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In the early summer season, a traditional pastime quietly revives among the middle-aged population: fishing.
Next to some small rivers and streams, we can see many people carrying small benches and fishing rods in their hands, starting their own fishing journey.
The sport of fishing has a long history, and we have all heard of "Jiang Taigong fishing wishers take the bait", which is the idea of the sage, and it must be different from what we ordinary people think.
I believe that all people who love fishing hope to be able to catch big fish, such as some carp, crucian carp, sea bass are many people's favorite, nutritious and delicate taste.
Most of the people who like fishing also like to eat fish, so they will naturally be more fond of fish with higher nutritional value, and the best of them is soft-shelled turtle.
Soft-shelled turtle looks more peculiar, more like a turtle, unlike ordinary fish, eating soft-shelled turtle for a long time can lower blood pressure and reduce fat, maintain skin care, and replenish deficiency and aphrodisiac.
These effects are not ordinary, and soft-shelled turtles are naturally one of the favorite of anglers. It would be a beautiful thing to be able to catch a soft-shelled turtle.
When most people are chasing soft-shelled turtles, there is actually a hidden "track" that few people know.
It was a fish that barely caught the human eye, the catfish, a slimy fish with two large beards on its mouth and no scales.
Is this kind of fish nutritious? This kind of thinking is actually a misunderstanding, and some experts have pointed out that in terms of nutritional value alone, catfish is not even inferior to soft-shelled turtles.
1. Misunderstanding of catfish
In the real society, most people's understanding of catfish mainly highlights the word "dirty". Catfish are scavengerous fish that live in stinky gutters.
Since our teenage years, catfish have also appeared in cartoons, but catfish generally play the role of bad guys, with fat heads, big ears, ugly appearance, and very unlikable.
The living environment is dirty, eating excrement, pollutants in the smelly gutters, and most importantly, ugly, such fish are difficult to swallow as food.
Based on such a living environment, catfish also contains a lot of bacteria and viruses, and in today's advocating a healthy diet, catfish will naturally be regarded as an outlier.
Once the darling of the table, the catfish can't turn over? Everything needs to be viewed dialectically, and the above point of view is the inherent understanding of the catfish, and it is also a misunderstanding.
As early as a few decades ago, mainland catfish has always been the finale of the table of various families, and only the catfish can be eaten once during the New Year's holidays, which shows that catfish is very valuable and "hard to find" in the market.
Because the price of pangasius is higher than that of other fish, catfish has entered the sight of many speculators.
In order to maximize profits, fishmongers brought in Egyptian bearded catfish from abroad, which is also a kind of catfish, but it has lower breeding costs and very good living conditions.
The Egyptian bearded catfish is an alien species, and it has no natural predators after being introduced into the mainland, and the bearded catfish has a very strong reproductive ability, so it soon occupies a vast living space.
In this way, catfish has changed from being in short supply to being in excess of demand. If the bearded catfish is also like the traditional catfish, the meat is tender and delicious, then it may be loved.
What is annoying is that the bearded catfish tastes very uncomfortable and has a fishy smell, and the bearded catfish has lived in a polluted environment for a long time and is a serious carrion.
With such living habits and the taste of eating, the bearded catfish is also called the pond catfish, and the name alone makes people's attitude towards it greatly reduced.
Once people's favorite catfish, the reputation has been made by the bearded catfish, now it seems that the status of the catfish is not as good as before, in the eyes of people who know the goods, the traditional catfish is the real treasure.
Second, the real catfish is like this
Catfish was named in 1758 by the European Swedish botanist Linnaeus, catfish belongs to one of the natural water freshwater fish in the mainland, catfish is actually divided into many species.
The Egyptian bearded catfish, which is hated by people, has no scales around the skin, and the whole body is black, and the bearded catfish reproduces quickly, and can grow to 2.5kg in one year.
The natural freshwater catfish, which was once loved by people, is pale yellow in color, some species have flower spots, a flat head, and only two short whiskers.
The biggest difference between the two is in terms of living conditions, natural freshwater catfish live in clean waters, feed on plankton and aquatic plants, and grow and reproduce slowly.
The fundamental reason why people loved to eat catfish in the first days was because catfish was easy to take care of and was very delicious when made into dishes.
Natural freshwater catfish is tender and has no fish bones, so the elderly and children can also eat it with confidence without worrying about fish bones stuck in their throats.
The price of Egyptian bearded catfish in the market is very cheap, you can buy a catty for six or seven yuan, while the price of natural freshwater catfish is fifty or sixty yuan a catty, and it is difficult to see anyone selling it.
