BEIJING, Nov. 13 -- A fish pond in Changsha, Hunan province, has gone viral after its owners revealed they feed over 5,000 kilos of chilli peppers to more than 2,000 fish daily.

As reported by South China Morning Post, The pond is co-managed by Jiang Sheng, a 40-year-old fish farmer, and his former secondary school classmate, Kuang Ke. According to Kuang, the pond covers roughly 10 acres and houses over 2,000 fish, which are regularly fed a variety of chilli peppers.

"At peak times, we feed up to 5,000 kilos of chilli peppers each day," Kuang was reported as saying.

"After consuming them, the fish develop better body shapes, enhanced flavour, and even shiny, golden scales."

Jiang explained that fish do not have taste buds like humans ...