According to legend, it was changed by the wood flower planed by the temple built in Luban, and it is a unique species in Chaohu Lake. Mao Zedong came to Hefei in 1960s, and a famous dish for his old people was: Steamed eggs with whitebait. Visible Chaohu whitebait reputation. Due to the establishment of Chaohu aquatic management organization, fishery resources have been protected and the output of whitebait in Chaohu Lake has increased greatly. Since 1982, the annual output has reached more than 500,000 Jin, which is 5 times higher than 1978. Whitebait can be exported to foreign trade in exchange for foreign exchange to support the four modernizations of the motherland. There are two kinds of frozen whitebait and dried whitebait for export, and the quality requirements are very strict. The annual export volume of whitebait in Chaohu Lake reaches100000 kg to150000 kg, and it is exported to Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia and Japan. With the change of environment, climate and malicious fishing, whitebait in Chaohu Lake is decreasing at an alarming rate and is in danger of extinction. From 1983, Chaohu Lake took the lead in closing the lake and forbidding fishing for one year and half a year. Through artificial fish nests, artificial release and other measures, the fishery resources in Chaohu Lake have been enduring for more than 20 years (the natural proliferation of fishery resources in Chaohu Lake has always been the highest), but the whitebait in Chaohu Lake has plummeted at an alarming rate, and the annual output of whitebait in Chaohu Lake has plummeted from 600 tons in 2005 to 30 tons in 2007. Due to the decline of whitebait production, whitebait in Chaohu Lake has become a rare "treasure". Whitebait is rarely seen in major markets in Chaohu Lake, and it is even more difficult to see the public dining table.

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Chaohu whitebait

The whitebait in Chaohu Lake is slender in shape, as white as silver, dense in meat, and delicious in taste. It is about 5 cm long, slender and flat, transparent, scaleless, with big eyes and short mouth. Whitebait is a kind of small fish floating in the upper layer of water. It lays eggs in March and April in early spring, and dies after laying eggs. Young fish grow for a month or two and mature. May is the peak season for fishing whitebait. The whitebait in Chaohu Lake has a short snout, big eyes, no scales, a slender side flat, and an inch long.

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The whitebait produced in winter is called the branch whitebait. The whitebait produced in spring is called sea whitebait. The whitebait produced in winter is thicker and more delicious than the whitebait produced in spring. Production season of whitebait in Chaohu Lake: February, March, April and autumn are the natural breeding periods of whitebait in Chaohu Lake. Young fish can mature after growing for a month or two. At present, there are two fishing seasons for whitebait in Chaohu Lake every year, from mid-May to June, and from mid-September to1October, with the turn of spring and autumn as the peak season. The whitebait produced in winter is called the branch whitebait. The whitebait produced in spring is called sea whitebait. The whitebait produced in winter is thicker and more delicious than the whitebait produced in spring.

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The nutritional value of whitebait in Chaohu Lake is quite high. Every hundred grams of fresh whitebait in Chaohu Lake contains 8.2 grams of protein. The dried whitebait is called dried swallow. Every hundred grams of dried swallow contains protein 721g, fat13g, heat1709.4kJ, calcium 76 1 mg, and phosphorus 1000 mg. [ 1]

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Edible whitebait doesn't need to be opened and washed, but it can be cooked after being fished with clear water. Whitebait can not be eaten all year round, and the lake is closed every year. According to the growth of the main fish in the lake, the lake is opened for fishing in stages in flood season. The whitebait in Chaohu Lake is the most delicious fresh food. You don't need to gut it, you can cook it by washing it with water. There are many cooking methods, and the customary eating methods are: scrambled eggs with whitebait, fried leeks with whitebait, baked tofu with whitebait, and wrapped jiaozi with whitebait. Whitebait can be eaten fresh and dried, and can also be made into canned food. [2] Cuisine preparation: the preparation process of whitebait scrambled eggs 1, whitebait washed and drained; Beat the eggs into a bowl, add whitebait and salt and mix well. 2. Heat the wok with oil, pour in the eggs, spread them evenly into a cake shape with a shovel, fry one side first, then turn over the other side, and cut them into pieces after frying. 3. Put cooking wine, salt and appropriate amount of water into the pot, pour shredded bamboo shoots, fungus and fried egg cake, add leek segments after boiling, and stir fry. Taste of dishes: golden color, fragrant, tender and fat. Whitebait meat is delicate, white and tender, without bone spurs and fishy smell, and can be used to cook a variety of delicious dishes and fresh soups. The "whitebait ball" with tender fish soup and the "whitebait stall yellow dish" with fresh and tender fragrance are two traditional famous dishes made of whitebait in Taihu Lake and processed and cooked by famous chefs. Edible dried whitebait should be soaked in water before cooking. If it is fried with eggs, it will be tender and delicious, soft and boneless.

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The origin of whitebait is legendary. It is said that Wan Li, a Meng Jiangnu in the Qin Dynasty, went through all kinds of hardships to find her husband, but she didn't find Wan Qiliang. She was in pain and her eyes were swollen. A series of tears fell into the water, turned into groups of crystal white whitebait, traced back to the rivers, and finally settled in Chaohu Lake. The big eyes of whitebait are really like the eager look of Meng Jiangnv Panfu.