Fresh Cuisine Raises Stink
Taipei: Animal lovers have slammed a Taiwanese chef for serving a gourmet dish that included a deep fried fish with its head still twitching , reports said yesterday. The chef serves the carp with its body deep-fried and covered with sweet and sour sauce. the United Daily News said. Animal lovers have criticized the practice, saying deep frying the fish while still alive puts it through extreme pain. The chef in the city of Chiayi said the dish, called "yin yang fish." is popular in China, where chefs use it to show customers how fresh the food is. --AP