Hubei people love to eat fish because of its unique geographical advantages.
Hubei is known as the "Province of a Thousand Lakes", where there are thousands of lakes of all sizes and thousands of miles of Yangtze River that meanders through. The unique geographical environment has bred rich aquatic resources for Hubei. According to statistics, the output of freshwater aquatic products in Hubei Province ranks first in the country, which can be called "fish everywhere in the province of a thousand lakes".
It is not an exaggeration to say that Hubei people love to eat fish and can eat fish, and there are countless practices. Hubei has hundreds of flavored fish dishes and dozens of flavored fish mats. To take the simplest example: Wuchang fish, which has a history of thousands of years, is famous all over the world and is a must-eat food for countless tourists to travel to Hubei.
In May 1956, after swimming in the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Chairman Mao tasted the steamed Wuchang fish cooked by Yang Chunqing on the "Yongkang Wheel", and wrote down the widely recited "Water Tune Song Head Swimming", one of which was "only when he drank the water of the Yangtze River, he ate Wuchang fish". Since then, Wuchang fish has become famous in the world and is known to the world.
The original meaning of "Wuchang fish" in the poem refers to "the fish of Wuchang", not what we now call Wuchang fish. Before this poem, there was no such thing as "Wuchang fish" in Hubei, but it was called bream. The bream eaten by Chairman Mao is produced in the Fankou area of Ezhou in the Yangtze River Basin, also known as 'Tuantou Bream', which is the best kind of bream in the Yangtze River. It's just that the name 'Wuchang fish' is too famous, and now all walks of life also conventionally call bream "Wuchang fish".
From ancient times to the present, Wuchang fish has always been favored by generations of literati and scholars. Today, they are the celebrity endorsements of Wuchang Fish. Tang Dynasty Cen San"Autumn came to remember wuchang fish, and the dream soul was only in Baling Road". Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty "but laughed at the anglers of the township, and the Wuchang fish drowned when they were good.". Zhou Rui of the Song Dynasty "Xiao Meng was shocked by chibi cranes, and night roosting to watch the Wuchang fish". The Northern Song Dynasty king An Shi "stretched around the jianye water, and there were Wuchang fish". In the Yuan Dynasty, Ma Zuchang "brought young women to worship Qiulong, and traveled south to forget the fish of Wuchang".
Wuhan's famous dish "Steamed Wuchang Fish" has been included in the Wuhan Intangible Cultural Heritage Catalogue, lu Yongliang, former general manager of Greater China Restaurant and Chinese cooking master, has been identified as the inheritor of the "Steamed Wuchang Fish" skill, and Wuhan Sunny Day Hotel has also been identified as the culinary skill protection unit of the dish.
At the same time, YanyangTian is also the production protection base of Wuchang fish, Yanyangtian has established a protection and industrial base in the origin of Wuchang fish, which can sell 300,000 Wuchang fish per year, and has also joined hands with Chu cuisine master Lu Yongliang to establish a research and development center for breeding and freshwater fish and fresh dishes. The fish is tender, fragrant and fragrant.
Come to Hubei must not be missed, a taste of umami!