The reason why saury is very popular in Japan
The main producing area of saury is Hokkaido, Japan. The annual output of saury here is very large, just like small yellow croaker and Spanish mackerel made in China. Because of the high yield, local people naturally rely on mountains to eat mountains and rely on the sea to eat the sea. The more people eat, the more they like relaxed ingredients. Japan itself is an island country, so the cultivated land area is relatively small and the fishery resources are relatively developed. So most Japanese people like to eat all kinds of seafood, especially all kinds of fish, so sashimi has become the "national dish" of the Japanese.
The output of saury is huge, and the price is relatively low in Japan. Not all Japanese families have high incomes, and there are many ordinary people. Japanese people who love fish naturally have a soft spot for cheap saury. If there are tuna, snapper and other fish, the Japanese will still dislike saury. Saury has high nutritional value and is easy to store and freeze. It contains DHA, protein and a variety of trace elements, and it is also very suitable for the elderly and children because of its few fishbones.
The reason why China people don't like saury.
Domestic saury is not delicious.
Japanese people like to eat fresh saury very much. Every time a ship fishing for saury comes ashore, it will be robbed. The mouth of fresh saury is golden, but it is extremely rare to see fresh saury in China. Saury has high fat content and high biological enzyme activity, which is very easy to deteriorate and difficult to keep fresh. Because of the problem of preservation, the saury eaten by China is refrigerated or frozen.
Because of the huge difference in freshness, the taste of saury eaten in China is different from that in Japan, which is why many people in China frown after eating saury for the first time and think that saury is not delicious.
There is no relevant diet custom culture.
The Japanese love for saury is beyond our comprehension, which is also the cultural difference between countries. In Japan, saury is regarded as the messenger of autumn, with profound cultural connotation behind it. There is a proverb in the Edo era that saury lost its job as soon as it went on the market! Explain the delicacy and nutrition of saury. Saury is a very common food in many Japanese books and plays. Speaking of saury, in Japanese eyes, aquatic products such as perch and mandarin fish are almost the same to us. Because of this customary atmosphere, people will think that such food tastes better.
Although Japanese people like to eat raw seafood, saury is different. Although it can also be made into sashimi, the Japanese prefer to make saury into salted grilled fish, especially grilled with charcoal, which tastes more delicious. Saury's stomach is very short, and it will be discharged soon after eating the bait, so the Japanese don't think it is necessary to remove the internal organs. Baked saury is slightly bitter, and lime juice with radish sauce is the most popular among Japanese.
Saury is too expensive in China market.
We all know that Japan is rich in saury. This kind of fish can only breed in the northeast of Japan, and artificial farming is not allowed. A saury close to a catty, we want 50 yuan here. For this expensive fish, people prefer to choose other fish, such as perch and Spanish mackerel. These fish are not expensive, usually more than ten yuan.
Chefs in China can't make that taste.
Chefs in China are not good at cooking this kind of fish. In other words, this kind of fish is not delicious when stewed or fried, and it has many bones. Not only does the chef dislike cooking, but also the guests who eat it hate too many fishbones. In fact, if this kind of fish can be cooked, it still tastes delicious. Just wash it and dip it in mustard or lemon. It's absolutely delicious. Some people say that eating saury should be cleaned, but I don't think it is necessary. Fresh and tender meat and slightly bitter internal organs will make the taste buds explode more salivary amylase.
In fact, there are too many delicious foods in China, but not everyone can remember this humble saury. On the contrary, in Japan, their fish-flavored delicacies are not rich, either sushi is full of seafood or salmon and other fish are dipped in it. China's food culture is different. There is no place to eat, especially in southern China, which is why people in China don't like it.