Yin Yang fish

Yin yang fish is a Taiwanese dish, originating in Chiayi, in which a whole fish, typically a carp, is fried while its head is packed in ice to keep it cooler than the rest of the body during cooking. After frying, the fish is covered in sauce and served on a plate, and the head can continue to twitch from residual nerve activity even though the body has already been cooked. The dish is also known by names that translate to dead-and-alive fish. In 2007 a Taiwanese restaurant serving of the dish sparked public controversy over animal cruelty, and Taiwanese officials subsequently had it removed from menus and banned. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/