Taste of a City
we are here at Panyu. it is a little remote here
I am waiting for Anli who will take us to have freshwater seafood
it is over there
we are not allowed to park here unless we eat here
they may deal with it differently if see the camera
with the smiling face and be so friendly
the restaurant is called Pin Wei He Xian. go check it
it is the only building left here
they are wild
get it in Huangsha
kill and fry it in hot oil. it is really good
it is toxic when alive
it attacks with its poisonous fins or spines
some interns got cut and fainted right away
they didn't die
we got them to the hospital then
the river clams are big. they can be found in Heyuan, Wanlv Lake
they are cheap and not good
river clams are not suggested
where did you get the river clams? Wanlv Lake
I am right about it
this is bartail flathead. its name has told you what benefits it has
are they all river seafood? no
I finally found the scale here
it is accurate. the same as what I weighed this morning
chec k the scale
the blood rice eel are not common -- too expensive
the price is reasonable now. it was 490 yuan for 500g at most
they are affordable now
are they overpriced here?
yeah. you can have them in Chaoshan
blood rice eel is overpriced here
do you have jiyu(coilia mystus)? yeah
how do you tell whether it is good? the fish scale should be shiny and no injuries on the body
it looks slim. you don't wanna a fish with a big belly like me
the Japanese eel is farmed but not wild. because they are too big
have jiyu in July, August and September in Shunde or Zhongshan
stir-fry it with peppers, ginger and spring onions
what did you say? -- they will charge you more if seeing your expensive car
after a short conversation, they will find you know the market well
the second is Cailan. he is a gourmet
it will give me gout
this is wild jiyu(coilia mystus). I can tell it by the fat
is it cooked nicely ?
we don't judge it by the fin
if the steamer in the kitchen is powerful enough and tightly sealed
fish skin will break and fall off the bone
it is good this way. check it inside
we can see the golden fat inside and that is why it is expensive
and fish roe is also important
only rich people could afford it in the past
try the fish fat
it is good. dried tangerine peel, ginger and garlic are not needed here
they will cover the original flavor of fish. put down the camera and try it
it won't be good when cold -- try it now
you need to wipe the mouth -- much fat
this is really good
these Huangsha basket clams are so good. each is meaty
if you don't find sand when eating the first three, you can have the whole plate
good basket clams don't have sand in them
and garlic is used generously here. garlic really works with basket clams
when having caoxia(freshwater prawns), suck the roe in the head
this is the best part of it. shell it, squeeze it from the tail and you will get the whole meat
it is fragrant and sweet
I never try Pengqi (a kind of crab) butter
because I worry I will find all o ther foods flavorless compared to it
do you steam Pengqi butter with eggs? no -- pure butter
that is right. it is authentic and pure crab butter
5kg crabs can produce less than 500g butter
not much butter in the crabs. you need to take it out with the toothpicks
I didn't plan to have rice originally
can you still see rice? no -- that is good. dig in now
it looks so good
it is incredibly umami. it tastes like the hairy crab
so umami. try something else that is equally umami
this is the roe of the prawns
marinaded and fermented with salt and liquor
it smells fragrant like shrimp paste
but it is all roe
it is steamed with pork belly. it is definitely irresistible
can I finish this first?
this is amazing
why did you have them together? it is more umami to have crab and prawn together
I know why you said it was a little fishy
it is too umami and many people can't take it
but the flavor can be balanced when cooked with some meat
have rice, pork and this together. you will know it
how many bo wls have you had? this is the third bowl
he is right about it. it is the best way to have it
Pengqi(a kind of crabs) grows fast under the tree shade
it is found most in Nansha Wetland Park
why is the number of it decreasing?
because the urbanization is fast there. most wetlands has been developed
I could find many in the field when I was a kid
it is all high buildings here now
and cooks who know how to cook it are old now and young people don' t carry it down
we are losing these traditional foods now
it is good to have the rural food in the city
you don't have to drive a long distance to Nansha to have it
you can find it in Panyu University Town. I really like crab butter paste
you also like it since you ate much -- right, it is so good
the prawn roe steamed with pork is handmade
it is hard to get elsewhere. I will return for it
food is also affordable here. the meal for 3 people including 5 dishes cost more than 400yuan
see you next time. byebye
suggestion
get all the dishes we got toda y and you won't be overcharged