Swordfish and hairtail are often confused because of their similar appearance. In fact, there are differences between them, both in appearance and taste, especially in taste, which can be described as a world of difference, so don't be silly to distinguish swordfish from hairtail. Their prices are also far apart. Do you admit your mistake?
The difference of appearance: Hairtail belongs to deep-sea fish, and its body has a layer of tiny and dense silver scales, which looks like a silver slender belt, with sharp teeth and a pointed mouth, and its eyeball is big and slightly protruding. The overall shape is narrower and tapering from the neck to the tail, and looks like a slender cone from the side.
The overall shape of saury is slightly smaller than that of hairtail, and it is widest at the belly and narrower at the tail. It looks like a sickle on the side, hence the name. The tail of saury, like ordinary fish, is obviously different from hairtail. Swordfish scales are finer and more uniform, neatly arranged and beautiful, and they are light white.
Taste difference: saury is a freshwater fish, especially the Yangtze saury, which is called the most delicious freshwater fish. A good swordfish doesn't need much cooking skills. Simply steaming it is a treasure on earth. The meat of saury is very delicate, and the fine oil is evenly distributed in the fish, and the taste is smooth and tender, which really reaches the level of "melting in the mouth".
The meat quality of hairtail is slightly dry, although it is also very delicious, but it is still slightly inferior to the instant taste of swordfish, so it is rarely steamed, and it is mostly made into food by braising and frying. Swordfish basically has no fishy smell, while hairtail has a heavy fishy smell. The main source of fishy smell is silver fish scales, but the fish scales have high nutritional value and are not recommended to be scraped off.
Finally, there is the difference in price. Hairtail is moderately priced and has a strong competitive advantage. Although hairtail is a deep-sea fish, its output is very high, and you can buy a catty for tens of yuan. The output of swordfish is scarce, and it is difficult to raise it artificially. The wild swordfish is expensive, and the swordfish of 3 taels can sell for about 2000 yuan, which is not high.
There is a difference between saury and hairtail, so don't be silly and confused! The taste and appearance are all different. Do you admit your mistake? That's the difference between saury and hairtail. Do you know all this? Keep your eyes open when you buy saury in the future, and don't be confused with hairtail.