What is so special about the Yellow River carp and why is it more expensive than ordinary carp?

Where the Yellow River flows fast and has a large sand content, there are no carp. However, where the water flow is slower, aquatic plants grow in abundance, providing excellent shelter for the Yellow River carp and high-quality food**. The surface of the Yellow River water looks dirty, but in fact, the sediment contains a lot of nutrients that carp need to grow, such as calcium, phosphorus and other trace elements, which is why the Yellow River carp meat is tender and delicious.

Wild carp live in natural water bodies such as the Yellow River, with a wide range of activities, large foraging space, frequent swimming, and rapid response, because of its slender and long body; Most of the farmed fish live in artificial ponds or cages in reservoirs, rivers and lakes, with a small range of activity, slow swimming speed and slow response. Due to the consumption of feed, the growth rate is accelerated, the adult cycle is shortened, and the body size is fatter.

Another characteristic of the Yellow River carp is that it often runs around on the large water surface to find food, and its whiskers are its important organs to find food, so it is very developed, and the whiskers are long and stout; The whiskers of farmed fish, on the other hand, are thin and small, hanging down on both sides, like the eyes of a blind man. The number is relatively small, as for the extent of less, that is, the Yellow River carp has become a protective fish, since the number is relatively small, then it is naturally higher on the **, after all, it has been rare and expensive since ancient times.

The large amount of trace elements contained in sediment is exactly what carp needs to grow. Don't look at the sediment of the Yellow River, it is precisely because of this environment that such a fat and healthy carp can be raised, so as to distinguish it from ordinary wild fish. The sediment contains a large amount of calcium, phosphorus and other trace elements, which are the nutrients that fish need to survive, resulting in the result of the delicate flesh, delicious taste and less fishy smell of the Yellow River carp.

Unlike humans, fish breathe through their gills, so the sediment has no effect on them, and there is no talk of blocking the airways. In addition, carp swallowing proper sediment can also help them digest their food, which plays a role in facilitating.

The flow rate in some basins of the Yellow River is very fast, resulting in carp there having to swim hard to survive, so the carp in the Yellow River has better meat quality and is more expensive.

Why the carp of the Yellow River is different from ordinary carp, today I finally know!

The meat quality is better, because the nutritional value of this fish is higher, so it will be significantly more expensive.

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On September 17, 2005, Feng Mingliang, a resident of Wuzhi County, Henan Province, held a kilogram of a large carp in the Yellow River.

On the same day, Feng Mingliang caught a kilogram of Yellow River carp on the bank of the Yellow River in Dafeng Town, the county. In the past, residents of the county have caught about 6 kilograms of Yellow River carp along the Yellow River, but large carp weighing kilograms is still very rare.

Brief description: aliases "carp", "carp abductor", "Yellow River goldfin carp". The body is flattened laterally, the abdomen is rounded, 2 pairs of jaw whiskers, 3 rows of pharyngeal teeth, and the scales 34 38. It is a pelagic omnivorous fish. It is all over the country's major rivers and lakes.

The carp produced from the Yellow River has golden scales and shining, bright red tips of each fin, thick flesh at the ridge, few internal organs, and small bones, especially for its bright color, delicate flesh, and fragrant smell.

Ningxia is abundant in the Yellow River from Qingtongxia to Shizuishan, with an annual output of about 300,000 kilograms, but in recent years, the output has been greatly reduced due to the pollution of the main river and other reasons.

Who knew that the largest carp in the Yellow River was more than 300 catties.

Ningxia Yellow River carp mainly refers to carp that live in the Yellow River. However, with the development of freshwater aquaculture, there are also captive breeders. Ningxia's freshwater fish farming industry has a long history, which has been recorded in the Ming Dynasty.

The poet of the Ming Dynasty described it like this in Lingwu's "Sunset in the Fishing Village":"Most of the villages are engaged in fishing, and they are happy to return.

