'wild taste') is a Southern Chinese term that describes various types of game meat, including bushmeat from exotic wild animals.

[citation needed] The character 味 (pinyin: wèi) literally means "taste", and metaphorically refers to various delicacies that appeals to the popular palate.

[citation needed] Historically, members of the imperial courts in Chinese dynastic eras requested grand animals for their meals.

[citation needed] Yewei can include badgers,[3] bats,[4] beavers,[5] civets,[6] crocodiles,[7] foxes,[7] giant salamanders,[7] hedgehog,[8] marmots,[4] ostrich,[9] otters,[6] pangolins,[10] peacocks,[7] pheasants,[11] porcupines,[7] rabbit and rabbit organs,[12] rats,[7] snakes (including many-banded krait),[3] spotted deer,[12] turtles[13] and wolf pups.

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government formally made the practice illegal,[20] amidst growing calls inside China to permanently ban the wildlife trade.