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Well-known dish in Jiangsu cuisine For the taxon of fish known as squirrelfish, see Holocentrinae.

A dish of squirrel fish served in Suzhou

Squirrel shape fried fish (Chinese: 松鼠鱖魚; pinyin: sōngshǔ guìyú) is a well-known dish in Jiangsu cuisine, originally from Suzhou. It is prepared by deboning and carving a mandarin fish into an ornamental shape similar to a squirrel, and then deep-frying it in batter before dousing it in sweet and sour sauce.

See also

West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy (西湖醋鱼), a similarly famous fish dish from Hangzhou

References

Ding, Xiaoling (2014-04-29). "苏州：松鼠桂鱼". 中国网 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-07.