Emilia pointed to the sea level, where the blue ocean had just turned into pitch black! In the distance, there were several sharks with their dorsal fins undulating, and the sea was in chaos. Updates are fast and ad-free.

Xiao Peng smiled: "Amilia, you rarely go to the beach at first glance, that piece of black, nothing else, it is the herring you often eat." Pacific herring. "Xiao Peng has seen a lot of this thing. Pacific herring is also called 'Yellow Sea herring' and herring in China. In previous years, due to excessive fishing, it was difficult to find traces, but in recent years, the number has recovered and it has become a common fish for everyone. There are a lot of these things in the Qianliyan Fishery, but Xiao Peng never fishes them, but uses them as food for large fish, which is the foundation of the Qianliyan Fishery. Most of the algae feed that Xiao Peng put into the sea was fed to them.

"That's a big one? How many herrings are there? Emilia was shocked, and the ocean turned black. That's a lot.

Xiao Peng looked at the sea: "That's not much, it's almost a million herrings." Large schools of herring are at least a dozen times larger than this one. Don't be surprised, herring is one of the most abundant fish on the planet, and can be found almost everywhere there is a sea, eating plankton, krill, small fish, and at the same time they are the main food of various seabirds, marine mammals, and large carnivorous fish. You look at the sharks, and they're coming for them. ”

Emilia pointed to the beach and asked, "Then why are they all close to the shore?

Xiao Peng shook his head: "There are two kinds of breeding strategies for all animals, one is the R strategy, and the other is the K strategy, the so-called R strategy refers to animals like herring that are small in size, grow rapidly and have strong fecundity, but are accompanied by high mortality and short lifespan, and K strategy is those animals that are large, long-lived, low in fecundity but have a high survival rate of offspring, such as sharks and whales. It's the breeding season for herring, which is a fish that spawns entirely inshore, so it gathers here. ”

Emilia still had questions, "But how many of these fish die in the belly of sharks, and doesn't that affect the number of offspring they have?"

Xiao Peng smiled: "Of course not, don't underestimate herring, a female herring carries up to 200,000 fish eggs, and the reproductive ability of R strategy animals is terrifying." Wait a minute, I'll get you something delicious. After saying that, Xiao Peng ran back to the shore, found a leaf of a small palm tree, found a rope to tie the petiole, and threw the palm leaf into the sea. Then sit on the beach and pull the rope.

Emilia laughed, "Are you going to fish with leaves? is that possible?"

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

Emilia was puzzled: "So what are you doing?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "You'll know in a while." Xiao Peng tied the rope to the reef beside him, left it there, and continued to walk with Emilia: "Do you know? The history of the Dutch Empire began with this little herring. ”

Emilia laughed and said, "Well, you said it was the potatoes that made it the reason for the independence of Ireland, but what does the Netherlands have to do with herring? ”

"What nonsense. Xiao Peng glanced at Amilia: "I have a historical basis for saying this." ”

"Oh, tell me about it. Emilia said.

Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said: "In the fourteenth century, the total population of the Netherlands was less than one million, but there were already 200,000 people engaged in fishing. This small herring alone provides a livelihood for more than 1/5 of the Dutch population. In particular, herring like these that are now in the breeding season are very tasty because they have a fat content of up to 20%. However, because the fat is too high, the fish is extremely perishable, and in that era when there was no refrigeration equipment, the most troublesome part of the herring trade was the insurance link. In a country like the Netherlands, where the whole country depends on herring, if the herring goes bad, the impact on them is terrible. ”

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

Xiao Peng explains: "There was a Dutch fisherman named William who invented a way to remove the head and internal organs of a herring with a single knife and sprinkle it with table salt, so that the herring could be preserved for a longer time. It was this simple method that allowed Dutch fishing boats to operate at sea for long periods of time, to fish farther afield, and to export large quantities of herring to other countries, and in this way, the Dutch transformed a natural resource that everyone could touch into Dutch exclusive capital. Since then, this small, low-lying country, with only tens of thousands of square kilometers, has been transformed into a maritime empire through seafaring trade. To this day, the annual herring festival is celebrated on the second Saturday of June every year. Xiao Peng thought about it, walked directly into the sea with his jacket, put his jacket in his hand to make a net pocket, and just fished it out like this, and caught several herrings. "You'll be waiting here for me to give you a taste of the Dutch pickled herring. After saying that, he ran back to the hotel, and when he came out, Powell came out with him, and he was carrying a fishing net, and the herring spawning was not to be missed, and before long, more and more people on the beach, all of whom were residents of the town, caught herring.

After about forty minutes, the herring was gone. The people in the town all smiled and went home to deal with their harvest, and Xiao Peng also returned to the reef where he had tied the rope just now, and took back the palm leaves that he had just thrown into the sea. Emilia was dumbfounded when she saw the palm leaf, which was covered with a thick golden yellow.

