For example, in Kunshan, where I live, carp is basically not needed and cats are not bought. There are many thorns, the meat is rough and loose, stale, and has a strong earthy smell. Nobody really wants to eat. In the eyes of southerners, even silver carp is inferior.
Many southerners think that carp in the north taste the same, but that's really wrong. I was in Luoyang before I was twenty. The Yellow River carp in Luoyang is very famous. Later, Xiaolangdi was built, and the farmhouses along the coast were also marked by carp.
When Luoyang locals go to eat farmhouse music, they must tell him that they want the Yellow River carp, otherwise he will steal bait from Hubei and burn it for you. The real wild Yellow River carp is absolutely delicious.
Real Yellow River carp, with red fins and red lips and golden scales. The body is slim, sensitive and strong. The gills are thick and there is no black membrane in the body. After changing the knife, drawing, shaping and slow simmering. Braised carp has absolutely no earthy smell. And the meat is tender, sweet and delicious, which is definitely not comparable to a catty of carp in 5 yuan.
Unfortunately, the spawning ground of wild Yellow River carp is in Gongyi section of Luo Yi. After the completion of Xiaolangdi Reservoir, there is no way to breed in large quantities. So the real wild Yellow River carp is to eat one less. I estimate that in a few years, it will be a rare commodity with sky-high prices.
So the north loves to eat carp, while the south doesn't eat carp mainly for the following reasons:
In the north, there are few water resources and fish species, while carp has more meat and high meat yield. So it won the local welcome. 75% of China's fresh water resources are in the south of the Yangtze River. Only 25% is left in the north, of which 12% is mainly concentrated in the Songhua River and Heilongjiang River basins in the northeast.
Although the Yellow River is long, in fact, the basin of the Yellow River is very, very small and the water flow is very small. For the simplest example, Luanchuan County, the southernmost part of Luoyang, is actually the waters of the Yangtze River. Do you think it is incredible?
Therefore, there are relatively few fish resources in the north, and carp is one of the better fish. Coupled with high meat yield and large size, it naturally becomes a common edible fish in the north. The choice of freshwater fish in the south is too wide, and naturally they are too lazy to eat.
Carp is endowed with myth in the north, but it becomes a hair in the south. As we all know, carp yue longmen is in the north, but never in the south. Red-tailed carp with golden scales is a very precious fish in the north. In those days, Duke Lu gave Confucius a big carp, that is, red-tailed carp with golden scales, because he gave birth to a son. Confucius regarded it as a treasure and named his son Kong Li.
So it is symbolic to eat carp in the north. It is predicted that to beno. 1 will fly to the sky, and there will be more flowers and candles in the bridal chamber every year ... it is definitely a symbol of good luck. Ordinary people are willing to eat carp to win the lottery.
There is no such thing in the south. On the contrary, it is generally believed that carp is a kind of hair. In addition, the climate in the south is humid and sultry, and carp is hot and dry. Originally unpopular, I dare not eat it now.
Third, there is a great difference in meat quality between the north and the south carp. The low temperature in the north has a great influence on the meat quality of carp. Northern carp can be regarded as cold water fish, with fresh and tender taste and faint earthy smell. Especially the carp in the northeast, because of the cold climate, fat and tender, naturally won everyone's welcome.
But the carp in the south, because of the climate, are loose and inflexible. And because the smell of the soil is particularly heavy, and there are too many fish to replace, who wants to eat dirty carp? Fourth, the north and the south have different levels of wealth.
I don't want to talk about it, really I am afraid that some people will interpret it as regional black, but this is actually a very important reason. Carp is particularly easy to breed and not easy to die. So the price is relatively low. I am in Luoyang, and many people buy carp not because it is delicious, but because it is cheap.
When the price of pork rises, the price of carp is often only 1/3 or even lower than that of pork. However, the overall economic situation in the north is generally not as good as that in the south, and eating fresh fish and carp will be the first choice.