Transforming Prawn into Carp: Taiwanese Food Art Ep12

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Food art marries fun with delicacies. Taiwanese Chef Chen Zong-sheng demonstrates his delightfully deceptive dish: Carp-Shaped Giant Fried Prawns. For the outer part of the carp-shaped dish, spring roll wrapper serves as the fish skin, watermelon seeds as fish scales, and soybeans as eyes. As for the inside, a giant prawn is layered with a chunk of milk toast then coated with luscious cuttlefish paste. As carp signifies fortune and prosperity in Taiwanese tradition, this exquisite dish is often served at weddings and celebrations.


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