Because hairtail is difficult to survive after being salvaged and usually dies within three hours, it is difficult to see live hairtail for sale in the market. Moreover, hairtail is also a scaleless fish. So when cooking hairtail, you don't need to scale it, you can cook it directly.

Why is it easy to die when bringing fish ashore? In fact, hairtail is a kind of deep-sea fish. They generally inhabit the depths of the ocean, tens of meters away from the sea surface. Deep-sea fish have some special habits, such as it is difficult to feed after being salvaged. Generally, after being salvaged ashore, they may die within three hours. Because of this, no one will breed hairtail artificially now. Because hairtail requires too much living environment. So if you want to see live hairtail, you must go fishing with fishermen, so that you can see live hairtail. At present, hairtail in the market is usually picked up by fishermen and frozen in the freezer, which can prevent hairtail from rotting and make hairtail fresher. But if you want to eat live hairtail, it will cost a lot of money. So few people want to eat live hairtail.

Is hairtail delicious? Although frozen hairtail is generally on the market now, it is also delicious. Moreover, hairtail has few fishbones, so it can be eaten directly after being cooked without picking fishbones. Hairtail is fresh and tender, very suitable for the elderly and children, and it is nutritious. Eating hairtail regularly can also improve immunity. So now many Cantonese people like hairtail very much, especially Chaoshan people eat hairtail almost every day, because hairtail is also cheaper, and ordinary families can generally afford it. Moreover, there are many cooking methods of hairtail, but no matter which cooking method can make hairtail taste more delicious. So friends who want to eat can come to Chaoshan to try it.