Rare and delicious fish in the mountains: Once cheap, now a specialty of up to 300k/kg, hunted for “red eyes”
April 30, 2022 10:35 GMT+7
If in the past only the poor could eat this fish because of its low price, now many well-to-do families who want to enjoy it also have to “red eyes” to buy it.
For many people who often come to Nghe An, the name Mat fish is not strange. Surely many of us also rarely know this type of fish, partly because cool fish is a “clean” fish, which can only live in clear waters or waters with waterfalls.
Mat fish in Tam Hop (Nghe An) is only as big as two or three adult fingers, the largest one weighs only 500-800 grams. In the West of Nghe An in general, in Tam Hop commune in particular, Mat fish is exploited from crevices and streams upstream, so it has its own delicious taste, becoming a specialty dish with the brand name “Ca Mat” of the river. “Cot Fish in Nghe An” or “Cat Cool in the West of Nghe An”.
Anh Hung, an online address selling this type of cool fish, shared: “Mat fish spawn once a year in the spring around February to March of the lunar calendar, each time spawning thousands of fish, the eggs are as small as seeds. millet, golden, the fish grows quickly and appears a lot in the dry season from April to June.
This male fish has an elongated body, a black back, and a sunken belly. The female in the breeding season has a larger size, red scales, large belly, thin and soft abdominal wall, with sharp spines on the upper lip but very small, difficult to observe.
The type of cool fish during the day is agile, clever, very difficult to catch, so people often go to catch fish at night with fish guns.
Mat fish is a rare and special fish with very high economic value. In the past, it was only necessary to cast a net to have a full catch. If you buy from the market, the price is also very cheap. Currently, on the online market, the selling price is 290k/kg with a fish size of 200g/fish. White fish meat, fragrant, not fishy, healthy and full of nutrients, fish bones are very hard and few bones, fatty fat is a source of nutritious food that is preferred by many people.
Mr. Hung said that the number of cool fish is not much. Therefore, customers who want to buy in bulk must order in advance to have goods.
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