There are several fish stalls in Shekou Old Street, the western Guangdong flavor is represented by the recreational fish stall and the natural fish stall, and the Chaoshan flavor is represented by the Shekou Old Street Fish Stalls and the Daily Fresh Fish Stall. Shekou Old Street Fish Stalls are very popular in the surrounding area, mainly fish larvae, supplemented by Chaoshan-style stir-fried and Chaoshan soup pot, which is a Chaoshan cold with a richer category and more authentic taste in Shekou area.
Nine-belly fish is the signature dish of the fish stall in Shekou Old Street. Nine-belly fish is a kind of shallow sea fish with extremely soft flesh, soft body and tender bones, so it is also known as "tofu fish". In Shekou Old Street Fish Stall, the most classic method of nine belly fish is pepper and salt, nine belly fish to the spine and chop pieces, fried in the oil pan until golden brown, and then fry pepper and salt in another oil pot, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, dry and flavorful, the salinity is just right, dipped in Chaoshan sweet orange oil, sweet and greasy. Unfortunately, the body of the nine-belly fish used here is relatively thin, and the ratio of flour skin to fish meat is unbalanced after soaking and frying, and the taste is not full enough. In addition to the salt and pepper method, the nine-belly fish can also be paired with Chaoshan pickles to make soup, which is fresh and sweet, and the taste is soft and delicate.
Green vegetables and miscellaneous fish soup is also the specialty here, simply scoop up the miscellaneous fish and cook it into a pot, it seems to be chaotic but surprisingly harmonious, the soup is sweet and fresh, the fish is delicious, the green vegetables neutralize the fishy greasy of the miscellaneous fish, and absorb the freshness and sweetness of the fish soup, the taste is soft and mellow.
The raw pickles of the fish stalls in Laojie are also worth trying, pickled blood cockles, pickled shrimps, pickled shrimps, pickled crabs, etc., all of which are excellent wines. The raw pickles here are heavier, the marinades such as garlic cloves, chili peppers, coriander and celery are broken down and finely chopped, and the main ingredients such as shrimp and crab are marinated and soaked thoroughly. Pickled blood cockles have the highest click rate, they are not big but they are delicious, very salty and fresh, and the taste is heavy when eaten raw, so it is recommended to use them with wine or with porridge and rice staple food.
Most of the other stir-fried dishes can only be described as decent. There are many baked eggs in oysters, and oysters are scattered, and the cake is not crispy enough. The pan-fried dragon fish has a heavy flavor that overblows the umami of the fish. Puning fried tofu is mediocre, and the leek brine is bland and tasteless. Chaoshan soups such as Shabai bitter gourd soup, double pill soup, and green olive horn snail soup are acceptable, and the soup is fresh and sweet, and the saltiness is high. It should be noted that the fish stall in Shekou Old Street is also notorious for bullying customers, and the shortage of catties and shortages is not an exception.
It is also worth noting that many diners will confuse this fish stall in Shekou Old Street with the fish stall in Shekou two blocks away. The Kangle Fish Stalls are more famous than the Shekou Old Street Fish Stalls, and are known for their high cost performance, with only a fixed 13-course menu, but they often attract a large number of diners to visit. The recreational fish stall is a western Guangdong flavor and is not within the scope of this list, so it will not be introduced in depth.
Shekou's popular gourmet restaurants are often in an awkward position: for diners in Shekou, they are indeed "delicious"; But for diners as far away as Luohu and Futian, it seems unnecessary to travel thousands of miles to get here, and higher expectations are often exchanged for a larger sense of disparity - this is the case with the Kangle Fish stalls, and even more so with the Laojie Fish Stalls. All in all, in terms of taste and cost-effectiveness, the fish stall in Shekou Old Street is not impressive enough, and it should only be regarded as a decent trendy restaurant suitable for foraging nearby.
