Zhoushan hairtail, produced in Zhoushan fishing ground in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, belongs to hairtail in the East China Sea. It is the first batch of geographical indication seafood in China and one of the four major economic fish in Zhoushan fishing ground. The remarkable characteristics of hairtail in Zhoushan are black eyes, scales falling off easily, fat bones, no protruding bones on the back and tender meat.

Zhoushan hairtail is rich in nutrition, and protein is rich in nutrition. Zhoushan hairtail has high flexibility, supports the middle of hairtail and can be hung to the end, forming an inverted U-shape. The fresh hairtail in Zhoushan can be steamed, fresh but not fishy, and there is no foreign body feeling of hairtail bones from other places. It is very popular at home and abroad and is called "the first hairtail in the world".

The difference between Zhoushan hairtail and other places hairtail

Zhoushan hairtail is a kind of cold water hairtail, with small head, thin, delicate and sticky skin, generally less than one meter, no stone bones on its back and good taste. Take the common hairtail in the South China Sea as an example. Hot water hairtail is located in the tropics. Hairtail in South China Sea grows rapidly, its muscles are flabby and its body is huge. Hairtail in hot water is more than one meter long. It tastes rough and loose, has no bite, and has big bones.

In appearance, hairtail in Zhoushan is small and narrow, with a body width of 4cm~7cm and a body length of 40cm~60cm. Hairtail in the south China sea is relatively large, with a body width of 6cm~ 10cm and a body length of about 1 m. Secondly, looking at the dorsal fin, the hairtail in Zhoushan is smaller, while the hairtail in South China Sea is larger. In addition, it can also be distinguished by the color of the eyes. Hairtail in Zhoushan is generally black, while hairtail in South China Sea is generally green. There are granular bones in hairtail in South China Sea, but not in East China Sea.