"Boss, how do you sell knife fish ··?" Time is coming in early November, and the cold winter days are getting closer. In winter, Qingdao people have the custom of "dried sweet fish", so on sunny days, middle-aged and elderly people like to go to the streets and see the market. For example, giant salamander , knife fish, pomfret , red-headed fish, and mackerel, the prices are relatively low and the public likes most. If the conditions are better, you can dry some bulge fish, bread fish, and cuttle fish.
"Blade Fish" scientific name is hairtail fish, which is very similar to its appearance. The autumn harvest season every year is the flood season for knife fish. The price of knife fish with two fingers wide on the wharf is only 1 to 3 yuan. The larger the size, the more expensive it is. The jargon on the wharf is also called "little knife, middle knife, big knife, and special knife". It is generally used to fish in a double-boat trawl. Although the fish is large, the fish body is scratched after being squeezed and dragged in the net, which is far from when we see the scene when we are fishing on the ashore. "The price is expensive, and it costs more than 100 per catty.
Because the knife fish lives in the deep sea and bears huge water pressure under the water, the fish body is flat. Once it comes out of the water, it will die soon with the different external air pressure, so it is difficult for us to see active knife fish on the market.
Knife fish is not like other fish. It will break the belly after a little longer, especially like the knife fish in the picture, with thick internal organs, and the temperature affects , after a little touch, the appearance will be unsightly, and the price will also drop with the market. Some wholesale stall owners pick out the price and deal with it cheaply when closing the stall. They are reluctant to sell it at a low price, so they can only clean up their own food.
Some experts in the market who know how to make fish like this, because although its belly is broken, its freshness is a hundred times better than that of the knife fish in the cold storage. Because there is no high technology, the meat in the fish is very tender when eaten. Due to the long-term freezing of frozen knife fish, the fish meat loses moisture and eats it in the mouth. ”.
Fresh knife fish. Qingdao people have two ways to make it. Large ones are recommended to braise and fry small ones.
Knife fish after buying it home, first remove the internal organs, cut it into pieces, then wash it with water, drain the water, sprinkle with salt, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, sugar and other seasonings, marinate for half an hour to taste, heat it in the oil pan, add onion, ginger and garlic, pour in the marinated knife fish, add a small amount of water, and fry the other side after frying; do not turn it over It is easier to turn the fish into pieces, fry until both sides are golden, cover and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes; finally, close the sauce over high heat, sprinkle with chopped green onion and let it go out of the pot.
steaming is even easier. Wash it and cut it into pieces, then add salt, sugar, and cooking wine, put it in a steamer for 10 minutes, and then let it go out of the pot. It is original and it is "fresh". Qingdao people pay attention to the original flavor when eating seafood, and eat it fresh. Such fresh knife fish is the best It is steamed and stewed, and it tastes so delicious. Steamed is best for fishing, and it is bright and shiny.
Autumn swordfish is very fat because it needs to store fat for winter. The thicker the meat, the better it tastes. There are 24 piers in Qingdao. If you want to eat fresh seafood, you can go to the pier to buy it. However, the selling on the pier is not necessarily cheap. Generally, fishing boats are contracted to nearby retailers. People who buy half a pound of pounds will not pay attention to you.
But when you go to the dock to buy seafood, it is mainly to see it fresh, and there are many dazzling arrays of seafood, and many of them don’t know it. It’s full of freshness. People in Qingdao West Coast New District usually go to Jimiya Wharf. It’s better to arrive before 6 o’clock in the morning. Because the road is narrow, it’s difficult to park, but they are all big iron boats to catch sea goods, which is suitable for wholesale of whole baskets. It’s not worth buying as a trip.
