Beer Fish Restaurant on West Street (Yangshuo, Guilin China)

West Street Eating Part II!

Rachel and I ventured back to West Street  to find the best BEER FISH and enjoy our last night in Yangshuo, China.  The street was twice as packed with locals and tourists alike than the previous evening. Restaurant hostesses outside literally pulled us to be seated as we simply walked by.   It was like being the perfect 10 girl at the bar with a bachelor party 5 feet away!

We ended up going on a locals recommendation to a particular restaurant famous for their beer fish ( Pigiu Yu in Mandarin).  Both of us were starving  (can’t imagine why???) and allowed our stomachs do the ordering.  First 2 cold píjiǔ (beer)  please, then we began to explore the menu.  I jumped for joy over the large selections, Rachel focused on the beer fish and duck.

I chose dishes that were random, Rachel stuck with what sounded normal (to her), we both agreed that we over ordered by 75%!  Trying a bit of everything of course!

Steamed Rice and Pork- in bamboo came out first.  This was perfect to have with the Harbin beer!  The rice was sticky and had a very mild undertone of sweetness, the pork was nice and spicy kick, perfect balance of flavors.  And besides poking it all out of the bamboo was the best part.

Wok Fried Duck- The flavor was ginger, garlic, and scallion packed.  Each piece was absolute punch of perfection.  The pieces were cut so small and had all the fragments of bone inside.  Using chopsticks became quite a challenge when navigating.  Neither of us could handle gnawing the bones for minimal meat then spitting them on the table (common in China), well at least not in the company of a Western woman

Fresh Bamboo Shoots- AMAZING!  The bamboo shoots were locally harvested and cooked in the wok with some secret spices.   They had a pink hue to them, just to show how fresh they really were.  Soft and silky texture, nothing like the shoots we see from Mr. Choy’s cans in the US.  AWESOME!

The Famous Beer Fish- By this I had eaten about 8 of the rice & pork pieces, nibbled on the duck, and had my fair share of the bamboo shoots, stomach on overload!  How could I not, when the beer fish arrived it was booming with strong aromatic aromas, fresh tomato, scallions, ginger, garlic and the deep layered beer sauce..  The fish was fantastic, fresh and perfectly cooked.  I would suggest eating some rice with the dish, unless you want the locals to look at you funny. We passed on the steamed rice because there was not room for another grain of carbs!

Yangshuo is a excellent destination for all travelers in search of Southern China’s best cuisine and beauty. Keep following as Beyond the Kitchen explores Beijing in the future!

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