Generally people will think that the chub is better than the white chub, chub meat is delicate, the head is large and rich in gelatin, chub meat is slightly loose, the taste is light and tasteless, and sometimes with the smell of earth, and the freshness is not as good as the chub, like to eat chub more people, so the price of chub tends to be higher than the chub fish. So the price is higher.

Chub, also known as fathead minnow, male fish. It is also called big head fish. Its head is much larger than the white chub, and the head has more jelly-like, delicious, fish head soup, roasted fish head, steamed fish head, hot and sour fish head and other famous fish head dishes, must be used chub, and chub's head is the bigger the more delicious. Generally, chub's head is not as big as chub's and its taste is not as good, so many famous fish head dishes use chub instead of white chub. The taste of chub is not as good as that of green and grass carp, but it is better than that of white chub, especially its head, which is especially fresh in flavor, so there is the praise of "the tail of green fish and chub head".

The chub is often dissected and divided into several parts for sale in the market, and the prices of the flesh, head and tail are different, among which the head is the most expensive. People who buy chub head to make fish head soup, chopped pepper fish head, and fish head hot pot are also a lot of people, it is not difficult to see the chub fish its flavor is good.