Whether it is grouper, mandarin fish, or sea bass, it is not very big. I am very curious why I can’t see “big mandarin fish” in supermarkets? Supermarket employees told the truth, but conditions did not allow it. In fact, careful friends can also find that some more expensive freshwater fish are not very big, almost about one pound, and rarely more than 2 pounds.
asked the supermarket staff why the mandarin fish are so small, only about 1 pound, not a little bigger? He said three reasons, and I think it makes sense. It is no wonder why the mandarin fish in supermarkets weigh about the same weight and basically does not weigh more than 2 kilograms.
First: The price is too expensive. If it is too large, there will be very few people buying
itself is more expensive. If it is too large, consumers will not accept it. In addition, supermarkets also have their own considerations. If it is sold live fish, it will lose it. If the fish is too large and dead, the cost will be much higher, and in this way, the loss will be even greater.
There are too many fish and few people buy them, and the supermarket itself costs higher, so it is better to sell some of the same size. It is also aimed at most young consumers. Isn’t this a win-win situation better?
Second: The fish is too big, the meat will get older, not tender
In terms of taste, the bigger the fish, the better it is, especially for mandarin fish. When it is about 1 pound, the meat is relatively tender. If it is too big, the meat will be greatly reduced. When we eat mandarin fish, we eat its delicious taste. The meat is too old, and it loses its original flavor.
So in terms of taste alone, mandarin fish, like mandarin fish, are not suitable for too big, especially for breeding. If it is too big, the meat will not be so tender and the taste will lack smoothness.
Third: If the mandarin fish is too large, the purchase price will be higher and the breeding cost will be greater.
Mandarin fish itself produces relatively less, and its breeding difficulty is also relatively high. As the saying goes, "Scarcity is precious", which will lead to the mandarin fish being more expensive. If you raise it too large, the cost of breeding will rise sharply, because mandarin fish mainly feeds on fish, shrimp, etc. If the breeding cost is too high, the purchase price will also increase. In the end, the price sold to consumers will naturally be much higher. The breeder does not get the corresponding benefits, and the cost will be higher, which is relatively not very cost-effective.
Therefore, there is no big mandarin fish sold in supermarkets. Not only from the taste of the fish, its own losses, but also from the perspective of farmers, it is not suitable to grow too large. This is why supermarkets rarely see mandarin fish or bass weighing a few pounds. Of course, when we buy it, it is more acceptable to be smaller.
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