Nutritional value of flower bone fish

Fish is a dish that often appears on our table. There are many types of fish, the most common ones are grass carp, crucian carp, carp, silver carp, etc. We are all familiar with these fish. But there is a kind of fish that many people may not be familiar with or even know about, and that is the flower bone fish. It is a rare and special fish that tastes delicious and is rich in nutritional value. Let us take a closer look at the nutritional value of flower bone fish.

The flower bone fish belongs to the Cyprinidae family, the Gobiinae subfamily, and is commonly known as: Majuzi, Lu Ji, Ji fish, Jilang fish, and Jigulang. It has a long body and a prominent bulge at the starting point of the dorsal fin. The abdomen is round, the sides and back are bluish-brown, the abdomen is white, and there are varying numbers of black spots on the midline of the body. The snout is round and blunt, the lower mouth is horseshoe-shaped, there is a pair of whiskers at the corners of the mouth, and the eyes are protruding.

It is a bottom fish that prefers to live in the middle and lower layers of water bodies and migrates to deep waters of rivers to hibernate in winter. It feeds on benthic animals, mainly aquatic insects and mollusks, and also eats various small fish. The largest individuals can reach 2 kg.

The flower bone fish is mainly distributed in rivers, lakes and reservoirs in the Yangtze River Basin.

The flower bone fish reaches sexual maturity at 4 years old. The spawning period is from June to July. The egg capacity is 48,000 to 130,000. The eggs are sticky and stick to the plant substrate. When the water temperature is 20℃, the seedlings will hatch after 4 days.

This fish has the advantages of beautiful body shape, diverse diet, strong adaptability, tender meat, delicious taste and hot sales in the market.

Yellow bone fish generally refers to yellow catfish

Nature and flavor: sweet, neutral, slightly toxic.

Function: Promote urination, eliminate edema, dispel wind and sober up.

Suitable for consumption: Suitable for people with ascites due to liver cirrhosis, edema due to nephritis, edema due to beriberi, and edema due to malnutrition; Suitable for consumption in the early stages of smallpox in children.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Cooking and eating can reduce edema and promote urination."

Taboos: According to previous experience, it is a "trigger" food, so people with chronic diseases, such as bronchial asthma, lymph tuberculosis, cancer, lupus erythematosus and stubborn itchy skin diseases should avoid eating it or eat it with caution. Avoid taking with Chinese medicine Nepeta

practice

1. Descale the fish, gut it, and wash it clean.

2. Wash the flower fish, make a few cuts on its back to make it easier to steam, and place it on a plate.

3. Put the flower fish on a plate, add cooking wine, sprinkle with green onion, ginger, and a little salt.

4. Steam it until cooked. When eating, dip it in soy sauce or rice vinegar. It is so delicious!