Wuxi Taihu whitebait

Whitebait is a famous specialty of Taihu Lake. Zhang Hua in the Jin Dynasty recorded in the Natural History: "Wu Wangjiang traveled, eating more than enough, abandoned it in the middle stream and turned it into a fish, named Wu Wangyu." Therefore, whitebait is also called residual fish or residual fish. During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, it was called the Three Treasures of Taihu Lake together with the fish and white shrimp. Whitebait is shaped like a Hosta, delicate and transparent, soft and boneless, and its color is like silver. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Taihu Lake has been rich in whitebait. There are varieties of whitebait, Leishi whitebait, Taihu whitebait and toothless whitebait. They usually live in the offshore, and in late spring and early summer, they swim up rivers in groups and lay eggs on the stems and leaves of reeds and aquatic plants. "Looking at the net and pulling out the silver knife" (Su Dongpo) is a scene of fishing whitebait. Whitebait is tender, delicious and nutritious. Scrambled eggs with whitebait, whitebait balls, hibiscus whitebait and whitebait wonton are famous dishes in Taihu Lake. Whitebait in Taihu Lake enjoys a long-standing reputation in the international market.
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