海南苗族特别喜爱吃酸食。这种酸食是传统习惯的形成，相传是由于他们世居深山峻岭之中，山高路遥，交通不便，很不容易吃上鱼肉类和蔬菜、也缺盐。所以，苗族为适应日常生活上的需要，便家家户户都设置酸坛，制作酸鱼、酸肉、酸菜及其他相关食物。酸鱼苗家制作酸鱼多用鲤鱼。 Hainan Miao particularly fond of eating sour food. This kind of acidic food is the formation of traditional habit. According to legend, it is because they are in the middle of the mountains and mountains, and they are not easily accessible to eat fish and vegetables or salt. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of daily life, Miao people set up sour jars for every household and produce sour fish, sour meat, sauerkraut and other related foods. Sour fish and more home-made sour fish with carp.