Speaking of puffer fish, some people must think that Japan, an island country not far from our country, has the most say? actually not! According to the "Shan Hai Jing", people along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River had tasted puffer fish as early as 4,000 years ago in the era of Dayu's water control. The customs are even worse than those of today's Japanese...
Nowadays, the red fin oriental dolphin in Shilihai puffer town in Caofeidian, Hebei seems to be the source of this delicacy!
Cao Feidian ~ also known as Tang Hai. In 2018, it was awarded the "Hometown of Chinese Puffer Fish (Redfin Puffer)" by the China Aquatic Products Circulation and Processing Association. ! It can be said that Caofeidian has grown from scratch, from existence to prosperity, and has leaped thousands of miles until today; it has become the world's largest artificial breeding base for puffer fish.
This time I was fortunate to come to Caofeidian Shilihai puffer fish town. I not only tasted the delicious red-finned oriental dolphin, but also learned more about the process of puffer fish from fry to adult fish to processed products to the table. At this point, I know the preciousness of puffer fish and the delicacy and difficulty of puffer fish breeding!
Artificial breeding of puffer fish in Caofeidian began in the 1990s. In 1992, it took the lead in breaking through the artificial breeding technology of pufferfish, and promoted the pond culture of pufferfish. After 2004, it gradually began to implement ecological polyculture of pufferfish on a large scale. The three-dimensional ecological culture of seawater is realized by using the puffer fish pond, and the water quality can be improved through the polyculture of fish, shrimp and shellfish; The water quality is purified by filtering seawater. Using the symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship of species to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and fish medicines, it can be said that this kind of scientific farming has become a highlight of mariculture in the Bohai Sea region.
In neat rows of fish fry sheds, a square cement pond is used as a breeding unit. It is roughly estimated that there can be thousands of fish fry in it. And this is just the first small step in puffer fish farming. Of course, the treatment of breeding fish is the same as that of fry. After all, breeding fish weighing three to four catties is not only expensive in terms of weight, but more importantly, it undertakes the important task of producing juvenile fish.
Now that we want to learn more, we must try our best to be familiar with every step of the adult process of red fin oriental porpoise. Try netting, feeding the fish, and touching a salvaged red-finned oriental dolphin. For us, it's really a novelty part. What is even more surprising is that the reason why more than one fish comes out of the net is that there are strict requirements on the number of fish per mu, which is no more than 50 fish. The purpose is to avoid the lack of oxygen and collision of the fish and attack each other. However, when feeding the fish, I was amazed that the red-finned oriental dolphin does not eat fish feed at all, and can only feed imported chilled small fish! This is bound to greatly increase the cost of breeding, but even so, it never fails to feed every day...
Before winter comes, if the water temperature is still suitable for growth, it is necessary to feed a large number of chilled small fish. Prevents weight loss and ensures a stable survival rate. After winter, it begins to grow normally in April, especially from September to November, when the water temperature is suitable, it will grow faster. After a long year, the size of the red-finned oriental porpoise can grow to more than two catties without any accidents, and the larger ones can grow to weigh three or four catties!
By the time the red-finned oriental porpoise becomes a fish, it is only halfway through the process of being able to enter the people's dining table. The display of Caofeidian puffer fish-related culture, as well as the further understanding of "Tianzheng Aquatic Products", a local leading enterprise brand in Caofeidian with puffer fish as its main product, and of course more honors. All of the above are amazing!
It can also be seen that Caofeidian District attaches great importance to scientific management and scientific breeding, but also pays more attention to brand strategy. In production, it takes the construction of aquaculture farms for outbound processing as the starting point to further enhance brand awareness and encourage brand building. Create a diversified puffer fish culture and concept, create brands such as "Caofeidian puffer fish" and "Tianzheng puffer fish", and gradually become the most valuable brand in China's aquatic industry, respected and trusted by consumers, with a comprehensive market share The three indicators of market share and market coverage are among the best in China.
It is also based on this, and not only that, Caofeidian Shilihai Farm launched and implemented the construction of a puffer fish town that integrates the functions of a leisure fishery industry base and a tourist resort. At present, supporting tourism and cultural facilities such as puffer fish-themed restaurants, rural zoos, nostalgic homestays, dough figurine experience halls, and puffer fish cultural creation halls have also been established, and the coastal tourism characteristic fishing village has also reached a considerable scale.
If the above-mentioned living, entertainment, shopping, and even experience of cultural products around Puffer Town are available, then the first thing to bear the brunt must be eating! Since Caofeidian Shilihai puffer town is the main source product of the red-finned oriental dolphin, Caofeidian also has a professional seawater farm with a pond breeding area of more than 14,000 mu. It cultivates 3 million puffer fish fry annually and produces finished puffer fish annually. 950 tons of fish! This is not only the "hometown of puffer fish in China", but also the "hometown of oriental shrimp" due to the mixed culture of fish and shrimp.
Therefore, for food, there will be no shortage here! Although the Shilihai Puffer Town is not big, it can be regarded as "although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. Not only the local specialties are constantly refurbished, but even Japanese and Korean cuisines can be tasted in Shilihai Puffer Town. Professional and elegant The exotic flavor. As for the price that diners care about, this is the hometown of red fin oriental dolphin. Do you think the price of the original place of origin will surprise you?!
Relying on Tangshan Weekend·Caofeidian International Puffer Food Festival and other festivals, Shilihai has carried out a series of activities in Puffer Town, creating a beautiful business card for rural tourism by sharing puffer food, promoting cultural creations, and holding fishing competitions.
The grand plan is hidden in the "chrysalis", and the beauty is born in the "cocoon". After hard work in Xiaoyu Township, it finally "broke out of the cocoon and became a butterfly" and danced lightly...Dating on weekends, call a few friends, come to Caofeidian, come to Shilihai Puffer Town for a walk, have a look, by the way Taste the world-civilized red-finned oriental dolphin here, and you will be pleasantly surprised to find that this should be a treasure-level food tour!
