Eating in China
A fresh bighead carp head with its broad forehead, large mouth, eye and gill cover visible.

Bighead-carp head

鳙鱼头Yōngyú tóu

Head of bighead carp, locally pangtou yu.

Type
Fish and seafood

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

The head portion of the fish called pangtou yu, used in Fushun stew.

In the kitchen

Used in Fushun fish-head stew.

A bone-containing head cut rather than a boneless fillet.

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这道菜里有鳙鱼头吗?

Does this dish contain Bighead-carp head?

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