Whiting. As soon as many ingredients enter Qingdao, they will give it another "common name" or "nickname" with distinct regional characteristics according to the preferences of the locals. For example, Pacific cod is commonly known as "big-headed fishy" by Qingdao people. Speaking in the local dialect, there is such a ruthless grassroots smell, which shows how disdainful the locals are for this fish. In fact, Pacific cod, along with Atlantic cod and Greenland cod, belong to the three most authentic cod species.
The above words also cruelly reveal a fact: the cod that many literary and artistic young people think is so elegant and charming, and haunts Western restaurants all year round, is indeed a kind of big-headed fish. Cod is the main fish fritters in Europe and the United States, and Britain and Iceland have fought three wars for 28 years for cod.
What, for this goods? It is estimated that the local fishermen in Qingdao have to amplify their laughter when they learn about this nonsensical history.
The big head fishy that falls from the altar from the name and ** is the civilian marine fish of Qingdao, feeds on the small fish and shrimp that live on the bottom, and is one of the main marine economic fish produced along the northern coast. Around March every year, at the beginning of the Qingdao flower season, a large number of big heads are on the market. This kind of fish, which was not very popular before, is now not only widely recognized by well-informed Qingdao gourmets, but even enters the hall and has become the main "hard dish" of major hotels in the season.
The reason why the big head suddenly raised its eyebrows is nothing more than that it is all wild goods grown in cold water, and it has not yet been cultivated. In addition, the current fishing and freezing technology is becoming more and more advanced, so that the big head fishy has abandoned the problem of meat quality and fishy smell caused by too long landing time in the early years.
The current big head is "bad" by the diners. Top fresh, be sure to cut into Japanese-style sashimi, eat its vivid color, Hao Hao soup soup; secondly, it is made into fish fillet, either shabu-shabu, or into creative boiling fish and sauerkraut fish; The whole big-headed fishy tweed can still be imitated in the classic freshwater fish eating method and become a fragrant grilled fish series; Of course, the most common is the Qingdao people's home-cooked roast with a fishy head, which is usually cut into pieces and roasted with tofu, and the flavors of these two ingredients blend and penetrate each other, exuding a charming taste, which is one of the most delicious home-cooked dishes in spring.
The large size of the big head is indeed too suitable for "doing things". The young people who are happy to engage in tricks play the big head into a mood, imitating the practice of Western food, after frying, squeezing lemon juice, the taste is extremely fresh; The tireless elderly, simply before the mackerel is not on the market, will inject the infinite affection for mackerel into the big fish, and fill the thick fish meat into the big head fishy dumplings and big head fishy pot stickers, the taste is not inferior to the classic mackerel dumplings.
Written by |Cui Yan.