Godly Fisherman

Emilia pointed to the sea level. The blue ocean just now turned into pitch black! There were several sharks whose dorsal fins were undulating on the horizontal surface in the distance, and the sea was in chaos.

Xiao Peng laughed after seeing it: "Emilia, you rarely go to the beach at the first glance. That black piece is nothing but the herring you often eat-Pacific herring." This thing Xiao Peng But I saw too much.

Pacific herring is also called "herring" in China. In the past few years, it was difficult to find traces due to wild fishing and excessive fishing. In recent years, the number has recovered and it has become a common fish. There are a lot of these things in Qianliyan Fishery, but Xiao Peng never catches them, but uses them as food for large fish, which is the foundation of Qianliyan Fishery. Most of the macroalgae feed that Xiao Peng put into the sea was to feed them.

"That big piece? How many herrings should there be?" Emilia said in shock, and the whole ocean turned black. This amount is really a lot.

Xiao Peng looked at the sea surface: "That's not too much, there are only a few million herrings. The big herring school is at least ten times the size of this school. Don't be surprised. Herring is the most abundant fish on earth. One of the species, almost where the sea has this thing, usually eat plankton, krill, small fish, at the same time they themselves are the main food of various seabirds, marine mammals, large carnivorous fish. You Look at those sharks, just come at them."

Emilia pointed to the beach and asked puzzledly: "Then why are they all coming close to the shore? Is this blocked by the sharks?"

Xiao Peng shook his head: "There are two reproductive strategies for all animals, one is the'R strategy' and the other is the'K strategy'. The so-called'R strategy' refers to the small size of herring, which grows rapidly and reproduces. But along with animals with high mortality and short lifespan, the'K strategy' is those animals with large body size, long lifespan, low fecundity but high survival rate of offspring, such as sharks and whales. Now is the breeding season of herring. This kind of fish spawns completely offshore, so it gathers here."

Emilia still has questions: "But how many fish are buried in shark belly? Does this affect the number of offspring they reproduce?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Of course not. Don't underestimate the herring. A female herring can carry up to 200,000 eggs. The reproductive ability of the'R strategy' animals is all high and scary, like a sunfish spawning at once. Three hundred million! Wait a minute, I'll make you something delicious." After Xiao Peng ran back to the shore, he found a small palm tree leaf, tied the petiole with a rope, and threw the palm leaf into the sea. Then he sat on the beach and pulled the rope.

Emilia smiled: "Are you going to fish with leaves? Is it possible?"

Xiao Peng shrugged: "It is still possible to catch certain fish with small leaves, but it is unlikely that such a large palm leaf will catch fish."

Emilia puzzled: "Then what are you doing?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said: "You'll know in a while." Xiao Peng tied the rope to the reef and left it there, and continued to walk with Emilia: "Do you know? The history of the Dutch Empire is from here Little herring started."

Emilia laughed after hearing this: "Well, you said that the Irish independence is the potato. What does the Netherlands have to do with herring? I would like to see how you put these two things together."

"What is nonsense?" Xiao Peng gave Emilia a white glance: "I have a historical basis for saying this."

"Oh? Then tell me something." Emilia said.

Xiao Peng thought for a while and said: "In the 14th century, the total population of the Netherlands was less than one million, but there are already 200,000 people engaged in fishing. The main target is this little herring. More than one-fifth of the Dutch provide a livelihood. Especially the herrings that are entering the breeding season now have a fat content of up to 20%, which is very delicious. But also because the fat is too high, the fish is extremely perishable. In those without refrigeration equipment In the era, the most troublesome aspect of the herring trade is the preservation of freshness. A country like the Netherlands that relies on herring for food, if the herring deteriorates, it will have a terrible impact on them."

Emilia was also curious when she heard this: "How did the Dutch solve this problem?"

Xiao Peng explained: "There is a Dutch fisherman named William who invented a way to remove herring heads and viscera with a single knife. Sprinkle with salt, so that the herring can be kept longer. It is this simple method that allows the Dutch Fishing boats can safely and daringly operate at sea for long periods of time, go deeper into the sea to fish, and export a large amount of herring to other countries. In this way, the Dutch have transformed a natural resource that everyone can touch into the exclusive capital of the Netherlands. Since then, this small country with only tens of thousands of square kilometers and low-lying terrain has transformed into a maritime empire through maritime trade. So far, the Netherlands has held an annual herring on the second Saturday of June. Festival, as a celebration." Xiao Peng thought for a while, took off his jacket and walked into the sea, put his jacket in his hand to make a net bag, just like that, he caught several herrings.

