Jie's parents have been engaged in the grilled fish industry for more than 20 years.

"A few years ago, a Chinese American came to Wanzhou to ask me to learn how to grill fish, and I taught him free

Wanzhou is located in the northeastern part of Chongqing, in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area.

According to incomplete statistics from the Wanzhou District Commerce Commission, there are currently more than 13,000 stores named after Wanzhou Grilled Fish in China, and stores have also opened in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Singapore and other countries

(Liang Qinqing)