The so-called big black belly is actually the famous mullet outside.

Mullet belongs to the family Mullidae and the genus Mullet, and is a wide-temperature, euryhaline fish.

The adaptability range to temperature is very wide, and the adaptability to salinity is also extremely strong.

Mullet can live in fresh water, brackish water and salt water.

This fish generally likes to live in coastal areas, bays and river estuaries.

As early as the last century, mullet has been one of the most important economic fish cultivated in the brackish water along the southern coast of my country, and is also one of the most widely distributed important economic fish in the world.

In Yulong Bay, fishermen generally like to call mullet black belly or field fish.

Mullet with large pieces of fish roe in its belly is called big black belly.

When the fisherman heard what Li Xuan said, he quickly stopped and said, "For us, catching a boatload of big black bellies is indeed a great harvest, but compared with you, Xuanzi, it's just a small fuss."

Li Xuan shook his head and said, "That's because you don't know the true value of Big Black Belly."

When the fisherman heard this, he immediately turned his head and said, "What do you mean? Are we selling this fish cheaply?"

"The fish is not sold cheaply. There are a lot of these fish, and the breeding technology is very mature, so it cannot be sold at a high price. But the most expensive thing about mullet is not its meat, but its roe."

Li Xuan opened his mouth and said.

When they mentioned mullet roe, the two fishermen swallowed their saliva.

They have all eaten mullet roe. The roe of this mullet is indeed a delicacy that people will never forget after taking one bite.

"Mullet roe is also called mullet roe. It is a very famous rare food. Don't look at it. It only sells for 20 yuan per catty. Its roe can be sold after taking it out and drying it a little.

It can cost over a thousand yuan per pound." Li Xuan said with a smile.

"What? Thousands?" The two fishermen took a breath and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

Among them, the fisherman with skinny skin kept rubbing his eyes to see if he was dreaming.

"Xuanzi, are you telling the truth?" The two fishermen became excited and hurriedly asked Li Xuan again.

If it is true, then they will really make a lot of money on this trip.

Li Xuan smiled and nodded.

The fish like mullet is not beautiful in shape and the meat is not tender, but its roe is truly top-grade and delicious.

In ancient times, eggs were also called "zi", eggs were called chicken eggs, and fish eggs were called fish eggs.

Eggs are the most common food in our daily lives. They are not only a must-have breakfast advocated by everyone, but also a necessary ingredient for cooking various delicacies.

Drinking a cup of soy milk and eating an egg in the morning is almost a perfect nutritional match. Eggs are indispensable for making cakes, baking biscuits, and also require eggs for fried meatballs. It can be said that eggs are the most important food in life.

Later, slowly, humans discovered that it was not just eggs that were delicious.

There are many animals in the world whose eggs are delicious, so people began to pay attention to the eggs of various animals.

Quite accidentally, some foodies discovered that fish eggs are a rare delicacy, so they began to eat various kinds of fish eggs.

This is how mullet roe was discovered.

Mullet is commonly known as mullet, just like its name, its back is jet black, so it is called black belly in many places.

Li Xuan walked to the edge of the pier, caught a mullet from a bucket and looked at it carefully.

Li Xuan discovered that this mullet has a flat head and a pointed mouth. Its head is generally triangular. Its body is slender, its back is high, its whole body is round, and its head is as thick as a wrist. This body type,

It is relatively small among mullets.

Mullets can generally grow to about three or four kilograms, and some very large mullets can even grow to more than five kilograms.

However, considering that these mullets are all wild, unlike those farmed mullets that grow on feed, this mullet with thick arms is not considered small.

Li Xuan only looked at it for a few times before throwing the mullet he was holding back into the bucket.

Li Xuan has determined that these are really wild mullets.

Wild mullet is very easy to identify, and its external characteristics are very obvious.

Generally, wild mullet has dark black or yellow-brown spots all over its body. These spots are evenly distributed on its back, belly and tail. Its tail is very short and narrow, which is very different from the tail of ordinary fish.

So just by looking at the spots on the mullet, you can basically confirm whether it is a wild mullet.

"Xuanzi, pick two larger ones and take them back to make soup." A fisherman wanted to ask Li Xuan for advice. Seeing Li Xuan staring at the inside of the barrel, he quickly said.

When Li Xuan heard this, he quickly waved his hands and said: "Forget it about the live fish. After you finish taking the roe, 80% of the mullet will not be sold. I will take two more back then."

When the two fishermen heard this, they immediately became anxious, "Xuanzi, do you think my uncle is such a stingy person? This mullet has fish roe, so what else is there to eat? Just eat it with the fish roe, it tastes so good

It’s just called a fresh one.”

Li Xuan smiled and said: "In fact, apart from the fish roe, mullet itself also tastes quite good."

As far as Li Xuan knows, the reason why mullet cannot be sold at a high price is mainly because the meat of mullet is relatively tight.

For seafood, generally the fresher the meat, the more valuable it is.

Once the meat is tight, it is no different from eating pork or mutton.

But in fact, mullet has a very strong seafood flavor.

Abroad, some people use mullet powder to make miso soup.

Especially this kind of wild giant mullet, after removing the roe, the remaining fish body is delicious when stewed in soup or braised.

Of course, this mullet meat is incomparable with mullet roe.

Mullet is just a cheap seafood, but mullet roe is a top-quality seafood.

In some larger mullet breeding bases, fishermen start preparing to catch mullet about half a month before the mullet spawns.

When people catch mullet and land it, they first observe which fish are female and which are male. If the belly is round and soft to the touch, it is probably a mullet about to lay eggs.

After fishermen remove the roe from the mullet, the fish meat is directly processed into fish meal, or higher-end canned cat food, or feed.

It can be said that the boss who specializes in raising mullets basically raises mullet for the mullet roe.

The production process of mullet roe is very simple, and Li Xuan learned it when he was in college.

The freshly taken mullet roe is yellow, shaped like a mango, and as big as a person's hand, with a crack in the middle dividing it into two halves.
Chapter completed!