Shiyuan Live Fish Restaurant Introduction
Recommended dishes: Jade fish rolls, ginger fish bubbles, ginger large intestine, grass carp, pineapple shrimp balls. Located on Longtan Cultural Road's Live Fish Street, "Shiyuan Live Fish" boasts an eye-catching red Chinese palace-style exterior. The founder, Chen Huiching, is a key figure in the Shimen live fish industry. In the 1970s, Shimen Reservoir became a popular tourist destination, and at the age of 48, Chen Huiching decisively entered the live fish industry. The name "Shiyuan" comes from the Shiyuan dormitory of the Academia Sinica; Chen Huiching, attracted by its beautiful environment, named the restaurant after it. To stand firm and thrive, Chen Huiching believes that "innovation" is one of the necessary conditions. Based on the "three ways to enjoy live fish," he continuously developed new methods, leading to a trend of various ways to eat live fish, with over 170 types now available. To enhance order efficiency, he tailored a POS system in 1990 to shorten order time and improve accuracy. At that time, Chen Huiching also purchased a parking lot larger than the store, which raised eyebrows, but today, amid a shortage of parking spaces, everyone understands his foresight. The signature dish of Shiyuan Live Fish is "Old Dad's Fish," a recipe created by the founder for his daughter, which finely chops authentic Hakka pickled vegetables and simmers the fish slowly for a long time, giving it a sweet, salty, and sour flavor. The ginger fish bubble evolved from the ginger large intestine...