141, Jinjiang Exclusive(1/2)
Flying fish have slender bodies, and their pectoral fins on both sides are spread out, like the wings of a bird, leading them to glide into the distance.
They glide under the blue sky, and the distance can be hundreds of meters.
Lu Ao looked at these little black dots from a distance, and wanted to get closer to see the flying fish, but was afraid that the boat would disturb them if it sailed by.
He stopped the boat and watched Song Zhou for a long time. He was as shocked as when he went to the zoo when he was a child and saw a group of penguins.
Song Zhou saw him fascinated and said, "How about we park the boat here and let it float along the ocean current?"
"OK?"
Song Zhou smiled, "Just here, we didn't want to go to any scenic spots."
After hearing this, Lu Ao stopped the ship and simply pulled Song Zhou to the deck.
The weather in November was neither too cold nor too hot, and they were just fine on the deck.
Lu Ao opened the parasol on the deck and moved out the deck chair, "Let's catch fish first."
"You have to teach me this."
Lu Ao immediately became interested and said, "No problem."
Lu Ao felt it for a moment and stuffed Song Zhou with a fishing rod, "There are a lot of fish down there, so it should be good to catch them."
"Maybe, I'll try it first before saying anything."
Lu Ao taught Song Zhou how to make a nest, "First throw some nest material down to attract the fish."
"Did you buy all these nest materials? I've never seen them before."
"We have never fished together before." Lu Ao mixed the nest material with water and kneaded it into a ball, "Let's try it."
While they were talking, a soft "whoosh" sound suddenly broke through the air from the side of the boat.
Lu Ao suddenly turned his head and looked in that direction.
A small fish flew out from the side of the boat. It had a small body, big eyes, and its pectoral fins were like bird wings. It was gliding more than one meter above the sea.
Its back is a bit light black, and its pectoral fins and abdomen are silvery white.
The streamlined body exudes an inexplicable elegance.
Lu Ao looked at the flying fish, opened his mouth slightly, and was almost stunned.
Before this flying fish fell into the sea, a second, third, and countless other fish quickly appeared.
For a time, there were flying fish beside their boat.
Flying fish on such a large scale are like birds that have returned to their nests in the evening and are frightened away. The sky is filled with dense masses for a while, making it difficult to take your eyes away.
The size of this group of flying fish was so great that within five or six minutes, the flying fish alternately glided out and fell into the sea. Their ears were filled with subtle sounds of breaking through the air and falling into the water.
Lu Ao and Song Zhou sat on the deck chairs, concentrating on admiring this rare and wonderful scene in nature.
After about five or six minutes, all the flying fish fell into the sea, and no more flying fish were seen flying up.
At this time, Lu Ao discovered some small pieces of flying fish carcasses floating on the sea.
"There should have been hunting fish preying below just now." Song Zhou judged, "The flying fish would be frightened and all fly up."
"Well." Lu Ao sighed, "It seems that the predator has had a feast."
"Maybe." Lu Ao looked at the sea surface. Several fish came to the surface to bite the flying fish's remains.
There were all kinds of fish among the missed fish, and several fish came up at once to enjoy the feast.
Lu Ao looked at these fish and said, "It saves us the trouble of making a nest."
Song Zhou laughed, "Didn't you say that if you don't build a nest, the fish will run away if there is no bait nearby?"
"Can you take care of it for a while? Come on, come on, hurry up and fish in troubled waters."
Lu Ao handed him a fishing rod.
Song Zhou stuffed it back to him, stood up and said, "You can help me get it first, and I'll go down below and pick up the flying fish."
"Hey, where?" Lu Ao stood up and looked towards the small deck extending out one floor below. He soon discovered that several flying fish had landed on the narrow deck aisle.
These flying fish may have flown high when they flew out, and directly hit the hull and the deck.
"This is really a free catch. It's a good start." Lu Ao looked over with interest to see Songzhou picking up flying fish, "How many are there in total?"
"Eight items."
"This much is enough to cook a small pot."
Lu Ao hung a live shrimp on the hook and handed the fishing rod to Song Zhou. "It looks like we must have good luck today. I wonder what big guy I can catch?"
Song Zhou looked at the fishing rod in his hand, "With such a thin fishing rod, even if it catches a big fish, it won't be able to pull it in, right?"
Lu Ao said: "Look, the fishing rod can't be pulled and there is a net. We don't pursue how many big fish we can catch, just enough for lunch."
"How do you want to eat this flying fish? Sashimi?"
