I was listening to the Good Food podcast today and one of the critics was talking about a restaurant in LA’s Chinatown. He was going on and on about their steamed fish head. When I was in China I ate a lot of steamed fish head cooked just like he was describing. The head is gigantic and covered in fresh red chiles and garlic and oil. The best heads were some of the best food I had in China. While steamed fish head is nothing new in China, it is suddenly extremely popular. I was told by numerous Chinese folks that the fish head dish had exploded in the past year. Every restaurant does it and everyone orders it when there’s a large group. I find it fascinating that a food trend from China can reach across the Pacific. How amazing is this world-wide culture?
