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Animal lovers have slammed a Taiwanese chef for serving a gourmet dish that included a deep-fried fish with its head still twitching.
The chef serves the carp with its body deep-fried and covered with sweet and sour sauce, the United Daily News said. "When eaters pick the fresh meat with their chopsticks, they can watch the fish's stirring mouth," the report said.
The chef in the southern city of Chiayi said the dish - called "yin yang fish" - is popular in China, where chefs use it to show customers how fresh the food is.
Officials in Chiayi promised to persuade him to drop the dish from his menu, the report said.
