Yangtze sixian

Whitebait: It was called "leftover fish" in ancient times. This fish is slender, transparent and smooth, about one finger long. I like to live in the Yangtze River estuary near the sea. The formal name is Jian Silverfish, and the locals call it "noodle fish". Because this fish has fine bones and no scales, its color is bright as silver, and its taste is extremely delicious, so it is favored by diners. Swordfish: Therefore, the fish looks like a knife, commonly known as swordfish. Swordfish is "narrow, thin and long-headed", which is similar to Coilia ectenes, but larger than Coilia ectenes, also known as Coilia ectenes. The big one is a foot long. This fish is characterized by delicate and tender meat, which melts in the mouth, but there are many silky bones, so you should be careful when eating. A large number of listings before Qingming. As soon as the Qingming Festival passed, its bones hardened and the price began to fall. Fish back to fish: also known as fish in danger, commonly known as baiji. This fish is characterized by a round snout, a mouth and abdomen, and a scaleless body, the largest of which is more than one meter long. Now the output is sharply reduced, and it is not easy to catch big fish. Fish back to fish with fresh fat, stewed in brown sauce, are all famous fish. Its swim bladder is thick and can be used to make fish belly, and it has always been a first-class edible fish. Shad: It was called "Xian" in ancient times. Beautiful and flat, it looks like a scorpion and is long, about 70 cm long, silvery white, and the abdomen has prismatic scales. Generally mature at the age of three or four, it reaches the river at the turn of spring and summer, and is mainly produced in the downstream section from the mouth of the Yangtze River in Nantong to Yanji in Nanjing. Its taste is extremely delicious, and it is better to stew without scraping scales, which is the best fish in the Yangtze River. Unfortunately, it has been on the verge of extinction in recent years, and its value has become more and more expensive.
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