A controversial ‘half alive and half dead’ fish horror is banned in Taiwan

Although ‘half dead’ fish is banned in Taiwan, it has not completely disappeared. This dish is still served in a number of Chinese restaurants to this day.
The yin and yang fish also known as “ half dead fish “Created from a restaurant in Chiayi City, Taiwan in the early 2000s. This is definitely not a dish for the faint of heart.

Normally, people would use carp, the body is cooked covered with sauce, while the head is kept fresh, the eyes and mouth are still moving. Yin Yang Fish is the creative result of a Taiwanese chef. Yin Yang fish dish started appearing on news sites in China and Taiwan for quite some time, but it wasn’t until photos and videos of it went viral on social media that more people became known. This dish is the creative result of a Taiwanese chef. He developed a special cooking technique, causing the cooking speed to be so fast that the mouth and eyes of the raw head of the fish still twitch when served. Invite readers to watch the video “Smoked land – A strange dish of Vinh Phuc people”. Source: VTV3. It is known that the fish’s scales are carefully removed without injuring it. Then, the head is wrapped in a towel with ice cubes to keep its freshness, the body is dipped in an oil pan and fries quickly for 2 minutes. It is then carefully placed on a large plate, covered with a sweet and sour sauce and served to the guests. Although the chef said that the fish was actually completely dead, the eyes and head were still moving due to uncontrolled nerve spasms. However, the video of this dish still angered animal activists and part of the public. Finally, the dish. Although the yin-yang fish dish is banned in Taiwan, it has not completely disappeared. This dish is still served in some parts of China to this day. Some videos on Youtube show that when people stick chopsticks into their mouths, the gills of the fish are still in motion. In addition, some TikTok videos posted in March this year have views of more than 3 million, proving that this dish is still being served in some restaurants.