Yin-yang fish, a Taiwanese dish consists of a deep-fried whole fish that is still alive after cooking. It is also popular in China.

A restaurant owner in Chiayi surnamed Wang has been heavily criticized after adding a dish from China's Sichuan Province known as yin-yang fish to the menu last month because of the cruelty in the ...

Extreme sushi: Stomach-churning moment Chinese diners enjoy a meal of LIVE fish Video shows a several people picking a number of live fish out a bowl They laugh as they place them in a sauce ...

But others argue not cooking the fish means diners could be consuming bacteria and toxins. And many believe the practice is simply cruel, and causes the fish a large amount of unnecessary suffering.