Yangshuo is famous for beer fish – a local specialty that is cooked with lots of chillis, garlic, peppers and of course BEER! The fish is called Li River fish (another must-try if you go to Guilin) although I don’t know exactly what type of fish that is.
I went to a rather touristy place to sample this awesome dish so I can’t vouch for the authenticity of it. The view is great though and we were each given a RMB 50 coupon to dine on. I was the only person traveling alone in that Li River cruise tour and this girl Kiko who was there with her mom and dad was kind enough to wave me over to share their table.
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I left the ordering to them since I can’t read anything but I managed to order beer fish and beer to go along with it (it’s the perfect combo). It is obvious I didn’t do the ordering coz here you have tofu. REAL TOFU. As in the kind that comes without anything to somewhat mask the inherent tastelessness of tofu.
This is a vegetable dish cooked with chicken. It consists primarily of shoots and it’s not too bad but I’m not a huge fan of vegetables.
Now this is an interesting one – it’s a local fern gathered in Yangshuo by the locals. It tasted bitter but I found it quite interesting and ate quite a bit of this. I think the fact that it’s indigenous to Yangshuo made me go against my vegetable principals.
This is Kiko. She’s with an MNC and was based in Malaysia for a bit.
I always leave the best for the last so here I present to you the famous Yangshuo Beer Fish!
You can actually taste the malt and hops from the beer fish and it surprisingly adds a lot to the taste of the tender and succulent Li River fish. The gravy was so good I drizzled it over my rice, which apparently is not compliant with the etiquette of Chinese dining, along with my propensity for sticking my chopsticks into the rice bowl. 
I can’t remember how much the bill was but we had to top up about RMB 100 (about RM 50). I offered to pay since I was the only one who ordered beer (although Kiko and her dad drank it too) but they won’t have anything to do with that. I had to literally force my Yuan into the hands of the waitress, to the protests of the family and a lot of back and forth before I escorted the waitress away with my Yuan.
That’s Chinese culture for you. Heh! Anyway, the family is not from around here too – they’re visiting from Guangzhou and their family was kind enough to ask me to visit anytime and they’ll be my tour guide (and a place to stay). w00t! I’ll be going after my Melbourne trip. π
Dude, I was so excited for you at first because I thought you were hanging out with “the” Kiko from China ( as in Kiko Wu). Of course if that is the case, our friend Rocket will leave 15 comments π
ahhh i tot u gonna eat something live again T.T phew… nice food btW! π
fish and alcohol can nvr go wrong.
hey e, I won’t leave 15 comments thank you, I don’t have a clue who Kiko Wu is.
HB: melbourne? i thought perth
e: Heh! I don’t know who Kiko Wu is either! π
Vicky: Beer fish is the local specialty of Yangshuo – you have to try this, made using Li River fish (which is a specialty in Guilin). Very awesome stuff. π
chrisblitz: Heh! I’m going to agree with you on that. π
Guinness pork ribs is another classic over here.
rocket: I’m going to Melbourne first, before Perth and then China. π
Mate, that beer fish is just too tame. Have you tried fresh sashimi, as in the fish’s mouth is still gasping for air while you pick the flesh off the bones? Ummm….fresh.
When are you going to Melbourne? i’ll be there for couple of days. You have to teach me to be hip/cool or whatever you kids call it these days.
other than the fish, the fern intrigued me most!
Dude, KiKo Wu was a IT expert, carpenter and a porn star who walked down Main Street, buck naked in Taipei a few years ago.
Anyway, the fern sound interesting…I know you don’t speak Mandarin well, you prolly don’t know the Chinese botanical name for Fern (θ¨ι‘ζ€η©), but you could have asked ” Xio jieh, ching wen jer pan Fern se sher moh ?” like in “ε°ε§, θ«ειη€η³ζ―δ»ιΊΌ?” π
bloody hell you lot, the fern is just billing, you find it every where in Sarawak, don’t tell me you don’t have this in Sibu.
