How to make soup with dried fish: hot topics and practical guides on the Internet in the past 10 days
Recently, food topics have continued to heat up on major social platforms, especially traditional soup stew techniques. Combining hot search data from the entire Internet in the past 10 days, we have compiled practical methods and hot discussion points about dried fish stew to help you easily master the essence of making this classic soup.
1. Top 5 popular soup topics in the past 10 days

| Ranking | Topic keywords | Search volume (10,000) | Platform popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn and winter health soup | 285 | Douyin/Xiaohongshu |
| 2 | How to make dried seafood | 176 | Baidu/Weibo |
| 3 | Techniques for removing fishy smell | 142 | Kitchen APP |
| 4 | Stock alternatives | 98 | Zhihu |
| 5 | Medicinal food combination | 87 | WeChat public account |
2. Core steps of dry fish stew
1. Material selection and processing
• Prefer thick meat dried salted fish or eel
• Need to be soaked in cold water 2 hours in advance (hot search suggestion: add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to speed up softening)
• Remove fish scales and abdominal black membrane (recent popular fishy removal technique on Douyin)
2. Necessary accessories
| Material type | Recommended ingredients | function |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetables | White radish/winter melon | Neutralize salty and fresh food |
| Spices | Old ginger/tangerine peel | Remove fishy smell and increase aroma |
| Nourishing | Wolfberry/yam | Improve nutrition |
3. Stewing process
•Pot under cold water: Recent measurements by food bloggers have shown that the taste is 40% better than cooking with hot water.
•Fire control: Boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours (hot topic on Weibo)
•Seasoning timing: Add salt 10 minutes before serving (to avoid premature coagulation of protein)
3. Three innovative practices that are hotly discussed on the Internet
1. Milk soup version (a popular version of Xiaohongshu)
Adding fried fish bones and milk makes the soup milky white. Notes have increased by 120% in the past 7 days.
2. Hot and sour modification (Douyin Challenge)
Paired with pickled peppers and tomatoes, it is suitable for young people's tastes. The related video has been viewed more than 8 million times.
3. Medicinal food combination (recommended by the health account)
With the addition of medicinal materials such as astragalus and angelica, searches for "dried fish medicinal soup" increased by 65% week-on-week.
4. Solutions to common problems
| question | solution | Source platform |
|---|---|---|
| The soup tastes bitter | Add cooking wine/lemon slices when blanching | Zhihu high praise answer |
| Fish meat falling apart | Wrap fish in gauze and stew | Kitchen TOP1 recipes |
| Saltiness exceeds standard | Add potato cubes to absorb the salt | Weibo life tips |
5. Nutritionist’s advice (from recent health searches)
• Consume no more than 2 times per week (high sodium content)
• Pair with high-potassium vegetables (such as spinach, celery) to balance electrolytes
• Gout patients are advised to remove fish skin and internal organs before stewing
Master these latest techniques and you can easily stew the delicious fish soup that is popular all over the Internet. Remember to adjust the proportion of ingredients according to your personal taste. You are welcome to try it and share your experience on the topic #干鱼 stew challenge # on Xiaohongshudai!
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