"Please Do Not Eat Me!"

"and another thing, that sauce really stings!"

but do not worry, it is not really a live fancy goldfish, all photographs MinminChang/Facebook,

theses really life like cute fish are actually fish-shaped dumplings,

they are the work of Taipei-based Minmin Chang,

filled with a mixture of minced pork, shrimp, water chestnut, garlic and cilantro, these realistic-looking dumplings are made by hand using simple tools like a straw, a chopstick, and a pair of scissors,

but first, the self-taught food artist prepares the dough, leaving it under a wet cloth for 10 minutes. She then flattens it with the blade of a large knife and applies food colouring, Minmin Chang’s original Facebook post had gotten almost 40,000 likes, over 8,000 comments, and is still being shared on various social networks,

as you can imagine, most people are in awe of Chang’s skills, and some are desperate to get a clear recipe, so they can replicate the treats themselves. Sadly, the automatic translation doesn’t reveal too much about the cute dumplings, but hopefully Minmin Chang, who apparently teaches watercolour painting and loves cooking in her spare time, will hopefully reveal the secret to her creations, either for free, or as part of a cooking class, in any event could you really eat such a cute looking fish?