Wuchang fish is a herbivorous fish, which mainly grows in freshwater lakes in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and mainly feeds on aquatic plants, so its fat content is relatively low, its meat is tender and delicious, and its nutrition is extremely rich.
Many people always bring some special products back when they go to Hubei, so the famous Jingchu food "Wuchang fish" with delicious nutrition has become the best choice.
Hubei has been called the land of fish and rice since ancient times. Of all the fresh rivers and lakes produced in the province of thousands of lakes, Wuchang fish is of course the most famous.
Wuchang fish, named after the Three Kingdoms period. In the first year of Wudong Ganlu (AD 265), Sun Hao, the first emperor, wanted to move Jianye to Wuchang. Lu Kai, the left prime minister, quoted the sentence "It is better to drink Jianye water than to eat Wuchang fish" to discourage him. As a result, Wuchang fish is gradually known.
Since then, many scholars have left many poems related to Wuchang fish. For example, Cen Can's poem in the Tang Dynasty: "Qiu Lai remembers Wuchang fish, and the dream soul is only in Baling Road." Su Shi's poem in Song Dynasty: "The Yangtze River knows the beauty of fish winding around the outline, and the bamboo connecting the mountains feels the fragrance of bamboo shoots."