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Чехонь

Чехонь treats family of cyprinid and is a valuable food fish of gregarious type who is widespread worldwide.

Чехонь свежая

Biological features of a chekhona and distribution

Чехонь has the long body flattened on each side, to spin with a greenish color and a belly of a light shade. Back fins of fish of gray color, and side – yellowish.

Чехонь it is widespread in waters of the Caspian, Azov, Black and Baltic seas. Fish chooses for dwelling pure reservoirs without seaweed (Lake Ladoga, the river Volga, etc.). During the winter period чехонь lies in holes and whirlpools.

The main food of fish are insects, worms, caviar and whitebaits of other species of small fishes.

In addition to a sea look, is also fresh-water чехонь which lives in pure reservoirs in the north of Russia (in the bystry rivers, water reservoirs and lakes).

At mature age this fish reaches in length of 60 cm and weighs to 1,5 kg (usually 400-600 g). On the third or fifth year of life, after full maturing, fish spawns from May to June in water with a temperature of 20-23 degrees. Berries have not sticky structure and freely float in water. Whitebaits of a chekhona eat, generally zooplankton, and also land insects and their larvae.

Chekhona caloric content

Чехонь is a low-calorie product which is most useful in various dishes of the dietary menu. Caloric content of a chekhona makes 88 kcal, and also fish contains 2 g of fats and 17 g of proteins.

Useful properties of a chekhona

Чехонь represents fish of average fat content and it contains a large number of useful proteic matters. Fat content of fish depends on her type, so чехонь Volga has low-fat meat, and чехонь Don is larger and fat fish.

Meat of this fish contains a large amount of useful substances and microelements, such as molybdenum, chrome, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus. These substances favorably influence a metabolism, improve processes of growth and strengthening of bones, promote removal from an organism of harmful acids.

As a part of a chekhona there are a nickel and fluorine which interfere with disturbances of a xanthopathy, create an adamantine substance of tooth, positively influence a nervous system, improve growth of hair and nails, and also cell regenerations promote.

At the regular use of a chekhona in food the metabolism improves, it is normalized

level of sugar and cholesterol in blood.

Consumption

Before the use чехонь it is necessary to clear of scales and interiors, to remove gills, and then it can be fried or extinguished with vegetables.

In many countries it is most popular dried чехонь which has high tastes and is good snack. Meat of a dried chekhona has pleasant taste and aroma, such fish well will approach easy alcoholic drinks or as a product as a part of the marching menu.

Before a pickles чехонь clean, but do not delete scales. Fish is put in solution with salt and pressed down a small load. The brine with fish is placed in the cool place for 10-20 hours, depending on the chekhona sizes.

Чехонь сушеная

In China there are several dishes from a chekhona. The baked fish who is served on the eve of New year is most popular. Fish fill with rice wine, salt and allspice. After pickling чехонь extinguish with mustard and give to a table with salty vegetables.

Чехонь it is possible to prepare in hot fan and to fry to a golden crust, and also to extinguish on a frying pan with garlic and ginger.

Contraindications

Чехонь it is not necessary to eat at individual intolerance and predisposition to allergic reactions to fish protein.

With a serious illness of the alimentary system it is better for people to use this fish in the stewed or baked look.

 
 
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