Tan Yu is without a doubt one of the best places for Chong Qing grilled fish. I am a huge fan of the green sichuan peppercorn fish and have not found a reason to try their other offerings until now…

Unfortunately, today is the day I messed up. The soy sauce fish settled once and for all that sometimes, a dish can taste worse than the sum of its parts. The sauce tasted like a braised pork belly dish; the fish was grilled to perfection; the vegetable is crisp and sweet. Yet, when eaten together, there was a taste dissonance that I could not wrap my head around.

Reminder to self – stick to the classic in the future.