A Chinese cook struggled to find a fish that flew out of his hands after he slipped over on the kitchen floor.

The hilarious moment, filmed in Wuzhong city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on August 17, shows a cook suddenly losing his footing, flinging the fish over his head which landed behind a cabinet.

After another cook helped him to get back on his feet, they were searching the whole kitchen to try to find the missing fish, but failed.

According to reports, the two cooks finally found the fish after they checked the surveillance camera.