Reviewed: Yellow Croaker Crunches by Angela Chen
24 | SLAS TIMES
This dried fish snack is called“ Yu Ran Zi
De” Yellow Croakers, and it did not look as appealing as I expected it to be.
When I first looked at the bag, it was like looking at a bunch of dead fish corpses( I mean, the contents were dead fish anyway). The bag’ s design is a bit awkward, and it had this big transparent circle in front to display its contents. I decided that it was probably designed like this to scare away young children. Apparently, according to words on the back of the packet, it wasn’ t designed for young and old people anyway.
Yu Ran Zi De Yellow Croakers are definitely something I’ d recommend to people, especially fish-lovers. However, due to the hardness of the snack, I don’ t recommend eating too much each time.
When I ripped open the bag, the stench of seaweed, salt, and ocean came rushing into my nose immediately. It was just sort of … Stinky. It was that familiar seaside smell, the one that you’ d usually catch whenever you’ re close to the beach.
Taking my first bite, I immediately regretted it. It felt like I was biting and chewing rock. The fish was also saltier than I expected it to be, and, when I compared that to the dried fish I used to eat, it didn’ t have that sweet tinge. In the end, I stopped eating it because I got kinda thirsty. My teeth were sore and numb, too.
My sister having a hard time chewing the fish