Tilapia is a tropical fish, native to Africa, which looks like crucian carp and is also called African crucian carp. It can only be cultivated in areas where the temperature is above ten degrees, and Guangdong, Yunnan and Hainan are the main areas for tilapia cultivation. There are many factories specializing in processing tilapia in these places. According to the requirements of foreign orders, the best piece of tilapia meat is cut out, then frozen and packaged and shipped abroad.
So why is tilapia favored by foreigners? Let's learn about past lives of tilapia. Before large-scale farming, tilapia had already set up camp in China, and it was also listed as an invasive species. Among the freshwater rivers in Guangdong and Guangxi, the number of tilapia was very large, which threatened the survival of local fish.
Tilapia has very strong reproductive ability and adaptability, and can survive in paddy fields, ditches and even smelly pools, which has brought people the impression of trash fish over time. Due to the early economic development in Guangdong, many waters have various pollution problems. Guangdong people have seen many tilapia in smelly water since childhood, so they naturally don't want to eat it.
It has fewer thorns and more meat, and it tastes fresh and sweet. Foreigners like to use it for fried fish. Everyone knows that Europeans and Americans don't spit when they eat fish. They like to eat salmon and cod with less thorns, but these two kinds of fish are expensive. Tilapia is the best cheap fish with good taste and low price. Foreign countries even call it "white meat salmon".
Tilapia is not expensive, and the selling price in the market is about 4 yuan 1 kg. The tilapia farming industry in China is gradually experiencing a period from peak to downturn. Now there are many aquaculture varieties on the market, and tilapia is also facing transformation and development.
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