The sea has given Fujian people, who love to work hard but will win, the best treats on their tongues - Dodou razor clams, Jiangkou oysters, Nanri abalone, headwater seaweed and other seasonal delicacies, which Fujian people have known since their ancestors. But when it comes to the "freshness" that has penetrated into the lives of Fujian people, it must be the yellow croaker from Ningde, Fujian.

Putian restaurant in a few years ago to create a "hundred seconds of yellowtail", with carefully selected Ningde yellowtail, not only conquered the non-fish-loving Lin Qingxia, personally for Putian inscription "Putian delicious", more in Putian everywhere, the original taste of freshness to conquer diners around the Putian restaurants have become almost every table must order the treasure of the town!

In March this year, the Putian Yellowtail Festival returned with great success, in addition to the continuation of a number of Putian classics, there are new flavors added, such as "fresh spicy chopped yellowtail", "yellowtail drizzled with soya sauce", etc., the makeup is always appropriate. Taste the yellowtail festival dishes, remember to order half-price Fujian old wine, fresh fish with wine aroma, isn't it great?

Less than 24 hours, the dazzling golden color of the fish can be delivered to everywhere Putian from Ningde.

Ningde City, located in the eastern coast of Fujian Province, has a world-class natural deep-water harbor, and the farmed yellow croaker grows up eating fresh small fish and shrimp, which is naturally extraordinarily delicious. Ningde yellow croaker has been selected as "China's Protected Geographical Indication Product", which gives the city the name of "Yellow Croaker Township".

Yellow croaker is born with "earthy gold", because its body contains a yellow pigment, encountering strong light or ultraviolet radiation will be broken down, so yellow croaker fishing must be in the dark late at night, in order to retain its unique dazzling golden yellow fish.

The yellow croaker out of the water is particularly sensitive, just like ripe fruit, and needs extra care in handling. In order to lock the freshness of the yellow croaker at the moment it comes out of the water, the whole preservation process should be fast and sharp, weighing, chilling and sealing the box in one go, and the ice sealing needs to ensure that the ice coat covers the fish body 360°   to make it fresher. Boxed yellow croaker will be transported overnight cold chain, shipped to various cities of Putian restaurants, the whole process does not exceed 24 hours, which is the secret of the freshness of "Putian yellow croaker".

It takes only 100 seconds to steam a fish. Nothing but green onions,ginger, Fujian old wine, and Puning bean paste.

"Hundred Seconds Yellowtail" has always been the best spokesman for "Original Fujian Cuisine" - good ingredients, speak for themselves. Only the freshest yellowtail can withstand the test of 100 seconds of freshness, thus presenting the white garlic flesh with a fresh and tender taste.

The custom of "steamed fish" needs to be steamed in a pot for 6-8 minutes, while the "100-second yellowtail" led by Uncle Fang, the founder of Putian, breaks the iron rule and takes only 100 seconds to produce perfectly. This is a very high requirement for the selection of materials, only 180-200 grams of fresh yellow croaker, seasoning only onion, ginger, Fujian old wine and Puning bean paste, without too much flavor intervention, through the heat of the casserole will be steamed yellow croaker, with the most original method to highlight the original flavor of yellow croaker.

Not only is the cooking precise to the second, diners also have to eat fish in seconds. When the 100-second yellowtail is served hot, gourmets who know how to eat will immediately put down the chores at hand, immediately pick off a piece of fish, and then serve a little fish soup, and put it into the mouth while it's hot - the fish is tender, the fish soup is fresh, and this moment is a match made in heaven.

Homemade Sauce － Handmade Fresh Sauce with Fresh Fish

3-week Fermented Chopped Pepper Sauce － the Bail Sauce Fried by a Dozen Spices

If the "hundred seconds of yellowtail" is recognized as a goddess, then this year's yellowtail festival two new dishes is a young man, full of enthusiasm to break into the world! "Fresh and spicy chopped yellowtail" for heavy diners, good chopped pepper is not a spicy, not to mention salty and cover up the fish fresh, but through the appropriate "spicy", the human taste buds nerve all awakened, so that the freshness of yellowtail more prominent. After trying a variety of pepper sauce on the market, Putian R & D team always felt slightly inadequate, and decided to develop a purely handmade, the most suitable for Putian yellow croaker pepper sauce.

Putian's chopped pepper sauce uses bright red, slightly spicy and aromatic erjiao chili peppers, and the salt needs to be sun-dried Fujian sea tribute salt, which is both healthy and brings natural freshness. The finished chopped peppers need to be sealed in jars and placed in a room with a constant temperature of 24°C for 3 weeks for natural fermentation to allow the full flavor of the peppers to be released. "As soon as the fish is served, the fresh and spicy peppers penetrate into the tender fish meat, making the fish very appetizing.

Another dish, "Yellow Croake with Nutella", brings a different Southeast Asian flavor, using a traditional Singaporean recipe, hand-fried with more than a dozen spices and a little tomato juice, shrimp paste and soy sauce to give the yellow croaker a unique flavor of sweet, spicy, sour and salty.

Other dishes recommended for the Yellow Croake Festival as below,

• Salty and Crispy Yellow Croake The fish skin is crispy and salty, and the unique garlic flesh of the yellowtail remains fresh and tender, making it a first-class side dish to accompany wine.
• Soft Fried Yellow Croake Unlike ordinary fried fish, the fish is fried first and then simmered in a secre sauce, making the fish sweet and flavorful.
• Yellow Croake soup in casserole The  sautéed  yellowtail  is  stewed  over  a  fierce  fire  to  produce  a  creamy  stew before the fish stock is considered good.
• Yellow Croake Slip Putian's unique choking practice, wrapped in pure groundnut flour, maintains the tender texture of the fish, with fresh vegetables more appetizing.
• Fried Kale with Salted Fish The salted diced fish made from yellowtail has become the best new standard for kale, and the fish oil gives kale a different kind of freshness.

[All Images via Putian Restaurant]