"What is this?" asked Amilia.

Xiao Peng smiled: "This is a good thing, this is herring roe, herring will lay its eggs on the reef or seaweed, like this palm leaf." The 'shuko' you eat at an island restaurant is actually salted herring roe. As you can see, herring roe is golden yellow, so it is also known as golden yellow diamond in the island country, and because of the small particles and large number of herring roe, it has the beautiful meaning of "number" and many sons and blessings, and it is especially popular at weddings. However, the herring roe used to make the 'number of koko' is the herring that has been harvested before spawning, and the large pieces of herring roe that have been produced are called 'kochi kombu' in the island country, and they are the best for making sushi. However, if you salt it directly, the taste is also excellent. ”

Emilia shook her head and said, "I don't like island food, they eat it raw." ”

Xiao Peng dragged the whole palm leaf out of the sea and explained to Emilia: "Many people think that island cuisine is based on sashimi, but this way of thinking is just like you Chinese people think that we only have kung pao chicken and hot and sour soup in our Chinese restaurants, which is a misunderstanding. The main way of cooking for the islanders is actually 'yang' or 'roast'. ”

"'Jan'?" 'Burn', what kind of cooking is this?" Emilia hadn't heard.

"The so-called 'Yang' is actually fried, you go to the island country to eat food, and you see the 'Yangwu' on the menu, which is actually fried food, and the 'Yangwu' of the island country is mainly fried and eaten with batter-coated ingredients. In most of the dishes, the seasoned dipping sauce and white grape grinding are attached, and when you eat it, you mix it with the dipping sauce and eat it while dipping it. Like tempura, fried shrimp, fried pork cutlet, and fried shiitake mushrooms are all common foods in island countries. Xiao Peng explained.

Emilia continued, "What about the burn?"

"That's what you Mi people are best at, which is barbecue. Xiao Peng said lightly. "Roasted food in the island cuisine, can be said to be one of the staple food, the main ingredients of the roast are fish, beef, pork, chicken, shrimp, lamb chops, shellfish, etc., because the roast can not be heated back to the pot, so it must be eaten while hot, like the island country's favorite practice is skewers, that is, the food is skewered on bamboo skewers, directly placed on the charcoal stove net, and grilled repeatedly. This is different from the barbecue that you Mi people like. After a while, let's try the salt-grilled herring in the island style, and the taste is very good. ”

When the two of them were talking and laughing and walking back, Powell's voice came from behind them: "Xiao, in this case, let's organize the townspeople to celebrate today's herring harvest at night, and try your craft by the way." "No matter what happens, people in the United States can find a reason to celebrate with a party.

Xiao Peng smiled: "Okay, where is there a wine seller here? Let's have a few drinks today." "Xiao Peng lived here for a day, and he didn't find a supermarket in this town!

Powell smiled: "Don't worry, we won't have anything less, everyone won't come empty-handed, let's have a good experience of our Mi country-style country party." It's going to be a great memory of your trip. ”

Xiao Peng nodded: "Then I will definitely show a good hand to everyone." I'll go to the kitchen to get ready. ”

Powell also said: "Then I'll contact the neighbors and tell them that they're ready to party." ”

Xiao Peng went to the kitchen and cut the herring into pieces of herring meat, some lightly salted with salt, others with malt vinegar, onions and fennel, mixed with some warm salt water, and salted the herring roe into pieces.

Xiao Peng did not let go of the remaining herring, cut it into herring segments, did not scrape the scales, smeared salt on the herring segments, wrapped it tightly with plastic wrap, and put it in the refrigerator safe. After all this was done, Xiao Peng walked out of the kitchen slowly, Emilia and Judy were chatting, and saw Xiao Peng come out: "Xiao Peng, can you eat?" Emilia asked.

Xiao Peng was speechless: "You know how to eat, I'm just doing preparations." After a while, Powell said that they were going to have a party, and they could eat it then, you little glutton. After speaking, Xiao Peng turned around and wanted to go upstairs.

"What are you going to do?" asked Emilia.

Xiao Peng said: "Such a good sun, such a big swimming pool, wouldn't it be a waste if I don't go down to swim for a while? ”

Emilia rolled her eyes when she heard this, and ran upstairs: "I'll go too, I'll go." ”

Xiao Peng was stunned: "Do you have a swimsuit?

Emilia shook her head, "Who said I'm going to get a swimsuit? I'm going to get a sketchbook." ”

"What are you doing with a sketchbook?" Xiao Peng asked.

Emilia laughed, "Then you don't need to ask, I don't paint free models, isn't that stupid。。。。。。 ”

"Well, you won。。。。。。 ”