CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Why is hairtail so cheap this year?

There are two reasons why hairtail is cheap.

One reason is that the production of hairtail is high, resulting in high supply demand in the market;

The second reason is that hairtail will die after being taken out of the water, so frozen hairtail is usually transported directly from the port. The cost incurred during the transportation process is lower, so it is sold very cheaply.

Hairtail lives in the deep sea, so why is it the cheapest seafood in China?

Hairtail lives in the deep sea, so why is it the cheapest seafood in China? The answer is that hairtail is cheap, a pound can be bought for a few yuan, and the meat is very tender and has few bones. Therefore, hairtail has become a regular guest on the tables of ordinary people and is deeply loved by people.

Some people may not know that hairtail cannot be farmed, which means that the hairtail we eat is wild. In the minds of ordinary people, the price of wild fish is much higher than that of farmed fish. Why is the price of hairtail so cheap? It is even lower than many farmed fish. There are some reasons for this.

Hairtail is a deep-sea fish. It is very common in the deep sea, and its number is much higher than other deep-sea fish. Almost every time fishermen go out to sea to fish, they can catch a large number of hairtail. Therefore, the supply of hairtail in the market has not decreased because it is a wild fish. This is in line with the law of economics. Scarcity makes things valuable. Since the supply is so large, the price cannot be too high. The reason why other marine fish, such as abalone and deep-sea bass, are so expensive is that the quantity of these seafood is not large every time they are caught at sea, so the price is also high.

With the improvement of sea fishing technology and the perfection of sea fishing tools, each time fishing, fishermen go farther and farther to the deep sea, and the types and quantities of seafood caught are also increasing year by year, especially the amount of hairtail caught, which is steadily increasing. In other words, the replenishment cost of a single hairtail is decreasing. Cost determines the price to a certain extent, and low cost will inevitably lead to low sales price. Therefore, the price of hairtail has not increased in recent years, but has decreased to a certain extent. This is also an inevitable result.

The price of hairtail is not high, and ordinary people can afford it. This does not mean that the taste and nutrition of hairtail are much worse than other marine fish. On the contrary, the nutritional value of hairtail is actually very high. Eating more hairtail is actually very good for the body. Hairtail can provide our body with many necessary material elements.

I like to eat hairtail fish, especially fried hairtail fish. Coated with a layer of flour, the fried hairtail fish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which is very delicious. Hairtail fish can also be stewed or braised, and the taste is also very good.

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Why is hairtail so cheap? Why are some hairtails very cheap and some very expensive?

1. There are two reasons why hairtail is cheap. One is that the production of hairtail is high, which leads to high supply and demand in the market.

2. The second reason is that hairtail will die after being taken out of the water, so frozen hairtail is usually transported directly from the port. The cost incurred during the transportation process is lower, so it will be sold very cheaply.

Why is black hairtail fish so cheap?

1 Why is hairtail fish so cheap?

1. High output

The production of hairtail is the highest among marine fish. It is known as one of China's four major marine products along with large yellow croaker, small yellow croaker and squid. The annual production of hairtail is over one million tons, so the supply and demand factors in the market lead to a relatively cheap price for hairtail.

2. Low transportation cost

Hairtail will die within a few hours after going out to sea, so it can only be preserved and transported by freezing. Compared with the transportation of other live fish, the cost is reduced, and the price naturally drops.

3. Fewer intermediate links

In some large supermarkets, the price of hairtail is very cheap, because some large supermarkets purchase directly from the port, reducing the middle links. The less loss is generated, the lower the cost will be, and the cheaper the hairtail consumers can buy will be.



2 Do I need to clean up the hairtail slices in the supermarket?

Needs to be cleaned up.

The hairtail slices purchased in supermarkets are usually cleaned after being caught, cut into slices and frozen. Therefore, the hairtail fish still contains internal organs, which need to be cleaned before cooking.

How to clean hairtail slices:

1. Defrosting: The hairtail slices bought from supermarkets are all frozen. You can put the hairtail slices in a plastic bag and put them in the refrigerator. They will be thawed after one day. Or you can put them at room temperature for 3-4 hours to thaw them.

2. Clean the belly of the fish: use a knife to cut open the belly of the hairtail or use clean scissors to cut open the belly, take out the internal organs and discard them.

