Lake-City Three-Fish Stew
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Lake-City Three-Fish Stew is a traditional Poyang dish made by pan-cooking several fish from Poyang Lake, including mandarin fish, catfish and yellow catfish. It was named one of Poyang's ten signature dishes in 2021.

## Overview

Lake-City Three-Fish Stew is a traditional Poyang dish. It was selected as one of the ten signature dishes of Poyang at the first "Tasting Raozhou" food competition in 2021[^pygov_food].

## Ingredients and preparation

Mandarin fish, catfish, yellow catfish and other fish from Poyang Lake are cooked together in one pan[^qq_food].

## Character

Poyang cooking preserves an old style described as "great broth needs no harmonizing": flavors are not heavily adjusted, and ingredients are often cooked together in one pot. The finished dish has a rich-colored broth and a deep, savory flavor with a spicy note[^qq_food].

Updated: 2026-10-31

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Sources:
- Ten signature dishes and ten signature snacks of Poyang announced https://www.poyang.gov.cn/pyxwgxljj/zhengwudongtai4aueux/202205/b2e89048a032461bb94ac03625af4aa3.shtml lists of the ten dishes and ten snacks and the judging rules
- The ten signature dishes and ten signature snacks of Poyang https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20231209A03W7200 ingredients, preparation and origins of each dish and snack