Vegetable Dishes 35: Calabash and Cucumbers

First, stir-fry slices of grass carp, then add the calabash and braise everything together in soy-sauce. Prepare cucumbers in the same manner. 瓠子,黃瓜 將鯶魚切片先炒，加瓠子1，同醬汁煨。黃瓜2亦然。 Note: 1Huzi (瓠子) is the long calabash (Lagenaria siceraria var. Hispida) 2Huanggua (黃瓜), literally “yellow melon” is the common cucumber. The name comes from the colour of the mature cucumber fruit.

Fish 6: Fish Floss (魚鬆)

Steam black carp1 or grass carp2 until done and pull the meat off the bones. Fry the meat in a wok until golden brown, then add fine salt, green onion, Szechuan pepper, and soy-pickled ginger. When stored in a sealed jar during winter, this can keep for a whole month.3 魚鬆 用青魚、鯶魚蒸熟，將肉拆下，放油鍋中灼之，黃色，加鹽花、蔥、椒、瓜薑。冬日封瓶中，可以一月 Fish floss is …