3. Remove the fish gills: If the fish has a head, the gills must be removed.

4. Cleaning: Then just rinse the hairtail fish.



3 Is it better to have big or small hairtail?

The quality and taste of hairtail have nothing to do with its size. The main consideration when choosing hairtail is whether it is fresh.

Many people believe that domestically produced hairtail are smaller in size, while imported hairtail are larger in size. However, this is not necessarily true, as some imported hairtail are small.

When choosing hairtail, you should mainly look at the color and smell the odor. You should choose hairtail that is silvery white in color and not smelly. If the surface of the hairtail is yellow and smells strange, such hairtail has generally been stored for too long and has deteriorated.

Why are hairtail slices cheaper than hairtail? Why are hairtail slices so cheap in supermarkets?

We all know that hairtail is a common delicacy. It is delicious, tender, nutritious, and very popular. Many people like to eat hairtail. There are many kinds of hairtail, including whole hairtail, frozen hairtail segments, etc. Hairtail segments are generally cheaper than hairtail. So why are hairtail segments so cheap? Let's take a closer look!

Why are the cut pieces of hairtail in supermarkets cheaper than the whole ones? 1. The fish originates from different places and has different qualities.

The hairtail fish in supermarkets are mostly imported hairtail fish, and some are hairtail fish from the South China Sea. These hairtail fish have a hard bone inside, which is not tasty. The whole hairtail fish is generally produced locally, and the taste is much better than the hairtail fish.

There are several famous hairtail producing areas in our country, such as the hairtail from Zhoushan Islands, the hairtail from Diaoyu Islands, the hairtail from Bohai Bay, and the hairtail from the Yellow Sea. The prices of all of them are relatively expensive.

2. Different processing methods

The processing of hairtail segments is all done by putting them in ice and freezing them. Although the unit price looks cheap, the water content is also very large. People who understand know that if marine fish are soaked in fresh water, they will increase in weight. Many fishmongers who collect fish at the seaside use fresh water to wash the fish, and the selling price in the market is the same as the purchase price at the seaside. In fact, they earn "water money"! The principle of hairtail segments is similar to it, and the price of shrimps wrapped in ice is relatively cheap.

Whole hairtail fish are sold at a higher price because they need to let consumers know where they are produced, and they are usually caught and put on ice to keep them fresh. The transportation distance is relatively short, so they are sold at a higher price.

3. The taste of the two types of fish is very different

The whole hairtail has its own unique aroma, especially the fresh hairtail without a broken belly and with a shiny silvery skin. Simply stewing it in clear water will bring out the unique freshness of hairtail. The hairtail slices sold in supermarkets can only be fried. Other cooking methods will make them taste terrible, with a fishy smell and no fish flavor.

The current price of hairtail from Bohai Bay and Zhoushan fishing grounds may be equivalent to dozens of kilograms of hairtail segments, but there is still "shortage of supply"! This shows that consumers are discerning and "cheap goods are not good" is a hard truth.

Fish is usually eaten fresh, and the freshness of a whole hairtail is much better than that of a hairtail that has been frozen for who knows how long, so the price is naturally much more expensive!

Why is there a big price difference between hairtail segments and whole hairtail?

The frozen cutlassfish in supermarkets are cheaper than the whole cutlassfish. One main reason is the difference in production areas; the other is the weight of the ice.

In Weihai, we divide the common hairtail on the market into two types: one is called southern hairtail, which is mostly caught in southern my country and some foreign tropical regions; the other is called local hairtail, which is mostly produced near the Bohai Bay in the north.

The prices of different types of hairtail vary greatly.

The price of hairtail can vary by several times or even dozens of times, depending on the origin, freshness, and whether it is intact or broken. The key is that the local hairtail (from Bohai Sea) has always been in short supply. If there are some festivals, the local hairtail is even more out of stock and cannot be bought at all.

The easiest way to distinguish southern hairtail from local hairtail (Bohai):

Look at the eyes. The southern hairtail has yellow eyes, while the local knife fish has white eyes.

The hairtail in the south is larger, wider, has harder bones, a stronger fishy smell, and rough meat, which makes it unsuitable for steaming but more suitable for braising and frying. The local hairtail is smaller, fatter, has tender meat, and less fishy smell, making it ideal for steaming.

As for the frozen hairtail covered with ice, it is equivalent to selling some water at the price of fish, so I won’t go into details.

In addition, hairtail cannot be artificially farmed on a large scale at present, so what you can buy are all wild hairtails.

