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Sterlet

The sterlet concerns to family of sturgeon fishes, can reach in length of 125 cm and weigh 15 kg, but usually fish weighs 2-3 kg and has length of 40 cm. Spawning of males begins in 5 years, and females in 8 years.

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The sterlet eats invertebrates and caviar of other fishes. In the middle of the fall and all winter fish will see off in holes of the deep rivers, without eating and leading a slow-moving life. The sterlet can live up to 30 years.

This food fish lives in basins of the rivers of the Black, Caspian and Azov seas, and also in the Ob Rivers, Dnieper, Dvina, Volga, Kama, Irtysh, Oka, Yenisei and Amur.

Useful properties of a sterlet

The sterlet is valuable fish who lives in pure reservoirs therefore in recent years its number sharply decreased. Meat of a sterlet of white color also has pleasant aroma, and also unique taste.

The advantage of a sterlet for a human body is high. Useful Omega-3 fatty acids which promote the correct functioning of a brain and improvement of blood circulation are a part of fish.

Caviar of a sterlet is a traditional Russian black caviar which is known around the world and is one of the most high-calorific fish delicacies. Fish contains useful nutrients, vitamins and natural proteins.

Useful caviar of a sterlet promotes prevention of cardiovascular diseases, reduces risk of a heart attack, regenerates nervous cells and recovers cardiac performance.

Meat of a sterlet is used for prevention of atherosclerosis, eye diseases and thrombosis. Also in meat there is an iodine necessary for a thyroid gland, and selenium which struggles with negative impacts of the environment and interferes with developing of malignant tumors.

This fish contains a large amount of calcium which is necessary for strengthening of bones, cerebration improvement, and also maintenance in good shape of joints, hair and skin.

People need to eat meat and caviar of a sterlet with diseases of digestive and nervous systems, in particular at depressions and nervous breakdowns. Medical researches proved that serotonin in a sterlet promotes improvement of an emotional condition of the person.

Caloric content

Water, proteins, fatty acids, RR group vitamins, and also such useful substances, such as fluorine, zinc, chlorine and calcium are a part of a sterlet.

In 100 гр. fishes contains:

  • 17 гр. proteins;
  • 2 гр. fats;
  • 0 гр. carbohydrates.

Caloric content of a fresh sterlet makes 90 kcal.

Preparation of a sterlet

The sterlet has high tastes and belongs to delicacies from which prepare cookery masterpieces. Before preparation of any dish it is necessary to clear fish of scales and interiors, previously having put her for 2 hours in the refrigerator.

There are several ways of preparation of a sterlet. This fish can be extinguished, boiled, baked and steamed. From a sterlet tasty roast and aspic turns out. From boiled fish it is possible to make good jelly and a stuffing for pies, and the smoked sterlet is added to salads.

In Russia long since there were several recipes of preparation of a sterlet. Merchants loved the stuffed fish with vegetables, and the Russian monarchs preferred sterlet fish soup which cooks cooked with spices within an hour.

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Contraindications

The sterlet is not recommended to be used to people with diseases of a pancreas and adrenal glands as fish contains a large amount of fatty acids.

Always it is necessary to use fresh fish as in long lain sterlet helminths can be got. The rotten sterlet is a botulism source.

If the sterlet is processed by chemical smoke, then it does serious harm to a human body.

Also this fish in a salty look is contraindicated to people with a hypertension as it increases arterial pressure.

 
 
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