Today, in addition to state-run and collective fishing grounds, there are also many individual fish farmers. In addition to the Yellow River carp, artificially cultivated fish species have also been introduced and cross-bred into red carp, purse carp, scattered scale mirror carp, bucket carp, Heyuan carp and other species.

Authentic Yellow River carp generally weigh up to 250-500 grams in the current year and 500-1000 grams in the second year. However, in recent years, it has been found that the weight of the Yellow River carp seedlings grown in many places can only grow to 100-130 grams in the first year, and the weight can only grow to 500 grams every two years.

The southerners here don't like to eat carp, and there are very few people who eat it, so it's quite cheap.

Because most of the cities in the south are surrounded by the sea, and the seafood in the south is very famous, the carp of the Yellow River is very difficult to catch.

Because the number of carp in the Yellow River is not very large, and the Yellow River is located in the north of the cold, the taste of the fish is relatively good.

There are more such fish in the south, and ** is naturally cheaper. Many people can eat it quickly, naturally there are more people, and fewer people eat it.

Because fishing in the Yellow River will be more difficult. Moreover, the south is more suitable for cultivating these carp, so it will be cheaper.

This is because the market demand for carp in the south is not particularly large, and the number of carp can meet everyone's daily needs.

Because scarcity is expensive. Due to people's overfishing, there are very few carp in the Yellow River, and another is that the carp in the Yellow River tastes better, so the carp in the Yellow River will be more expensive, and the carp in the south is low, because the taste of this carp farming in the south is very poor, and the meat is soft, so no one buys it.

This is due to the difference in the quality of the carp raised in terms of meat quality, texture, and taste, depending on the water quality. In addition, there are a complete range of fish species in the south, and everyone is not very fond of carp, so it is relatively cheap.

The Yellow River carp grows naturally, the meat quality should be beautiful, and it is much more difficult for fishermen to catch it, while most of the carp in the south are artificially raised, and the meat quality is relatively poor, so it is cheaper.

It is because the south is a place where carp is produced, so it is natural to get carp at a cheaper **, and the transportation cost will be much lower.

This is because the two species are different, and the Yellow River carp has a more delicious taste and a more delicate meat, so it will be more expensive. Southern carp are slightly inferior in comparison.

Because the carp in the Yellow River is very small, and it is very delicious, it is very expensive, and the south often raises fish, and the carp raised is also very much, so it is particularly cheap.

1. The body type is not the sameCommon carp are generally artificially farmed, and in a relatively small pond, they have to be fed every day, and they are fatter. The Yellow River carp survives in the Yellow River, has a large space for activities, and needs to forage for food at every meal.

2. **The color is not the same:The ** color of the common carp is black, while the Yellow River carp is golden yellow, and sometimes other colors of the Yellow River carp can be seen.

3. The taste is different:The growth cycle of ordinary carp is short, but the growth cycle of the Yellow River carp is very long, just look at the time when the carp grows to know which one is delicious, once said that the roasted Yellow River carp tastes like mutton.

4. The tools for eating food are different:The carp's foraging tool is its own beard, and the wild Yellow River carp need to find food on their own, so the wild Yellow River carp has a longer and thicker beard. The average domestic carp does not need to find food on its own, and its whiskers are not used often, so its whiskers are thinner and smaller.

There are more people who eat carp in the north, and it is more famous for the big carp of the Yellow River. But when I got to the southern region, I didn't want to go...Most of the people who eat carp are especially rare. For example, in my city of Kunshan, carp is basically not wanted, or bought for feeding.

There are many thorns, the meat is rough and loose, not fresh, and the fishy smell is heavy, and indeed no one wants to eat it. In the eyes of northerners, it is not even as good as a silver carp. Many northerners think that the carp in the north tastes the same way, but that's really wrong.

Before I was 20 years old, I was in Luoyang City, which was famous for its carp in the big river, and then built Xiaolangdi, and the leisure farmhouses in the coastal areas also used carp as billboards.

