Brother Tang said something about shad, just for fun.

The shad is actually a migratory fish (that is, the so-called "salty and fresh water" fish in Guangdong). Kun, sometimes, is named for its annual migration to the Yangtze River in early summer (not at other times). The shad of the Yangtze River, together with puffer fish and swordfish, is also called "Three Freshness of the Yangtze River", which has always been very valuable and was listed as a tribute in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At present, wild shad is listed in the national list of protected animals, which has almost disappeared in the market in recent years. It is said that the market price is as high as 2,000-4,800 yuan/kg (ranging in size), even if it is artificially raised, it will cost 150-300 yuan/kg.

In Yangzhou in the late 1980s, a local bonsai expert hosted a family banquet, and once had the honor to taste this fresh food. This Mr. Xu asked someone to get a tail, and it was three or four pounds by visual inspection, and he was alive and kicking. Rare things, long heard its name; The sincerity of boxing is even more touching. Naturally, my index finger moves and my mouth is watering.

So beautiful and fresh, if it falls into the hands of Cantonese people, cooking will definitely be steamed. Unexpectedly, the hostess of Yangzhou brought it to the table, but it was the practice of frying it in sweet and sour sauce (like the famous pine nut fish). Although my heart shouted "what a pity"! Nature is still full of praise.

Although it is not the expected steaming, it smells fragrant, its color is golden and orange, and its taste is really tender and delicious. However, the great sweetness of Huaiyang cuisine is by no means comparable to that of Cantonese cuisine, and it is simply irresistible! After several rounds, we had to put an end to the flag. This super sweet taste, those who have tasted the famous Wuxi meat bones and Yangzhou steamed meat buns, will surely get the message. The taste buds of people from all over the world have been immersed in the food in various villages for thousands of years, and they are often quite different from their tastes. However, it is amazing that they can all be eager for the same kind of food.

Just like shad, there is also a rare treasure in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River: saury.

Swordfish, like shad, is also a migratory fish, which is rare and protected. The market price of saury is not lower than that of shad, or even higher than that of shad. At present, it is about 3,000 to 3,500 yuan/kg (two or two, different sizes). However, it is said that in 20 10-20 12 years, the highest price was 10,000 yuan a catty!

This has never been tasted.

Pufferfish, also found in the Pearl River Estuary, is rare and delicious, but its internal organs are highly toxic, which can cause death if it is not handled properly. Even so, there are still many people who dare to taste it, which shows its delicious charm. I believe that the puffer fish in the Yangtze River is equivalent to this. I have tasted it many times. Feeling delicious is beautiful, but it is not fascinating.

Three delicacies can be regarded as having tasted two delicacies, and the feeling is just one sentence: delicious seafood, delicious fish, that's all. However, the high price is staggering. Without him, the Chinese people are known for their values that scarcity is the most precious thing, and they just follow the trend of speculation-such rare and precious categories are not the contents of ordinary people's daily food baskets, but most of them are just gifts from people's ostentatious consumption and corrupt consumption by officials and businessmen (of course, public funds are the main ones). Therefore, with the rise of anti-corruption, official food has converged. Although treasures are thinner, things are not more expensive. The change of supply and demand conforms to the market rules.

If you haven't tasted the above-mentioned three delicacies, I think as long as you have tasted the fried fish head pot or steamed fish head with soy sauce in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong (especially in Fengcheng, Shunde), it will be delicious and smooth, and it will never be under the Yangtze River's three delicacies. However, the price is different from the world, and it is a delicious food left by God to ordinary people.

(Note: The illustrations are all obtained online, not by the author, and I don't know who the photographer is. Thanks! )

Jinshan ... Jiangtiange Manxing

[Ming] Wang Shucheng

Fishing songs outside the bird cut off water and smoke, and a fishing boat was called across the river. The shad is still alive when he is out of the net, and he laughs and throws three hundred dollars at the bow.

On the river

[Ming] Wang Guangyang

The songs are singing and the waves are loud, and the boat is changed to the east of the pool mouth. The wine is drunk, and the shad is out of the net regardless of money.

Houyuan Fengxing

[Song] Wang Anshi

Song Yuanfeng, a rainy wind on the 10th and 5th.

Wheat can't be seen for thousands of miles, and even the mountains are cloudless. The water seedlings are continuous and complex, and the keel is long and dry. The shad is out of the net to cover the island, and the bamboo shoots are fatter than milk.

A hundred dollars can get a cup of wine. Although it's not that the community leader smells drums and Wu Er plays the singer and dances, it's no pain to be happy. The old man cut the water and flowed southwest, while the willows paddled a boat in the middle. Sleep under the white sun on a whim, and everyone laughs without worry.