Fried fish batter and kitchen tongs are not friends ... The fork will only make small, fork-sized holes in the fish, which will get covered up when the batter cooks and expands in the hot oil.

Fried fish with corn sauce is a common dish in Cantonese restaurants. At the inexpensive places, you’ll get fried frozen fillets with a cloying, too-thick creamed corn sauce straight out of a can.