When a local man in Luoyang City goes to eat a leisure farmhouse, he must be informed that he wants a big river carp, otherwise it will hide from the sky and let you burn the former from Hunan. The real wild big river carp is undoubtedly delicious. The Yellow River carp is called Siyi and grows in the Yellow River, and has an arrogant and stubborn temperament, full of wildness, and is difficult to train (i.e

It is difficult to gather and eat with artificial feed), although it is widely raised, but it is not within the four major fish, the four major fish - the green grass silver carp, the domestic fish is reproduced, and the Yellow River carp is naturally reproduced, as long as there are aquatic plants in the pool, the temperature of the water is moderate, its sticky eggs can stick to the aquatic plants to naturally reproduce fish fingerlings. It grows slower than the four major carp, has strong vigor, grows at the bottom of the water quality, and focuses on animal food.

But what is puzzling is that even the most common carp shows an obvious "regional black" on the **. Generally speaking, the price of natural carp produced in the Weihe River basin is more expensive, which is significantly higher than that of carp produced in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The big river carp is often more expensive than the Xiangjiang carp, and the fundamental reason is the "mystery of the brand".

The authentic big river carp has a beautiful appearance design with golden scales and red tails, a long and strong body and its unique taste of "sweet, fresh, fat and tender", and is known as the first of the "four famous fish in the water" in China.

The carp is very widespread in China, from Heilongjiang Province in the north to the Pearl River Basin in the south, but the carp in the Weihe River Basin is more well-known (especially in Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi Province, Shanxi Province, Henan Province, Henan and other regions). In the north, there are many special delicacies cooked with Dahe carp, such as stewed carp, sugar cool carp, tile carp, steamed carp, ginger and garlic carp, and air-roasted carp.

It may be caused by the influence of history and culture, and at the same time, the Yellow River carp is famous, and people eat it with vanity, after all, the carp jumps over the dragon gate is the Yellow River carp!

Since ancient times, the Yellow River carp has become one of the most valuable fish resources in China with its tender meat quality and beautiful form. Not only that, from the perspective of nutritional composition, the protein content in the muscles of the Yellow River carp is generally higher than that of other carp species, and the fat content is less, which is rich in amino acids and trace elements required by the human body. In terms of taste, it is much better than Yangtze carp.

This is because it is difficult to catch carp in the Yellow River, but in the Yangtze River region, carp generally live in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and many farmers will catch them.

There are differences between the Yellow River carp and the common carp in terms of flexibility and hidden taste.

Ordinary farmed carp have a small range of activity and eat a lot of feed, so they will be slow to react and have a fat body. As for the wild Yellow River carp, it has a wide range of activity environment, coupled with the various challenges created by the Yellow River, the Yellow River carp grows particularly strong and vigorous, and the body is thin and long. Because the Yellow River carp has a very large foraging space and is very active, the reaction and vigilance of wild Yellow River carp are naturally much more flexible and alert than that of farmed carp.

The growth rate of farmed carp is very fast, the time to get out of the water is short, and it usually takes only one year for carp farms to grow into market. It takes several years for wild carp to grow normally, and the meat quality is naturally very different from that of farmed carp. The flesh of wild Yellow River carp is firm and resilient to the touch, and the meat of Yellow River carp is delicious, while the meat of ordinary carp is loose and lacks toughness.

Nawei Hall. The survival of the carp in the Yellow River

The Yellow River crosses the territory of Henan, the east of Mengjin begins to relax, the distance between the embankments on both banks is generally about 10 kilometers, the widest place can reach 20 kilometers, the riverbed is wide and shallow, the sand content of the mountain banquet in the non-flood season is centimeter, and the water is rich in various nutrients required for the growth of aquatic organisms. The basin (Henan section) has a mild climate, long annual sunshine hours and long fish growth periods, and a large number of wild weeds growing in the Yellow River beach that can be used as fish feed, which are excellent conditions for the development of fishery production. It is also the main reason for the abundance of high-quality Yellow River carp in the river section of our province in history.