"I used to hear other fishermen chatting, saying that flying fish doesn't taste very good when eaten as sashimi, and the taste is a bit bland. Should I pan-fry it for lunch? Let's see if the pan-fried fish tastes richer."
The two started fishing, and Lu Ao deliberately did not check the condition of the fish underneath.
I just want to relax when I go fishing today. I just let it happen, whatever I can catch and how big of a fish I catch.
Lu Ao's luck has always been very good. Even if he fishes casually, by noon, the two of them have caught a little less than half a bucket of fish, including a small squid weighing about a pound and a half, and an amberjack.
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There are many varieties of amberjack, and they all look very similar.
Lu Ao only recognized it as amberjack, but he didn't recognize the specific kind of amberjack. However, amberjack is used for sashimi and tastes good. You can add a sashimi for lunch.
Songzhou's knife skills are relatively good and he is mainly responsible for cutting sashimi.
Lu Ao is preparing fried and steamed fish.
Steaming fish is the simplest. Just clean the fish, put it in a pot and steam it. The soy sauce for steaming fish can be bought in the mall.
Lu Ao was in a good mood today and rarely had free time, so he specially found the celery, carrots, mushrooms, etc. in the refrigerator on the ship to make soy sauce.
The taste of soy sauce for steamed fish is relatively light. You don't need to add additional water when cooking. You only need to pour the food into the pot and carefully cook out the flavor.
After steaming the sumi fish, take it out from the pot, pour off the steamed juice, and pour the steamed fish soy sauce on top. Place shredded onions and green and red peppers on the fish, and lightly drizzle with hot oil to get the freshness of the fish.
The smell wafted out.
Cooking flying fish is simpler. After handling, clean it, drain the water, and then fry it in a pan.
There is almost no need to add anything to this freshly caught wild sea fish, just add a little salt, and it will taste very delicious when fried.
Lu Ao brought these two dishes and mixed them with a vegetable salad. Songzhou had already cut the sashimi.
This amberjack weighed more than 20 kilograms. They only ate its belly for lunch today and sent the rest to the refrigerator to eat in the evening.
Songzhou cut the amberjack into pieces and chilled it in ice cubes. The freshly chilled amberjack meat was fresh and tender, and when placed on the tip of the tongue, it had an indescribable smooth texture and a special aroma.
This kind of fish is great when eaten empty. If you dip it in some mustard and soy sauce, the taste will be taken to another level.
The sashimi taste is relatively light. After Lu Ao finished eating the sashimi, he tasted the steamed squid.
Since Lu Ao became a fisherman, he has tasted at least hundreds of kinds of fish, among which steamed soya bean sprouts will definitely rank in the top ten.
He looked at the fish meat on his chopsticks and sighed, "This Su Mei Pork is so delicious, it's worthy of our special trip."
Seeing him like this, Songzhou stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the meat from the fish's chin.
This piece of meat is basically the essence of the fish. Because this part moves a lot, it is smooth, tender and extremely plump when eaten in your mouth.
There were two pieces of chin meat in a fish. Lu Ao ate one piece and held the other piece to Song Zhou's mouth, "Try it."
Songzhou pushed, "You eat."
"One piece per person."
Song Zhou curled his eyes, opened his mouth and gently bit off the piece of chin flesh, chewed and swallowed it, and then said, "It's really good."
"Usually when we go out to eat fish, people who know how to eat fish rush to eat these two pieces of meat, while people who don't know how to eat fish eat the belly of the fish."
Song Zhou smiled, "So particular?"
"Ahem, there are no secrets on eating fish that have been passed down in the market. It depends on personal preference. I personally think that the chin meat is the most delicious."
Lu Ao shared a few pieces of squid with him, and then stretched out his chopsticks towards the flying fish.
Flying fish are not big in nature. After removing the pectoral and caudal fins, they only have a small one, which is smaller than saury.
Among the dishes on the table, the pan-fried flying fish had the strongest taste. Lu Ao was afraid that its strong taste would overwhelm the taste of other dishes, so he specially tasted it at the end.
This flying fish has been fried until golden brown on both sides. The small piece is placed on a snow-white bone china plate and looks very beautiful.
Lu Ao gently picked one up and took a bite of the meat from the belly of the flying fish.
The meat here is tender and fat. Lu Ao's eyes narrowed as soon as the meat was in his mouth.
Flying fish meat is very delicious. It is different from ordinary sea fish. It is very rich and delicious, which makes people unable to stop eating.
If you take a bite of flying fish and then take a bite of snow-white, soft and steaming rice, the taste is truly amazing.
To be continued...