What is the difference between the hairtail segments and the whole hairtail in the supermarket?

First of all, the prices of hairtail from different production areas will be different. We are in Qidong at the mouth of the Yangtze River. There is a Lushi in Qidong. The hairtail here is said to be the best. It is shiny silver all over, the shiny silvery white. The ones from other places are silver but black, and their eyes are smaller than those from other places. The size ratio of the head to the body is not as obvious as that from other places. Therefore, the hairtail here, even if purchased locally, is far better than the hairtail shipped from other places.

Secondly, the taste of hairtail caught at different times is different. The hairtail caught in spring and autumn is not as good as that caught in winter. In winter, hairtail reserves a lot of fat, with a delicate taste, and a fat feeling when eaten. Some people here also call it oily hairtail, and the price is several times different. Coupled with the factor of the Spring Festival, the hairtail before the Spring Festival costs hundreds of yuan for a larger one, and only about ten or twenty yuan for an ordinary-sized one.

Another point is that a lot of frozen hairtail has been frozen for a long time, and its color looks a little yellow. Freezing hairtail for a short time will not affect the taste, but it will be different if it is frozen for a slightly longer time. We will not eat the one that is yellow. People who don’t eat much seafood can’t tell the difference, especially after braising it.

How to choose delicious hairtail fish 1. Look at the head of the hairtail fish

Generally, domestic hairtail has a small head, a pointed mouth, and small black eyes.

The hairtails shipped abroad have long mouths, long exposed teeth, large yellow eyes.

2. Look at the size

Nowadays, the best domestic hairtail fish usually weighs about one kilogram, and those weighing more than two kilograms are rarely seen in the market.

Many imported hairtails are large in size, weighing more than two kilograms. Such hairtails have hard bones in their bones and are not tasty at all. The meat is woody and has no freshness.

The frozen cutlassfish in pieces in the supermarket are much cheaper than the whole cutlassfish. Why is that?

People who like to eat hairtail may find such a phenomenon, that is, the frozen hairtail sold in supermarkets is much cheaper than the whole hairtail. The price of frozen hairtail is less than ten yuan per catty, and sometimes during supermarket promotions you only need five or six yuan to buy a catty, while the price of a whole hairtail is more than twenty yuan per catty, and some even cost nearly one hundred yuan per catty. Why is there such a big difference in price between these two types of hairtail?

Hairtail is a wild fish that lives in the sea. The depth of the water where hairtail lives reaches about 25 meters. Hairtail cannot survive in artificial breeding ponds, so hairtail can only be caught in the wild and cannot be artificially bred. Fishing operations at sea are mechanized operations. The nets of fishing nets are relatively small and dense. Hairtail will naturally struggle after being caught. Most hairtail will damage the surface of its body during the struggle. The appearance of injured and dead hairtail will deteriorate. Hairtail with deteriorated appearance will definitely not be sold at a high price, so hairtail with serious surface damage will be sold in segments.

Every family's daily diet is related to their income. If you want to eat nutritious food and spend less money, you have to settle for the next best thing, which is cut hairtail. The nutritional value of cut hairtail is not less than that of the whole hairtail. Besides, frozen hairtail without head and tail has no internal organs and is cheap. Consumers can buy according to their needs.

If hairtail is not processed in time after being caught, it will easily deteriorate. In order to reduce losses, merchants will mix spoiled and defective products into the fish. Consumers who often buy frozen hairtail segments will occasionally buy such products. Many consumers will not care even if they buy such defective products. After all, you get what you pay for.

In order to extend the shelf life, the cut-up hairtail is wrapped in thick ice before packaging. This not only increases the weight of the hairtail, but also makes the hairtail meat look thicker visually. In supermarkets, whole hairtail is sold on ice. Such hairtail has good appearance and fresh meat. Because the whole hairtail is fresh, its shelf life is very short. Hairtail will taste bad after the shelf life, and the merchants will raise the price for profit.

One reason is that the production of hairtail is high, resulting in high supply and demand in the market;

The second reason is that it is generally believed that hairtail will die after being taken out of the water, so the frozen hairtail is usually transported directly from the port. The cost of transportation is lower, so it is sold at a very low price.

One reason is that the production of hairtail is high, resulting in high supply and demand in the market;

The second reason is that it is generally believed that hairtail will die after being taken out of the water, so the frozen hairtail is usually transported directly from the port. The cost of transportation is lower, so it is sold at a very low price.