D'onts when eating fish in China

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In a feast or banquet, what a visitor is not advised to try is the deboning of a fish when its top half has been eaten, without turning it over. The careful separation of the fish skeleton from the lower half of the flesh will usually be performed by the host or a waiter.

The reason why a fish will never be turned over is a traditional superstition, and a tribute to South China's fishing families - bad luck would ensue and a fishing boat would capsize if the fish were up-ended.