A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
An elongated, scaleless fish with grayish skin and pale flesh; the illustration shows cleaned fillets.
In the kitchen
The flesh can be made into fish paste for Chaoshan fish-dumpling wrappers, or cooked and dried in other preparations.
Fresh flesh and salted or dried eel are different ingredients. Fish paste and finished dishes may contain starch and other seasonings; check the specific preparation.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有海鳗吗？
Does this dish contain Pike conger (sea eel)?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
