northernbook Chapter 361 3-Knife Fish King!
Chapter 361 3-Knife Fish King!
After a crackling sound, the fish on the deck instantly piled up into a small mountain.
"Oh my god, why does this fish look so weird?"
Fu Ming had already hidden aside, but a fish fell at his feet, which not only scared him, but also made him slip and fall on his butt.
This fall was a real one. Fu Ming stood up rubbing his butt and grimacing, and could only vent his anger on the fish.
He even wanted to kick the fish.
"What are you doing? This is good stuff!"
When Boss Fu saw the fish at Fu Ming's feet, his eyes widened. He hurriedly pulled Fu Ming away and quickly picked up the fish on the deck.
"Awan, come and take a look. Can you tell what kind of fish it is?"
As he spoke, Boss Fu couldn't stop smiling. It was obvious that he had recognized the type of fish a long time ago.
Fu Wan naturally saw it, but she was a little hesitant to recognize it.
After all, she had only seen fish like this on TV in her previous life.
"Dad, is it... the Three-Knife Fish King?"
Boss Fu nodded with relief. It didn’t matter that his son didn’t recognize it, fortunately his daughter had sharp eyes.
"Fish King, is this true?"
When Fu Ming heard this, he no longer cared about the pain in his butt and hurriedly snatched the fish from Boss Fu's hand.
"No way, that's it, Fish King?"
"Why is there a three-knife fish king in this sea?"
It sounds very domineering!
Boss Fu gave him a look of disdain. "How come there's no fish king when there are idiots like you?"
Fu Ming chuckled, "Dad, please give me some face. This fish king jumped right at my feet."
What does it matter if I fall or not? For this fish, even a bump is worth it, let alone falling!
Catching the king fish is naturally a happy thing, but Fu Wan is still a little bit expectant.
Although this trawl did not catch as much seafood as the previous one, there might be more than just this one king mullet.
So she specifically searched the small hill of fish and immediately found two or three fish of the same shape as the one in Fu Ming's hand.
"Fuck, there's more than one king fish here. Dad, if this fish is called the king fish, it must be expensive. Are we going to make a fortune again?"
Boss Fu couldn't bear to watch Fu Ming's excitement, but he was right, the three-knife fish king was indeed very expensive.
The three-knife fish king is what the locals call it, especially in Guangdong Province, where the three-knife fish king is also known as the king of sea fish.
The scientific name of this fish is the flower-tailed eaglefish. Its most iconic feature is its thick mouth and nine reddish-brown stripes neatly arranged on its body. Because these stripes look like knives, fishermen also call it the Three-Knife Fish King.
The reason why it is called Eagle? is because the patterns on its body sometimes look like eagle's wings, and there are many spots on the tail of this fish, so it is called Flower-tailed Eagle?.
Fu Minghui's strange appearance wasn't a coincidence. Its mouth resembled a parrotfish's, its stripes resembled a zebra's, and its tail had spots like a deer's. These combined features naturally created a strange atmosphere. The Three-Knife Kingfish (Psoralea striata) is a carnivorous fish native to reefs, particularly fond of shellfish. It's called the King of Fish not only for its excellent taste, but also because it's incredibly rare.
This kind of fish generally lives in the sea where salt water and fresh water meet, and has very high requirements for water quality, so it is hard to come by.
The taste of the flower-tailed hawkfish is very unique. Fu Wan recalled the description she had heard on TV before, which said that it has a delicate taste that can rival that of high-quality freshwater fish, and also has the unique freshness of marine fish.
This kind of fish is hard to come by even with sea fishing, but I didn't expect Fu Ming and his team to catch several of them today by trawling.
What a great luck!
"Awan, hurry up and pick out these king fish! I need to bleed them and refrigerate them as soon as possible!"
Boss Fu had also encountered a three-knife fish king when he was young, but it was not as big as the one in Fu Ming's hand now.
This kind of fish must be bled as soon as it is taken out to sea, otherwise the fish will have an unpleasant odor, which will especially affect the taste of the fish.
Fu Wan responded after hearing this, and seeing this, Fu Ming next to her hurriedly followed and looked for the Three-Knife Fish King in the pile of fish.
The brother and sister turned over all the fish on the deck, and finally found a total of eight three-knife king fish, including the one Fu Ming had caught before.
Moreover, each piece weighs more than two or three pounds and looks particularly plump.
The bigger the kingfish is, the tastier it is. It can only grow to about 40 centimeters at most. The ones in their trawl net are all over 30 centimeters long, which are considered top-quality fish.
"Dad, why don't you leave one for us to try later?"
Looking at the three-knife fish king in the fish basket, Fu Wan felt greedy again.
As a fisherman, she finally caught such a rare king fish and wanted to taste it.
"Yeah, Dad. How about we make two, one for sashimi and one for braised?"
Fu Ming also agreed, but he liked both braised and sashimi, so he added another one.
Boss Fu hesitated for only a moment before shaking his head regretfully: "One is fine, but two will probably be difficult!"
It is difficult to find a king fish. If we bring these fish back, the bosses at Fu San’s place will definitely have a hard time again.
And to get such a precious fish back home, one has to withstand Ye Xiaocui's pressure, and one has to be made into sashimi and the other one has to be braised. Isn't this stepping into the minefield of his own wife?
When the children grow up, the wife may scold them at most, but they will blame themselves as their father in the future!
Whenever Boss Fu thought of the look in his wife's eyes, he would never dare to agree to Fu Ming's request to get two king fish to take home and eat.
"One is enough, even one is good enough!"
Fu Ming was not discouraged. He was a person who was easily satisfied, and he thought it would taste good to try one.
After bleeding the three-knife fish king, Boss Fu sent the fish to the cold storage as quickly as possible and kept them fresh with ice.
After all this trouble, the sun had set and the sky gradually darkened.
Fu Wan was so busy that she didn't even have time to touch her watch, but judging by the sky, it should be around six o'clock.
At this time, the pier was already very close, because while they were busy with the three-knife fish king, Fu Liang had already been driving the boat towards the pier.
"Master Fu is back!"
Fu Wan heard Old Li's shouting from afar, followed by a few more noisy voices. As soon as Fu Liang's boat approached, Fu San, who was waiting on the side, came up impatiently with his men.
"Awan, haven't you finished picking out today's seafood yet?"
Fu Wan responded, "Yes, we started fishing late, so we haven't had time to finish sorting."
As soon as she finished speaking, a clear female voice rang out from the side of the boat, "Awan, let me help you!"
Fu Wan looked over when she heard the voice and saw Fu Qing with a bright smile on his face.
Following behind were Wang Xiuer and Jiang Chunlan.
"Hey, we just finished our meal and went out for a walk, and Qing saw your boat from a distance.
Awan, you take a break first, just leave this to us!"
As Wang Xiuer was speaking, she dragged a stool over and began to pick the fish skillfully.
There were only some shrimps and squids left, and with the help of Jiang Chunlan and Wang Xiuer, the fish were picked out in less than five minutes.
While moving the fish, Fu San also found that there were a lot less fish this time than before.
He had been consoling himself that the harvest was pretty good, especially the shrimps and grouper fish, which were very beautiful.
But when he saw the three-knife fish king inside, Fu San was stunned.
"Oh my god, big brother, is there any fish you can't catch?!"