Whitefish fish

Whitefish (Coregonus) are classified as valuable commercial fish, which belong to the salmon family. By the way, whitefish species are currently read at least 40, and it is quite problematic to distinguish them from each other. As a rule, their habitat is European lakes and rivers of Europe, as well as water bodies of northern Asia and the Americas.

In general, it is worth noting that there are not so many fish on planet Earth, which are as diverse as whitefish. For example, take their size. Thus, the weight of the smallest individuals of the whitefish fish hardly reaches 200 grams, while the mass of sigolov or Volkhov whitefish varies in alterations of 2-

2. 5 kilograms, but there have been cases when specimens weighing 5 kilograms are caught. Pyzhyan (a type of whitefish fish) also has a considerable weight - the record was 7 kilograms.

In addition, whitefish fish may vary in their preferred habitat. In particular, river, lake-river and lake forms stand out. It was river and lake whitefish that always had important commercial importance due to the high quality of meat.

By the way, despite the fact that whitefish fish is considered a close relative of salmon, its meat is white in color. In addition, due to the fact that the climate in which whitefish lives is characterized as quite cold, ripple meat should be quite fatty, but this is not entirely true. Fish fat content is only 20% of the total mass with a calorie content of whitefish of 88 kcal per 100 grams of product.

However, unlike that animal fat, this substance is not only not harmful to humans, but more useful, since it is much easier and faster processed by the body. By the way, in particular, this applies to people with problems of the gastrointestinal tract.

Whitefish is characterized by very tasty meat, which is good with absolutely any heat treatment method. And you can cook it in a variety of ways. First of all, the whitefish is baked. Whitefish stuffed with fried mushrooms or other filling is especially tasty. In addition, you can wrap the fish in puff dough, like in an envelope, and then bake.

Many people like whitefish fish fried in batter or tempura. But for this cooking method, you need to carefully filate the fish, choosing all the bones from it. And, undoubtedly, stewing fish whitefish both under different sauces and in their own juice. For diet food devotees, steamed fish is best. Due to the low calorie content, whitefish food turns out to be completely low-fat and digestible.