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Originally Posted by aZooZa

Darren - I can only advise or recommend one thing, and it's always done very well there. Steam it. Japanese may say different, but I'm not into too much raw shit.

Never forget the Asian tenet: If it moves, it's edible.

I can recommend from principle some foods/fish to stay away from:

Shark fin
Dolphin
Whale
Japanese netted tuna
Abalone

Short list - needs adding to.

Add to that stay away from principle list is any dredged shellfish.

From a taste pov, take a wide berth from sea urchin (kina) & any sea slug, also shark meat, they p*ss through their body/skin. Barracuda imo is only fit for dogs.

[BREWSTERS]

Halibut is my favourite fish - fried with a simple butter sauce and a squeeze of lemon. Or turbot done the same way.

Had some stunning meals in China in the unlikliest places. 'Restaurants' in what look like condemned buildings with toilets reminiscent of that scene from Trainspotting but food to die for. How they cook it to retain the spicy heat yet you can still pick out the delicate flavours of the ingredients...I can't find the balance cooking at home, either not enough heat coming through or I kill the flavours with it.

[aZooZa]

Originally Posted by BREWSTERS

Halibut is my favourite fish - fried with a simple butter sauce and a squeeze of lemon. Or turbot done the same way.

Had some stunning meals in China in the unlikliest places. 'Restaurants' in what look like condemned buildings with toilets reminiscent of that scene from Trainspotting but food to die for. How they cook it to retain the spicy heat yet you can still pick out the delicate flavours of the ingredients...I can't find the balance cooking at home, either not enough heat coming through or I kill the flavours with it.

Halibut and turbot -- king of fish. I just got back from Beijing. They don't serve that. It's either a hind quarter of political prisoner, or a chance unidentfied netting - like our drops.

mmmmmmmmmmm

Just kidding. Anyway Ill be in Xiangtan/Changsha in May. On a promise. Good food included.