"This is this year's harvest of head water seaweed, the amount is relatively small, about 20 pounds." In the Yutang Natural Village of Ao Dong Jianmin Village, Liu Xingda, a villager who is drying seaweed, and his mother Chen Aiqin are drying freshly harvested seaweed in the open space of the village (the first time to grow seaweed, the first harvest), due to the reduction in production this year, the current supply and demand situation is more tense than in previous years, "This year's prices have risen, but still in short supply, yesterday just harvested, has been booked." Liu Xingda said.
Low yield
The market is in short supply
At the drying site, the seaweed was spread on a bed of bamboo weaving, occupying an open space of more than ten square meters. At this time, the noonday sun was very dazzling, sprinkling on the pieces of seaweed, and the surface was shining with golden light. Gently instigated by hand, the air is filled with a unique fragrance, which bursts into the nasal cavity, which is the "smell of the sea".
Liu Xingda skillfully picked the loose seaweed with his hands, then selected a rub of the high humidity of the seaweed, carefully spread it evenly, to ensure that each piece of seaweed can be dried. Liu Xingda's family has nearly 20 years of experience in seaweed farming, according to his recollection, many villagers in the village are cultivating seaweed, is a pillar industry, in previous years, after the seaweed harvest was completed and transported to the shore, grasp the fresh seaweed flat on the rocks on the shore to dry. In good weather, it can be dried in two days and sent to the market.
"According to previous years, my family can harvest about a thousand catties, and now this only twenty pounds is also grabbed." Liu Xingda pointed to the seaweed he dried and told reporters, "Good quality seaweed is shiny and bright, seaweed is fine and fragrant, this is the standard for judging good seaweed." ”
"The average temperature in Pingtan in September this year was 28.4 °C, which is 2 °C higher than the average temperature in September of the year, which is abnormally high." The staff of the Agricultural and Rural Development Service Center in the experimental area said that the abnormal temperature affected the rate of seaweed seedlings and the growth of seaweed seedlings. In addition, high water temperatures have led to an increase in algae-feeding organisms such as bluefish, which has also had a serious impact on the growth of seaweed.
Although the production of toushui seaweed is small, the sales channel is tighter than in previous years, and the price has risen a lot. "A pound of dry sells for 180 yuan, a pound of semi-wet 120 yuan," These two days, Liu Xingda will pick the news of seaweed in the WeChat circle of friends, immediately booked by diners, "local and Fuzhou customers outside the city, basically can be said to be 'second space'." Liu Xingda said.
Good taste
Classic dishes are popular
Not far from the drying site, is a homestay run by Liu Xingda, at noon, many foreign diners here taste the classic dishes cooked with head water seaweed as raw materials, and praise "delicious".
Seeing the reaction of the diners, Liu Xingda was happy in his heart, and the smile on his face blossomed. The traditional production method and the original processing method make Pingtan seaweed a household name. Over the past few years, in the process of running a homestay, he often recommended Pingtan altar laver to foreign tourists, especially to the head water seaweed.
Whenever a diner orders "seaweed soup", Liu Xingda will ask: "Do you want to head water seaweed?" Or the average seaweed? Some diners do not know it, and often respond in a confused way: "Ordinary seaweed soup!" And Liu Xingda will recommend them to taste more authentic and better tasting head water seaweed. Many tourists said after tasting the over-the-top water seaweed that it was really delicious!
Pingtan is the origin and breeding birthplace of China's seaweed, Pingtan seaweed was listed as a tribute as early as the Song Dynasty Taiping Rejuvenation three years, is one of the traditional breeding industries in the experimental area, mainly concentrated in AoDong, Yutou, South China Sea and other seas. In Ao Dong Jianmin Village alone, the area of cultivated seaweed has exceeded 1,700 mu, and the population accounted for more than half of the village. Today, artificial seaweed cultivated in offshore areas is the use of wild pot seaweed seedlings.
Last year, "Pingtan Tan Nori" was awarded the Geographical Indication Certification Trademark granted by the State Intellectual Property and Trademark Office. Not long ago, 9 small science and technology institutes in our province were selected as "China Agricultural Technology Association Science and Technology Small Institute" and "Fujian Science and Technology Association Science and Technology Small Courtyard" in 2021, which is also the third batch of science and technology small institutes created in our province, and Fujian PingtanTan Seaweed Science and Technology Small Courtyard is also among them.
Producer: Pingtan Rong Media Center
Text: Chen Lanqing