Nanhu whitebait

Nanhu whitebait is a specialty of Nanyi Lake in Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province. The South Lake whitebait is crystal clear, the meat is fine and soft, delicious and nutritious, and can be eaten, fried or cooked in soup. Roasted soup is the best, fresh but not fishy, thick but not turbid, fat but not greasy, which is a treasure in light fish. Nanyi Lake is a natural lake located at the junction of Xuanzhou and langxi in Anhui, also known as "South Lake", with a total area of 189 square kilometers. It is the largest lake in southern Anhui and a part of Gudanyang Lake. Nanyi Lake is rich in aquatic wild birds such as fish, shrimp, crab, birds and geese, especially the whitebait and crab. And is listed as an export base of river crabs by the state. Since ancient times, Nanhu Lake has had the reputation of "fighting for gold every day and fighting for silver every night". The whitebait in Nanyi Lake is slender, smooth and transparent, and its meat is tender, delicious and nutritious, which can be described as a treasure among fish. In Zhang Rujue's poem dedicated to Nanyi Lake whitebait, it is described: "Jinlang whitebait is two inches thin, and the willow yin stops the afternoon wind inflammation. In the Ming dynasty, the net was untied in the city, but the silk knife was not changed. " South Lake whitebait is caught in early July every year, with an annual output of 100,000-250,000 kg. Most products are processed into dry goods, including "fried dough sticks" and "flood strips", among which "fried dough sticks" are the best and sell well in domestic and foreign markets.
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