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Red char fish is a relative of salmon species, while it is customary to distinguish several varieties of this fish, including stream, lake and lake-river. A distinctive property of char fish is that it is able to change its color depending on habitat and age.

At the same time, all fish of this group are united by one quality - they are devoid of scales. That is why after cooking (in particular, baking or frying), the skin of the char fish always turns out to be tasty and especially crispy.

As a rule, small char fish goes on sale, which is considered very convenient for use: for example, you can buy fish at the rate of one or two per medium eater. At the same time, char fish is not dry, however, it is not as fatty as, for example, salmon, and therefore it is extremely important not to overexpose it in the oven, that is, not to dry it out.

Speaking about this food from the point of view of cooking, it is worth noting that after thermal treatment, the char almost does not decrease in size, while all its nutritional properties, along with its attractive appearance, are perfectly preserved. By the way, cooks often use not only whole carcasses of char fish, but also fillet, as well as steaks to prepare dishes. As a rule, it is customary to fry or bake char fish in the oven.

With proper cooking, char fish may well become the main meal even on the festive table. Low-salted and smoked char are recognized as a real delicacy. The meat of char fish is distinguished by tenderness and a beautiful scarlet or orange shade. It is gladly used to make a mouth-watering and hearty ear or turned into a pie filling. Calorie content of fish char 135 kCal.

Benefits of char fish

The undoubted benefit of char fish for human health is that its meat is rich in omega-3 (fatty acids), thanks to which protective functions develop in our body in the fight against inflammatory processes. In addition, these substances prevent the formation of blood clots and blood clots, which, in turn, can become the main cause of heart attack.

It has been scientifically proven and substantiated that one hundred grams of this fish contains the daily norm of vitamin E with half of the vitamins B6 and B12 necessary for the human body, as well as magnesium, iron and niacin. The benefits of char fish are obvious even in smoked or salty form, since it contains an increased amount of such a substance as calcium.