There are many kinds of wild fish in rural rivers. In the rivers in the Northeast alone, there are "three kinds of wild fish, five kinds of fish, eighteen kinds of fish, and seventy-two kinds of small miscellaneous fish". Of course they are delicious and tasty. There are more than just these 7 types. However, many of the game foods we once ate as children are now becoming increasingly rare and difficult to eat.

The first type: Sesame Swordfish

This fish has a slightly flat head, a scaleless body, and a gray-white skin with irregular black spots, like grains of black. Sesame, the fish body is as long and narrow as a sword. After cooking, the fish meat has the aroma of sesame, hence the name Sesame Sword. The meat of sesame swordfish is plump and nutritious, making it one of the most delicious freshwater fish. In rural areas, people often cook sesame swordfish soup for the elderly or children to drink, which is beneficial to the spleen and stomach, and tonifies intelligence and brain.

Sesame swordfish is a cold-water fish and has extremely high requirements for water quality. It likes to thrive in caves or underground rivers, so its quantity is very small. In the market, sesame swordfish sells for more than 400 yuan per pound. .

The second type: Stonecrawler

The Stonecrawler is a freshwater fish that lives in mountain streams. It likes streams with rapid water flow and stony substrate. The head of this fish is wider than the body and is flattened. There are long whiskers around the mouth. The fish has no scales and has a brown dorsal fin. Unfamiliar people mistake it for a yellow catfish. Rock crawlers like to lie on the rocks at the bottom of the water and crawl with their belly pressed against the rocks. The meat of the rockfish is tender and delicious, and its taste is comparable to that of oysters. Therefore, it has become the target of people's prey. The rockfish grows slowly in the wild and is now sold for a thousand yuan per catty.

The third type: oxtail fish

This is a rare cold-water fish that lives in Heilongjiang in the northeast. It is also called the lucky fish, horse hook, and its scientific name is Wusu. 里頠[wéi]. The head of the oxtail fish is flat, and the fish body is round, smooth and light yellow without scales. It is gradually elongated from the head to the tail. The body of the fish can reach 1 meter, like the tail of a cow. The oxtail fish has few bones and its flesh is delicate and fragrant. It is a rare and rare wild fish unique to the Heilongjiang water system. It sells for more than 200 yuan per pound. There is a saying in the Northeast that oxtails outside of Heilongjiang are not valuable. Half a catty of oxtail fish in Heilongjiang sells for 100 yuan, while fish from other waters sell for at most 20 yuan.

The fourth type: the flower fish

The flower fish is a variant of the group carp, also called the flower carp. The fish body is golden yellow, the scales are small and closely arranged, and the fish skin is slightly Transparent, fresh and beautiful appearance. The flower fish grows in rice fields in the south, preying on insects and water plants in the paddy fields. When the rice flowers bloom, it swallows the rice flowers that fall into the water. It is also called the rice flower fish. The meat of grass fish has the fragrance of grass flowers, and the meat is tender and fragrant without any fishy smell. Nowadays, many places also breed fish in rice fields, but many of them stock ordinary carp or crucian carp instead of the traditional group carp. It is a bit difficult to eat delicious grass fish.

The fifth type: Crayfish

Speaking of crayfish, I believe many people are very familiar with and like to eat them. Crayfish, formerly known as Procambarus clarkii, is an invasive species. There is a delicacy that looks exactly like crayfish in the Changbai Mountain area of ??Northeast China. Not many people may know about it and have eaten it. This kind of shrimp is very similar in appearance to lobsters in the ocean. It has strict environmental requirements and only grows in cold water streams with clear water quality. It is a unique native species in my country and is commonly known as big-headed shrimp and mantis shrimp. The meat of the mantis shrimp is delicate and very delicious. The mantis shrimp is sensitive to changes in the ecological environment. Once the waters where it lives are polluted, it will become extinct. Nowadays, if you want to eat wild mantis shrimp, you may not be able to buy it if you have money.

The sixth species: Mountain snails

The shell of mountain snails is dark green and long conical, the size of a fingernail. Mountain snails grow in fast-flowing mountain streams or mountain pits, adhering to rocks in the water. Shankeng snails are a natural delicacy with delicate meat and delicious taste, and no muddy smell. Nowadays, Shankeng snails fried with perilla have become a specialty dish in many restaurants. Shankeng snails are purchased in large quantities, and the number of wild snails is decreasing year by year.