milkfish congee
{{short description|Taiwanese congee}}
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| region = Tainan
| national_cuisine = Taiwan
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| main_ingredient = milkfish, rice
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Milkfish congee ({{zh|t=虱目魚肚粥|p=Shīmùyúdù zhōu}}) is a Taiwanese breakfast dish consisting of a congee with milkfish belly.{{cite news|author-link=Clarissa Wei |last1=Wei |first1=Clarissa |title=19 great dishes in Tainan, Taiwan's capital of food|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tainan-street-food/index.html |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher=CNN Travel |date= 26 February 2012}} The dish is typically served with pepper and chopped spring onions and is often eaten at breakfast. Originating from Tainan, the dish is considered one of the national dishes of Taiwan.{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Maggie |title=40 of the best Taiwanese foods and drinks|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/40-taiwan-food/index.html |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher=CNN Travel |date=27 July 2015}} Recently, the dish is starting to gain popularity in the United States.{{cite news |author=Huang Tzu-ti |title=Premium milkfish from southern Taiwan reaches US market |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4320316 |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher= Taiwan News | date=20 October 2021}}{{cite news |title=The Liberty Times Editorial: Taiwan's cuisine hits world stage |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2022/09/10/2003785064 |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher= Taipei Times | date=10 September 2022}}
Culinary method
Usually, milkfish bone is used to boil the broth, which is then used as a base for the congee. The congee soup is seasoned with pepper and chopped spring onions. One difficulty in preparing this dish is that milkfish has many tiny bones, making it hard to eat. Thus, milkfish farmers in southern Taiwan usually send them to processing plants to pick out the fish bones first, so the dish is also known as boneless milkfish belly congee.{{cite news |title=Visitors to Taiwan invited to sample island's milkfish|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3762925 |accessdate=27 September 2022 |publisher= Taiwan News | date=14 August 2019}}
See also
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