Three Fried Stuffed Treasures facts for kids

Three Fried Stuffed Treasures in a polystyrene foam box

Three Fried Stuffed Treasures Chinese: 煎釀三寶; Sidney Lau: zin¹ joeng⁶ saam¹ bou² is a traditional street food popular in Hong Kong, Macau and parts of Canton. The food is serviced in a set of three fried food stuffed with dace fish paste. Customers choose their set from different types of food, like bitter melon, eggplant, tofu, long chilli, fish balls and Chinese red sausage

Name

The name of Three Fried Stuffed Treasures originates from its presentation. Dace fish paste is stuffed into the bodies of vegetables and other foods. The items are as full as treasures and are sold in a set of three.

Taste

The Three Fried Stuffed Treasures tastes sour with fishy favour. Soy sauces or Worcestershire sauce is added in the Three Fried Stuffed Treasures. Chilli oil is also a condiment for a spicy taste. A good piece of Three Fried Stuffed Treasures should be rich in savouriness with a unique mouthfeel.

Recipe

Smash the meat of dace fish into meat paste. The dace fish meat is preserved mandarin peel, cilantro, green onions and seasonings like salts and white pepper powder. In some situations, a certain amount of flour is added to the paste for cost reduction. The vegetables are sliced and emptied into the center. Dace fish paste is stuffed into the foods. They are fried on an iron griddle. The product serves in polystyrene foam containers or skewers.