Tilapia is a tropical fish, native to Africa, which looks like crucian carp, also called African crucian carp. Only in areas where the temperature is above 10 degrees, Guangdong, Yunnan and Hainan are the main areas for tilapia farming. There are many factories specializing in processing tilapia in these places. According to the requirements of foreign orders, the best piece of tilapia meat is cut out, then frozen and packaged and shipped abroad.
So why is tilapia favored by foreigners? Let's learn about the past lives of tilapia. Before large-scale farming, tilapia had already camped in China and was also listed as an invasive species. In the freshwater rivers of Guangdong and Guangxi, the number of tilapia is very large, which threatens the survival of local fish.
Tilapia has very strong reproductive ability and adaptability, and can survive in paddy fields, ditches and even smelly pools, which has brought people the impression of miscellaneous fish over time. Due to the early economic development in Guangdong, there are various pollution problems in many waters. Guangdong people have seen many stinky tilapia since childhood, so they naturally don't want to eat them.
Less thorns and more meat make it taste fresh and sweet. Foreigners like to fry fish with it. Everyone knows that Europeans and Americans don't spit when they eat fish. They like to eat salmon and cod with less thorns, but these two kinds of fish are expensive. Tilapia is the best cheap fish with good taste and low price. It is even called "white meat salmon" abroad.
Tilapia is not expensive, and the market price is about 4 yuan 1 kg. The tilapia farming industry in China is also gradually experiencing a period from peak to downturn. Now there are many kinds of aquaculture in the market, and tilapia is also facing transformation and development.
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