"Wait here for a while, let you taste the Dutch special pickled herring later." After saying that, he ran back to the hotel. When he came out, Powell was with him and carrying a fishing net. You can't miss the time when herring lays eggs. Before long, more and more people on the beach, all the residents of the small town, were catching herring.

In about forty minutes, the herring school left. The people in the town all smiled and took their own harvest home to deal with it, and Xiao Peng also returned to the reef where the rope was tied just now, and took back the palm leaves that had just been thrown into the sea. Emilia was dumbfounded when she saw that palm leaf. How could the palm leaf at this time be seen as a palm leaf? It is covered with a thick golden yellow.

"This is?" Emilia asked.

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "This is a good thing. This is herring roe. Herring will lay eggs on the reef or seaweed leaves--just like this palm leaf. You can eat it at a Japanese restaurant. ', it's actually salted herring roe. As you can see, herring roe is golden yellow, so there is another name for "golden yellow diamond" in the country, and because the herring roe is small and numerous in number, it is counted "It has the beautiful meaning of many children and many blessings, and it is especially popular at weddings. But the herring roe of "counting children" is made by catching the herring before spawning and taking out the roe from its belly. The big chunks of herring roe produced are called'Zichi konbu' in Wakuni, and they are the best for sushi. However, it tastes great if you salt them directly."

Emilia shook her head and said, "I don't like Japanese cuisine. They eat everything raw."

Xiao Peng dragged the whole palm leaf out of the sea and explained to Emilia: "Many people think that Japanese cuisine is based on sashimi, but this way of thinking is like you Westerners think that our Chinese restaurant only has palaces. Diced chicken and hot and sour soup are both misunderstood. The main cooking style of the Japanese people is actually'yang' or'burn'."

"'Yang'?'Burn'? What kind of cooking is this?" Emilia hadn't heard of it.

"The so-called'Yang' is actually fried. You go to the island country to eat dishes and see the'Yangbo' on the menu. It is actually fried food. The'Yangbo' of the country is mainly fried and eaten with battered ingredients. Normally "Yangbo" dishes will be accompanied by seasoned dipping sauce and white grape powder. When eating, add it to the dipping sauce and mix thoroughly, and eat while dipping. Like some tempura set meals, fried shrimp, tonkatsu, fried shiitake mushrooms They are all common'lifting things' in the Japanese Kingdom." Xiao Peng explained.

Emilia continued to ask: "What about'burning'?"

"That's what you Star Stripe people do best-it is barbecue." Xiao Peng said lightly. "In the dishes of Japanese cuisine, yakisoba is one of the staple foods. The main ingredients of yakisoba are fish, beef, pork, chicken, shrimp, lamb chops, shellfish, etc., because yakisoba is not It can be heated back to the pot, so it must be eaten while it is hot. For example, the favorite method of Waguo is skewers, that is, skewer the food on a bamboo skewer directly on the charcoal stove and grill it repeatedly. This is different from your favorite barbecue. Let's try the salt-grilled herring in the Japanese style. It tastes very good."

When the two were talking and laughing and walking back, Powell’s voice came from behind: “Xiao, in that case, let’s organize a party together with the townspeople to celebrate today’s herring harvest in the evening. Your craftsmanship." Stars and Stripes people can find a reason to celebrate in a PARTY whenever there is.

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Okay, where is there a drinker here? Let's have a few drinks today."

He lived here for a day, but never found a supermarket in this small town! Don’t people here usually buy cigarettes or alcohol?

Powell smiled and said: "Don't worry, we will have nothing less. Everyone will not come empty-handed. Let's experience our country PARTY. This will be a good memory of your journey."

Xiao Peng nodded: "Then I will show you everyone. I'll go to the kitchen to make preparations."

Powell also said: "Then I will contact the neighbors and tell them that they are ready to start PRATY and can drink with heroes like you. This is what everyone would expect."

After hearing this, Emilia asked puzzledly: "Hero? Xiao Peng, why does Mr. Powell call you that?"

Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Mr. Powell, this is really a trivial matter. I will be shy after you say this."

Powell's eyes widened: "Small things? Is it a small thing to rescue people from the jaws of a great white shark? What? Emilia still doesn't know what you are doing?"

Emilia nodded. She had been painting in the room, how did she know what was going on outside.

"Wow, I must tell you such a wonderful story!"