Yangzhong puffer fish

Puffer-"Spring buds are born in Chunzhou, and flowers are flying on the spring shore. When the puffer fish is, it is not expensive to count fish and shrimp. " This is the praise of Mei Yaochen, a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, for the freshness of puffer fish. The ancient name of puffer fish is "fish gauge", and the common name is "belly-blowing fish". It can make a sound, with a spinning hammer shape, a purple fin with a green back and a white belly, a round head and a small eyes, no scales and thorns, and no gall. It is highly toxic and abounds around Qingming Festival, and it has always been the first of the "Four Freshness of the Yangtze River". The puffer fish is delicious, fresh and nutritious, which was recorded as early as the Warring States Period. By the Song Dynasty, it had become a rare delicacy and a treasure on the table. The beauty of puffer fish is well-known. Su Dongpo used "worth dying" to describe the feeling after tasting. The puffer fish is highly toxic, the toxic substance is tetrodotoxin, the ovary (roe) and liver are highly toxic, followed by blood, eyes and skin, while fresh fish is basically nontoxic. Only 0.5 mg of tetrodotoxin can poison a person weighing 70 kg. Because of this, puffer fish has been banned for a long time, and it is a pity that delicious food can't be a delicacy. Since the artificial breeding technology of puffer fish has reached the national recognition, puffer fish has returned to the table. Yangzhong puffer fish is a geographical indication certification trademark.
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