Preface
Japan's announcement of the release of nuclear sewage shocked the world, and although many countries, including China, resisted the Japanese government's actions, to no avail.
Although Japan says that the sewage discharged has reached the discharge standard, and some officials even do not hesitate to drink it to prove its safety, but for this kind of sensationalism, the people of other countries undoubtedly do not buy it, but Japan's drainage has become a fixed number, and now what we can value is to minimize the impact of sewage on our production and life.
A week ago, Japan announced that it would discharge another round of sewage. This year, they will discharge a lot of sewage, a total of 55,000 tons, which is a staggering number.
Seawater is fluid, and some people have already calculated that according to the amount and rate of discharge in Japan, it will spread to the entire Pacific Ocean in about ten years.
As those who are across the sea from Japan, we are even more affected by its pollution, which only takes a few months.
As for which species are most affected by nuclear sewage, it must be the small creatures that live in the sea. Seafood is a favorite delicacy in our daily lives, and Japan's behavior makes us scary when it comes to choosing seafood.
Although we have restricted the import of Japanese seafood, we should not take it lightly, and the following seafood products are recommended by experts not to be consumed.
Saury
"The taste of saury, cats and you want to know. ”
The song "Nanachirika" is full of filters for saury, and although it is a very common fish, it has an important meaning for Japanese cuisine.
The Japanese generally grill the saury whole over a charcoal fire, without removing the bitter gall and other internal organs, and seasoning it with only some salt and white vinegar.
Because the saury has a black membrane in its body, no matter how it is cleaned, it will bring a bitter taste to the whole meat, but this bitterness is the favorite of many Japanese people, and it gives people a sense of nobility with the popularity of Japanese food, but in fact, many people are not used to eating this taste.
Because of this, many farmed saury are imported from Japan, and after Japan's nuclear sewage was discharged, Japan's domestic saury has been disaccepted by us, but because of the habit of this fish, we still can't buy it casually.
At first, they were still in Japan, and it didn't take long for them to move to other places, so we don't know if the saury has been affected by nuclear wastewater, and the best way is to reduce the consumption of them.
flatfish
Flounder is also a common fish in our lives, its peculiar appearance and tender flesh are all loved by everyone, and treasure fish is one of the types of flounder.
Although halibut is slightly more expensive, it is still a regular on the table of the common people. But what we don't know is that its living habits are also destined to be dangerous to eat it in the context of the spread of nuclear wastewater.
The reason why the flounder is flattened and has two eyes on the same side is because he often lies on the bottom of the sea, sucking on small creatures at the bottom.
This also leads to the fact that if the sea area is polluted, it will inevitably eat a lot of pollutants, so we still try to eat less flounder.
Japanese eel
Eel is also a very common ingredient in Japanese cuisine, and grilled eel rice is a favorite food.
Although the flesh of the eel is sweet and tender, the eel is actually a ferocious carnivorous fish.
It releases an electric current to prey on the fish around it, which leads to the phenomenon that if there is nuclear contamination in an area, the eel will accumulate more pollutants than ordinary fish.
After all, there are contaminants in the body of the fish it eats, and it will naturally have a lot of it in its body, and under this enrichment effect, the meat of the eel is more dangerous, so even if the eel is from other places, there is a possibility of contamination.
North Sea king crab
In recent years, king crab seems to have become a representative of luxury seafood, and Japan's North Sea king crab is also the best among king crabs and is deeply loved by consumers.
But with the occurrence of the nuclear sewage incident in Japan, the North Sea king crab has been blacklisted by many people, not only because it comes from Japan, but also because of its safety risks.
Although the king crab is much larger than the average crab, it is still a scavenger after all, and this habit is also destined to be like an eel, which has an enrichment effect in its body and absorbs more pollutants than other marine organisms.
Moreover, the price of Beihai king crab has been greatly reduced, and there may be many unscrupulous merchants who will package Beihai king crab into an unfamiliar appearance and sell it to consumers. It is indispensable to guard against others, and we still have to keep our eyes open when choosing seafood.
octopus
Although the octopus is not strictly a fish, as a member of the marine world, it is necessary to put it in the article.
Octopus is also a common daily food, and unlike ordinary seafood, octopus has a very high IQ and belongs to the upper reaches of the food chain in the ocean.
They are keen to prey on small fish and shrimp, and the enrichment effect is naturally there, and the octopus is also particularly susceptible to external influences, and it is easy to mutate due to nuclear contamination.
This is not alarmist, there have been real cases in Japan, before the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, an octopus in the sea mutated and grew dozens of tentacles.
The strange octopus was not caught and eaten, and the Japanese themselves did not dare to eat it, but it was so strange that it was made into a taxidermy for people to see.
Although there are few octopuses with dozens of tentacles, it is not nothing, and now the number of this octopus will only increase instead of decreasing, and we will eat octopus in the future, but we should pay more attention.
Shellfish
Shellfish seafood has a unique tenderness and can be prepared in a variety of ways, so seafood lovers will not miss it.
But shells survive by filtering small substances in seawater, and when there is pollution in the water, the pollutants in their bodies will also increase, so we should reduce our intake of them.
Bluefin tuna
Bluefin tuna is a high-end ingredient in most people's hearts, and it is loved for its large size and delicious meat.
But it's huge, it's unpredictable, and it's probably going to be in the polluted seas at any point, so we need to eat less of it.
salmon
Salmon is a frequent servant of sashimi and a favorite delicacy of the Japanese. However, there was a case of salmon food poisoning in Japan, which was speculated to be caused by nuclear radiation.
So salmon is not so safe now, and in order to ensure our health, we also have to eat less.
epilogue
The above are eight kinds of fish that are not recommended to eat, I hope you will be cautious when choosing, keep your eyes open, and protect your food safety.
Resources:
Sudden power outage! Fukushima nuclear power plant has injured people, and the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea has been suspended-National Business Daily
On August 24, 2023, Phoenix Satellite TV reported on "The Disaster of Japan's Nuclear Wastewater丨Hong Kong Experts Appeal: Eat Less Bluefin Tuna, Flounder, and Clams in Shellfish".