Saury is regarded as the first of the three delicacies of the Yangtze River and is a famous rare fish in my country. The Yangtze saury used to be priced at 8,000 yuan per catty, but around the Qingming Festival it could sell for tens of thousands of yuan per catty. At an auction in Jiangsu in 2012, a Yangtze River saury king weighing 325 grams sold for a sky-high price of 59,000 yuan, making it one of the most valuable fish species in China.

The Yangtze River saury is silvery white with a long, narrow body and a shape like a knife. It is also a migratory fish. Every year at the beginning of spring, small fish swim upstream from the estuary of the Yangtze River to nearby rivers and lakes to lay eggs. The small fish go out to sea and grow, forming a cycle pattern. In the alternation between the sea and the river, the Yangtze saury has acquired a tender and slightly fragrant meat. In addition, Yangtze saury has extremely high nutritional value and is rich in protein, phosphorus, calcium, zinc and other nutrients. The ingredients have been used since ancient times, so the ginger, cinnamon, and pepper flavors compliment the saury. In the early years, swordfish was the fish most commonly used by Shanghai residents.

Since 2019, the country has stopped issuing special fishing licenses for Yangtze saury. In addition, the Yangtze River has implemented a ten-year fishing ban in 2021. The Yangtze saury seems to have become a legend. The restaurants that were once famous for the Yangtze River saury began to remove the Yangtze River saury brand, and the Yangtze saury became a delicacy that was passed down by word of mouth but could no longer be tasted. Just when everyone was maintaining their regrets, things took a turn for the better, and a large number of Yangtze saury appeared in the market, and many people were convinced.

Where do these Yangtze saury come from? When encountering Yangtze River saury, you should be careful. These saury may be obtained by opportunistic merchants or even come into contact with the law. Some saury are sea saury, which are saury that grow in the sea. There is almost no difference in the appearance of these saury fish, but those who know the difference will be able to tell the difference once they eat it, and the meat quality is quite different. And there is another situation, that is, the Yangtze River saury appears in the sky. In a pond in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, the rare Yangtze River saury appeared out of thin air. The existence of the Yangtze saury was accidentally discovered in 2018. Five years later, the number has increased. Eight to nine can be caught in one net, and the heaviest Also hit 166 grams. The reason why the Yangtze River saury appears here is because the Jingjiang section of Jiangsu Province happens to be the spawning ground of the Yangtze saury. By various coincidences, the eggs of the saury were injected into the fish ponds, where they naturally hatched into a population.

This coincidence made everyone focus on Jingjiang, and found that there is a perfect environment for the Yangtze saury, which just meets its growth needs, and the population of crucian carp has increased significantly in the Yangtze River area, among which This includes Yangtze saury. I believe that after the fishing ban, we can taste the deliciousness of saury again.