Black fish is the common name of snakehead [lǐ], also known as mullet, raw fish, fortune fish, snake fish, fire-headed fish, etc. It is ferocious in nature, has strong fecundity and a huge appetite, and can often eat all other fish in a lake or pond. Snakehead fish can also glide on land and migrate to other waters in search of food. They can live out of water for up to three days.

Snakehead fish is a common edible fish in China, with large size, fast growth and high economic value. Snakehead fish has fewer bone spurs, a high meat content, and is rich in nutrients. It contains higher protein than chicken and beef. As a medicine, snakeheaded fish has the functions of removing blood stasis, regenerating, nourishing and recuperating. After surgery, eating snakeheaded fish can promote muscle replenishment and blood, promote wound healing, and has very rich nutritional value.

Snakehead fish is rarely found in the western part of our country, and is found in freshwater rivers, lakes, ditches, and ponds all over the country. The black fish has a round and long body, a big mouth and sharp teeth, and a ferocious nature. It has a dark body with a snake-skin-like pattern, black and white patterns on its body, and a pair of prominent, glowing small eyes. Due to the different water colors in different places, the body color of the black fish is slightly different.

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It is delicious and very nutritious. Eating black fish can also reduce inflammation of wounds.

The main cooking methods include: shredded black fish pancake, jade-striped black fish roll, braised black fish in soup, soy sauce black fish, vinegar and pepper black fish soup, jade rice soup fish, red glutinous rice shredded fish, pickled black fish, dry-roasted black fish, steamed Blackened fish, braised blackened fish, braised blackened fish, garlic braised blackened fish, etc.

Each 100 g of black fish meat contains 19.8 g of protein, 1.4 g of fat, 384.6 kJ of calories, 57 mg of calcium, 163 mg of phosphorus, 0.5 mg of iron, 0.03 mg of thiamine, 0.25 mg of riboflavin, and 2.8 niacin. mg. The tail muscles contain 18 kinds of free amino acids such as citrulline, proline, and serine, which are good for both food and medicine. ?[7]?

Generally, the pickled fish in restaurants is rarely made with snakeheaded fish. Most of them are made with grass carp (bastard). The price is cheaper than snakeheaded fish. It is not easy to buy wild snakeheaded fish in the market. Domestic snakeheaded fish are slow to react and have lower nutritional value than wild ones. When purchasing, make a comprehensive judgment based on the mental state and texture of the snakeheaded fish to determine whether it is wild.

1 Black fish meat contains protein, fat, 18 kinds of amino acids, etc. It also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron and multiple vitamins necessary for the human body.

2. Suitable for people with physical weakness, hypoalbuminemia, spleen and stomach deficiency, malnutrition, and anemia. People in Guangxi often regard snakeheaded fish as a precious tonic, used to promote lactation and replenish blood;

3. Snakehead fish has the effects of dispelling wind and treating malnutrition, replenishing the spleen and replenishing qi, diuresis and reducing swelling. Therefore, in the Sanbei area, pregnant women, patients with rheumatism, and children with malnutrition often seek out snakehead fish to eat as a supplementary food. therapy.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Black Fish