2. with anchovies cooking without scales, there is another reason, that is, in the anchovy scales have a lot of high-quality fat and gelatinous proteins underneath, if the scales scraped off, scales underneath the high-quality fat and gelatinous proteins are not easy to retain.
Jiangyin is famous for its aquatic products, and there are "three fresh fish of the Yangtze River": anchovy, swordfish and puffer fish. Three fresh to the anchovy as the most, to the "King of Fish" said. Yellowtail is the tide of the river back to the swimming fish, inhabiting the sea, the annual lunar calendar in May and June into the Yangtze River spawning, to the ninety months and then back to the sea, year after year on time, it is called anchovy. Yellowtail sex fierce, swim quickly, fish scales fast, so as to fight other fish, so also known as it "mixed river dragon". But also very delicate, once out of the water, quickly die, so the shad is rare. Shad in the water around Jiangyin, tender meat, scales rich in fat, rich flavor.