Firefly Secret Grilled Fish (Houzaimen Street Store)
Sichuan cuisine · ⭐ 4.1
No. 25-1, Houzaimen Street (east of the ICBC branch across the street)
Dragon Mate tips
If you are traveling in China to visit Nanjing, this restaurant is worth a stop for great food. This restaurant is located at No. 25-1, Houzaimen Street (east of the ICBC branch across the street). It is a Sichuan cuisine place, and the flavors are spicy (numbing/spicy). Dragon Mate recommends you try: Potato Slices, Stir-fried Eggs with Hangzhou Chili, Grilled Treasure Fish.
If you cannot eat spicy food, use Dragon Mate to say “no spicy” before ordering, and tell the staff clearly.
If you do not eat pork, make sure to use Dragon Mate voice to clearly tell the staff “no pork” before ordering.
Restaurant guide
- City: Nanjing
- Category: Sichuan cuisine
- Rating: 4.1
- Address: No. 25-1, Houzaimen Street (east of the ICBC branch across the street)
- Popular dishes: Potato Slices, Stir-fried Eggs with Hangzhou Chili, Grilled Treasure Fish, Grilled Black Fish, Secret-Recipe Grilled Fish
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Dishes
Potato SlicesPotato slices are a simple home-style dish, with potatoes as the main ingredient. The method involves washing and peeling the potatoes, slicing them thinly, and then cooking them by stir-frying, frying, or baking. During cooking, garlic slices and chili peppers are often added to enhance flavor, and salt is used for seasoning at the end.
Stir-fried Eggs with Hangzhou ChiliScrambled eggs with Hangzhou peppers is a home-style dish primarily made with eggs and Hangzhou peppers. Beat the eggs and cook them separately. Cut the Hangzhou peppers into segments and stir-fry them together with the eggs, adding appropriate seasonings until the ingredients are fully cooked.
Grilled Treasure FishA dish made by marinating fresh treasure fish in a special sauce and grilling it over charcoal, resulting in tender, juicy meat with a slightly crispy skin.
Grilled Black FishA dish made by grilling black fish with vegetables, seasoned with spicy and aromatic spices.
Secret-Recipe Grilled FishSpicy grilled fish is made with fresh fish as the main ingredient, marinated and then roasted in a烤炉. Accompaniments include bean sprouts, potatoes, lotus root slices, and enoki mushrooms, seasoned with a secret sauce to make the fish meat crispy on the outside and tender inside, with rich aroma.
Garlic CauliflowerA Chinese home-style dish made with cauliflower and garlic, stir-fried for a fresh and fragrant taste.
Crab StickCrab stick is primarily made from fish paste, starch, egg white, and seasonings, formed by extrusion and then steamed or boiled. It has a slender cylindrical shape, with a white or slightly yellow color, soft and elastic texture, and a flavor that mimics crab meat.
Spicy Stir-Fried ClamsSpicy stir-fried clams is a dish featuring clams as the main ingredient, cooked quickly over high heat. After washing, clams are stir-fried with chili, ginger, and garlic to absorb the spicy flavor and aroma.
Sour Cabbage FishSuancai Yu is a dish primarily made with fish meat and pickled cabbage. The fish is sliced and paired with marinated pickled cabbage, along with seasonings such as ginger slices and garlic paste. After cooking, the fish becomes tender, the pickled cabbage offers a tangy aroma, and the broth becomes rich and flavorful.
Fish-Flavored Shredded PorkFish-Flavored Shredded Pork is a classic Chinese dish made with pork strips as the main ingredient, combined with vegetables such as wood ear mushrooms, carrots, and green peppers. The ingredients are first sliced into thin strips, then stir-fried, and finally tossed with a specially prepared fish-flavored sauce that gives it a distinctive aroma reminiscent of fish—though it contains no actual fish ingredients.