Ice fish

The icefish, which is also known by the names striped white-blooded pike and pike-like whitefish, belongs to the whitefish family. Back in the 19th century, Norwegian whalers told the story that a strange fish with colorless blood was found in the distant Antarctic. Then she was dubbed "bloodless" and "icy. "

Whitefish and icefish in particular are a truly unique phenomenon in ichthyofown. Due to the fact that the blood of these fish is almost completely absent hemoglobin and red blood cells, it is not red in color, as in all vertebrates, but colorless. This evolution of the body and changes in the processes of its metabolism gave ice fish the opportunity to exist in a rather harsh habitat, where the temperature is below the freezing point of water.

Icefish is a valuable species of commercial fish. Its meat contains a large amount of magnesium, potassium, iron, phosphorus, iodine, fluorine and other important macro and trace elements, as well as vitamins. Due to the unique taste and due to the remoteness and complexity of the mining region, ice fish is classified as a premium price category. In addition, since krill serves as the main food for this fish, its meat has a sweet taste of shrimp. By the way, she completely lacks an unpleasant specific fish smell.

Ice fish meat is tender, rather dense, low-fat (

2. 2 grams of fat per 100 grams of weight) and low-calorie (90. 6 kilocalories per 100 grams of product). This fish can "boast" of a high protein content, which reaches 17 percent, and this is quite a lot. At the same time, another advantage of ice fish is the lack of bones, if you do not take into account the ridge and ribs.

Since this representative of the seabed lives in the most environmentally friendly regions of the planet, ice fish can be considered one of the cleanest fish. In addition, this is one of the most useful fish varieties for a healthy diet.

In many restaurants in Japan, ice fish has long been in fashion, where it is often served in raw form, due to the fact that its specific and beloved shrimp taste is so clearly felt. But, unfortunately, due to the fact that recently the number of ice fish began to decline sharply, the price of it began to rise accordingly.

Today, there are not so few recipes for preparing ice fish, so you can choose dishes for any, even the most discerning taste. Don't be afraid to experiment - try cooking ice fish with a variety of roots and herbs. It works wonderfully with lemon balm, basil and ginger. Quite lean and dense meat of this fish is perfect for all kinds of Asian dishes, for example, Indian curry. Frying ice fish in sesame oil, you get a very simple but unusually delicious meal. But do not forget that this fish is very tender, so do not allow it to be re-frozen, as this can adversely affect its taste.