Wash Ga fish, cut open to remove impurities. Before preparing to tear the mouth, hold the fishbones on both sides with your left hand, put the belly of the fish up, and use your thumb and forefinger with your right hand to cut off the joint between the two gills, and then pull hard towards the tail of the fish to expose the internal organs of the fish, then take the gills first, and then cut off the intestines, so that all the intestines and stomachs can be cleaned easily at once. Wash the fish head and fan it up for later use. The process of disembowelling is: cut the middle of Ga fish with scissors, and remove all the onions, gills and internal organs. Because there is a big thorn on each side of the jaw, the edges are thin barbs, which are sharp, beneficial and poisonous, so be extra careful when handling them to prevent being stabbed.
Ga fish has hard spines on its back and pectoral fins, and both have poisonous glands, so it is one of the most toxic freshwater stinging fishes. Intense burning pain occurs immediately after being stabbed, often resulting in laceration, bleeding, local swelling and fever due to puncture. The severe pain in the affected area lasts for half an hour to 1 hour. Using the mucus of Ga fish can relieve pain.
However, some taboos on eating croaker will not cause any problems.
I believe that people living in the northern region are not particularly unfamiliar with croaker, whose scientific name is actually "Pelteobagrus fulvidraco". Generally speaking, Gaya fish live in rivers and lakes, and many people especially like to eat Gaya fish in their lives.
The common practice is to stew eggplant with Gaya fish, which not only tastes delicious but also has very rich nutritional value. However, we must know some taboos before eating the fish. From the perspective of dietetics, there will be many taboos when eating the fish.
Nowadays, there are many areas that specialize in breeding Gaya fish in ponds, and the meat quality of Gaya fish is more tender than other fish species. The most important thing is that there are very few bones in the fish, so both adults and children can eat the fish normally.
However, we should also know that if the water quality of the cultured fish is not good, it will easily lead to a lot of harmful substances left in the body of the fish. In this case, if it is not treated in time, blindly eating this fish will easily lead to gastrointestinal diseases.
If the body is weak or the gastrointestinal function is not particularly good, I advise you not to eat the fish easily. This is mainly because although the meat of the fish is tender, relatively speaking, the fish also contains toxins.