This season in Jilin City in the north (pictured above), the spring breeze suddenly blows and the auspicious snow melts. The earth has recovered but still lacks greenery, and the scenery has not yet been captured. I simply took my friends to have a feast of "open river fish". I praised it greatly during the dinner, it tasted great! I thought that all fellow bloggers should also enjoy this taste, so why not introduce it to everyone so that they can taste it during the May Day holiday? Just do it, and I will introduce it to you now:

The Songhua River (see the picture above) in Jilin City is open to fish. From the time of Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty until Emperor Tianzuo, people have traveled thousands of miles from the capital every year. , led the ministers, concubines and concubines to the Songhua River for inspection and spring hunting. When the weather is cold and cold in spring, ice is cut to catch fish and a "fish feast" is held. When the river is open, the fish that have spent the winter under the ice are very clean and the taste is particularly delicious, which can only be tasted during these short few days in the year. The current fish in Kaijiang mainly include crucian carp, carp, silver carp, fat head, etc., as well as the specialty of Songhua Lake "Sanhua (bream flower, ao flower, crucian carp) and one island (island fish)", but due to the increasing number of fish in recent years, They come less and less and have become a rare fish species.

Every year after the Qingming Festival, as the rivers thaw, fish that have been sluggish all winter will "file out" of the water. The fat in these fish's bodies has disappeared due to starvation throughout the winter. When the fish is completely exhausted, the waste in the body is also discharged extremely cleanly, so the fish meat will be extremely delicious - Kaijiang fish has become a rare delicacy, occupying a place among China's famous "Four Fresh Foods".

In recent years, more and more urbanites have become obsessed with the leisure fishing life of "a bamboo hat, a fishing rod, and a pipe". While experiencing the joy of harvesting after the fish bites the hook, you can also enjoy the deliciousness of the fish for the first time. Of course, as a Jilin native, you cannot miss the opportunity to fish for river fish on Songhua Lake.

Since the river water in the upper reaches of Songhua Lake (see picture on the right) flows slowly in winter, the Fengman Power Plant downstream has to continuously release water to generate electricity every day. As a result, less water flows into Songhua Lake covered by ice and snow in winter. , a lot of water flows out, so when the lake is opened every spring, a vacuum zone of several meters deep is formed between the ice layer and the lake water, and oxygen is scarce. After the lake is opened, a large amount of fresh oxygen dissolves into the lake, causing severe hypoxia. The fish naturally become active under sufficient oxygen. At the same time, the fish that have endured a winter of hunger now have a strong appetite and bite the hook fiercely. "Even people who are not very good at fishing can catch 'Kaijiang fish'." There is a lot of harvest!"

Bring a small horse, sit 3 to 5 meters away from the shore, swing the fishing rod out gracefully, and then fish quietly, waiting." "Umami" is the hook. This kind of leisurely life where "everyone in the world is filthy but I am the only one who is pure" is enough to make people smack their lips with envy. If you're lucky, you can catch a few of Songhua Lake's specialties - "Three Flowers (bream flower, ao flower, crucian carp flower) island", light the stove in the hut by Songhua Lake, and eat the soybean stew under the smoke. The taste of river fish, I really don’t know how to describe it in words! The reason why Kaijiang fish is called Kaijiang fish is because this fish is only available when the river is open. In a year, you can only eat delicious Kaijiang fish for a few days. "Things are scarce but valuable", and knowledgeable diners will enjoy the delicious fish from the river every year when the river opens.

When visiting Jilin City, you must not miss the famous Jilin dish - steamed Songhua Lake white fish. For a long time, a seemingly simple dish of boiled white fish in river water has become a delicacy for Jilin people to entertain their relatives and friends. Braised in braise, braised in red, soaked in oil, roasted with green onions, dry-fried, pan-fried, cold... No matter how you prepare it, Kaijiang Fish will make you taste endless "fish"!