All About Sardines: This Versatile "Premium Fish"(Essay)
There aren't many fish that catch as many fish as sardines and have such a wide range of uses as food and fertilizer.
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In Japan, the term ``sardine'' refers to sardines and round sardines in the herring family, and anchovies in the anchovy family. However, there are many other fish that have sardines in their names. In the old days, it was also called "Murasaki" in the language of wives.
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It is a saltwater fish and a coastal migratory fish. They are excellent swimmers and move in groups.
Total length of adult fish is about 10cm–30cm
It feeds on plankton and has tiny teeth.
The body is long and slender, and the cross section is cylindrical or slightly flattened (longitudinally). It has a blue back and a white belly. It is a red-fleshed blue fish. Scales peel off easily.
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There are various theories about the etymology of 'sardine'. There is a theory that it changed from 'yowashi' because it is a fish that weakens and spoils easily when landed on land (it is said that the Chinese character 'sardine' is derived from this), and it is said that it is a lowly fish that is not a food for the nobility. There are various theories, such as the theory that it comes from 'lowly' in meaning.
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In terms of nutrition, it is rich in unsaturated fatty acids such as DHA and EPA. CoQ10 is also included. On the other hand, since it contains a large amount of purine bodies, it is sometimes said that patients with hyperuricemia (gout) or those purine to it should refrain from taking it.
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I searched for "Fish X Cookpad", placed X with various fish, and compared how many menu items were listed. (For example, "Sardine Cookpad"):
Sardines 523
horse mackerel 495
Pacific saury 624
Mackerel …… 791
Salmon 1675
Sea bream ・・・ 396
Blowfish 227
Tuna ・・・553
carp 102
(as of March 21, 2019)
(Note: Cookpad is a collection of recipes on the Japanese internet.)
The first four are so-called blue fish, popular fish. Salmon is a slightly high-end white fish, sea bream, blowfish, and tuna are high-end fish, and carp is a freshwater fish.
Salmon is overwhelmingly a lot of dishes. A lot of blue fish. Except for tuna, there are few high-end fish on the menu. Carp has a small menu.