"Traffickers pawn, interests first" The early investment in breeding freshwater catfish is too high, and the later profits cannot reach the cost of the early investment, so there are few artificially farmed freshwater catfish for sale.
It is definitely not easy to find a merchant selling traditional pangasius in the market, and it depends on whether you have that luck or not.
3. Don't look ugly and full of treasures
Whether it is a freshwater catfish or an Egyptian bearded catfish, they all belong to the genus Catfish, but they are different species and are similar in appearance.
There are no scales, the body secretes synovial fluid and is slimy, with a large mouth and a flat head, even for freshwater catfish.
Should I say it or not, if you have to compare catfish with other fish, there is indeed a big gap between catfish in terms of appearance.
Coupled with the dirty habits of the Egyptian bearded catfish, a "foreign neighbor", it seems natural that the catfish is not treated by people nowadays.
Could it be that if you look ugly, you have to ignore the other advantages of catfish?
There is a lyric that sings like "Although I am ugly, I am gentle", in the same way, although the catfish is ugly, but the nutritional value is not to be said.
Fish need tighter muscles to swim in the water, and catfish are just like that.
And unlike other fish, catfish have many elongated bones, which means that catfish need to evolve denser muscles.
In this way, the meat quality of catfish will be more delicate, and its protein content will be richer, and relevant scientific research has proved that the content of calcium, phosphorus, iron and other trace elements in catfish meat is also quite rich.
Children's consumption of catfish meat can supplement trace elements, strengthen the brain, enhance memory, and delay mental decline. Pregnant women can also eat catfish meat to clear milk.
Catfish meat is suitable for all ages, and for the elderly, the trace elements in catfish meat can meet daily needs, strengthen muscles and bones, and delay aging.
Don't look at the lack of scales on the surface of the catfish, this is actually one of its advantages, the smooth skin contains more collagen, which has the effect of beauty and beauty, which other fish do not have.
In addition, traditional Chinese medicine regards catfish as a cool food, which can clear away heat and detoxify, appetize and strengthen the spleen, and can even be used as a traditional Chinese medicine material.
These effects are only available to freshwater catfish, and the nutritional value of captive-bred Egyptian bearded catfish can be greatly reduced, so you should keep your eyes open when buying and choosing.
Fourth, catfish is more nutritious in this way
Good ingredients should be paired with the best cooking methods to bring out the true value of food.
Compared with other fish, catfish is actually a very good kind of tidying, it does not need to hit scales, does not need to shave off the bones, so we save a lot of trouble.
To make a delicious pangasius dish, you can take the form of steaming, frying, and boiling, and pangasius meat can be all-purpose.
Whether it is a raised catfish or a natural freshwater catfish caught by yourself, before going to the pot, the catfish should be cleaned, and it is best to soak it in edible wine, which can not only remove the smell but also disinfect.
Steaming catfish can maintain the original flavor of the catfish. Open the catfish from the belly part, clean the internal organs of the catfish, then place the catfish on a plate and sprinkle with seasoning.
When the skin of the catfish is wrinkled and the catfish meat turns white, you can take it out of the pot, and then add vinegar, soy sauce, chili pepper, etc., to complete a steamed catfish.
Frying catfish is also a better practice. Catfish are generally larger, and it is not suitable to put the whole one in the pan during the frying process, and the catfish can be cut into pieces of meat of the right size.
After the cutting is completed, the meat pieces are marinated, seasonings and flour are added, and they are put into the oil pan.
Boiled catfish fillets are a more home-cooked recipe. By boiling it, you can get a pot of delicious catfish soup, and the nutrients are all in the soup.
Cooking catfish doesn't require much preparation, just cut it into pieces or slices like fried catfish, make a pot of fresh soup, and then put the catfish meat into the soup and you're done.
epilogue
Back then, catfish was a popular delicacy on the table, and catfish was in short supply, but I didn't expect that only a few decades later, people's attitude towards catfish had taken a big turn.
The traditional natural freshwater catfish in the mainland has suffered too many "grievances", which can be "blamed" on the "good neighbor" bearded catfish, which is too deeply misunderstood.
What's wrong with bearded catfish? In the final analysis, it is the role of human beings in this, and if bearded catfish had not been introduced to the outside world, the mainland's natural freshwater catfish would have always been an excellent species.
"Real gold is not afraid of fire", the nutritional value of the freshwater catfish in the mainland has never changed, which can not be shaken by any rumors.
Although catfish does not grow in human aesthetics, it does not affect that it is a delicacy, and it seems a pity to miss it just for the sake of appearance.
Friends who love fishing and eat fish can try to change their perception of catfish, and maybe they can find a door to a new world.