And who cares about Kiko Wu, really, she is not that pretty.
the local fern looks a lot like kangkong to me. dude, i admire your ability to easily get along with strangers and become friends in the process.
rocket: I’ve seen it and I plan to try it! =D
I’ll be Melbourne on Saturday, mostly catching up with friends though. π
KY: Yeah, I found it quite interesting too! π
e: Nice! I must have been in rehab then coz I’ve never heard of her.
Yup, it’s picked in Yangshou, and I did ask for the name – it’s saved in my cell phone in pin yin but that phone was nicked during an event two weeks ago. π
rocket: Haha! Bro, I am from Sarawak. That is NOT midin. Midin is crunchy and it looks totally different from this. This is midin:
http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/June2005/dad_bday_fern.jpg
I eat a lot of the stuff coz it’s one of the rare vegetables that I actually like and it’s available everywhere in Sibu. π
headsteadi: Hmm…it’s not kangkong either, I got the name but I lost it when I lost my phone. I saved it as a draft in my cell phone. π
Well, I go travelling with an open mind and to meet people and get to know their culture. That’s the best part about traveling alone instead of going for a tour. I’m not a big fan of tours. π
let me know if you ever swing by beijing
so how come you went to China all by yourself? go to cari ah moy ah? wife shopping has certainly come of age.
local celebrity: Sure thing bro! π
rocket: I wanted to travel alone so I won’t be bogged down my tours and such. π
Exploring the place with the locals is better.
it’s so damn scenic dunno whether to eat the food or to stare out the windoW!! so jealous u went!!
Interesting. I’ll put Guilin in my traveling plan next year.
ciki: Yeah, Yangshuo is a very scenic place – if you’re going there, suggest you rent a bike and cycle around, a lot of the domestic travellers within China do that. π
Simon Seow: It’s a fun place. Enjoy! π
Is it flooding Yangshuo? Are you getting around OK?
that’s quite expensive considering you have to top up another RM50. Anyways, that’s CHina, a place where foreigners like us always get slaughtered
Eiling: Oh dear, we get slaughtered in China?!?!? You will have to go with HB to look after him.
joh: Oh, Yangshuo is fine! No flooding, it’s just a photo taken in this place where you get to go rafting. π
eiling: Yeah, but it’s for 4 people with beer and it’s a tourist trap, so considering that we each had a RMB 50 coupon x 4 = RM 100, the meal costs about RM 150. Expensive, considering the dishes, but it’s Yangshuo – a tourist place for domestic and international travellers. π
rocket: Yup, this is definately a slaughterhouse. It’s a tourist trap that comes with the Li River cruise tour. π
Gosh Huai Bin. Just the IDEA of beer fish already making me stim, with the pictures and description I’m tempted to book flight tickets right now…
I am happy I found your blog, I can’t go to China this year because I have obligations at my university.
I remember this beer fish in Guilin, have you been to the Yangtze River, it is brilliant? On the 20 RMB note, the reverse is a scenic picture of the Yangtze River.
Liq, this ε€ι I love. I brought 3 bottles back with me.
I am happy I found your blog, I can’t go to China this year because I have obligations at my university.
I remember this beer fish in Guilin, have you been to the Yangtze River, it is brilliant? On the 20 RMB note, the reverse is a scenic picture of the Yangtze River.
Liq, this ε€ι I love. I brought 3 bottles back with me.
Wait, you’re not supposed to drizzle sauces onto the rice? But why?
Anyway, it’s considered to be rather rude to rebut and pay for the meal when the host wanna treat. And they feel compelled to. Haha … and never go Dutch in China …
Marcky: Yeah, it is very, very good stuff mate. Beer and fish. You can’t go wrong. π
Brock: Yeah, I went to the Yuen 20 point too! Guilin is a fun, and it’s a very scenic country. I love their spirits too. π
Thanks for reading!
J2Kfm: I don’t know, everyone looked at me weird when I did that.
Alas! I did not know Chinese customs. Okay, will keep that in mind! Thanks mate! π
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