Shiyuan Live Fish Restaurant Introduction
Recommended dishes: Jade Fresh Fish Roll, Ginger Shredded Fish Soup, Ginger Shredded Pork Intestine, Grass Carp, Pineapple Shrimp Balls. Located on Longtan Cultural Road, the Live Fish Street boasts the eye-catching red Chinese palace-style exterior of "Shiyuan Live Fish." The founder, Chen Huiqing, is a key figure in the Shimen live fish industry. In the 1970s, the Shimen Reservoir became a popular tourist attraction, and 48-year-old Chen Huiqing decisively entered the live fish industry. The name Shiyuan originates from the Shiyuan Dormitory of the Academia Sinica; Chen Huiqing found the environment beautiful and named the restaurant after it. Emphasizing breakthroughs and continuous innovation, Chen Huiqing believes that "innovation" is one of the necessary conditions for a business to stand strong. Building on the three ways to eat live fish, he has continuously developed over 170 methods of preparing live fish, creating a trend for consuming live fish. To improve ordering efficiency, he tailored a POS system in 1990 to shorten ordering time and increase accuracy. At that time, Chen Huiqing also purchased a parking lot larger than the restaurant, which raised questions from many, but today people realize his foresight amidst parking shortages. The signature dish at Shiyuan Live Fish is the Old Dad's Fish, a recipe the founder made for his daughter, incorporating authentic Hakka pickled vegetables finely chopped and simmering the fish over low heat for a long time to achieve a sweet, salty, and sour flavor. The Ginger Shredded Fish Soup evolved from the Ginger Shredded Pork Intestine...
