The most fresh Wuchang fish: a collection of "poetry, history and food"

China News Agency, Wuhan, July 7th: The most fresh Wuchang fish: a collection of "poetry, history and food"

Take a fresh Wuchang fish, remove the scales, change the knife, apply salt, boil water, supplement it with more than ten kinds of ingredients such as winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms, ham, onion and ginger, and steam it with high heat

The picture shows that on June 15, in Ezhou, Hubei, the fourth-generation Wuchang fish inheritor and chef Shi Jianjun of Ezhou Great Wall V Hotel made steamed Wuchang fish

There is no place without fish

"Book of Songs" records: "If it eats fish, it must be bream in the river

The picture shows the ingredients and accessories for steamed Wuchang fish prepared by chefs in Ezhou, Hubei on June 15

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the craftsmanship of Wuchang fish has sprung up, and now it has become an intangible cultural heritage in Hubei Province and has become the "top stream" in Chu cuisine

According to Shi Jianjun, the authentic Wuchang fish has a small head, a flat and high body, a diamond shape, and thirteen and a half large spines

The picture shows that on June 15, in Ezhou, Hubei, the fourth-generation Wuchang fish inheritor and chef Shi Jianjun of Ezhou Great Wall V Hotel made steamed Wuchang fish

Steaming can maximize the freshness of Wuchang fish

The picture shows that on June 15, in Ezhou, Hubei, the fourth-generation Wuchang fish inheritor and chef Shi Jianjun of Ezhou Great Wall V Hotel made steamed Wuchang fish

"Wuchang fish stuffed with flowers, crispy Lin Wuchang fish, grilled Wuchang fish with green onions.

Cai Zhenghua, a national senior culinary technician, believes that Wuchang fish is one of the typical representatives of Wu and Chu culture, which combines poetry, history, cooking and folklore

The picture shows that on June 15, in Ezhou, Hubei, the fourth-generation Wuchang fish inheritor and chef Shi Jianjun of Ezhou Great Wall V Hotel made steamed Wuchang fish

Not only that, Wuchang fish self-heating rice, pre-made dishes, snack foods and other peripheral products are also gradually emerging

　　"Wuchang fish processing products are particularly popular in Chinese supermarkets in the United States, Singapore, France and other places," said Liu Jiping, chairman of Fu Nong Group, the largest Wuchang fish processing company in Ezhou.

(Wu Yili)