There is no doubt that among many countries in the world, British love for fish can definitely be ranked among the top three. Although most of their cooking methods for fish are only fried or pan-fried, this does not affect their love for fish.
It is well known that for the dividend of fish exports and to feed more people, the British government spared no effort to deploy the navy to carry out the "cod war" for over 20 years, from 1944 to 1976.
Loch Lomond, which supplies fresh water to the whole of Scotland, is the largest lake in the entire United Kingdom.
Surrounded by dozens of other lakes and fifty rivers, most of the cold waters contain a variety of fish, salmon, sea trout, rainbow trout, and grayling, and sometimes brown trout. Swimming along with the snakefish.
However, it is regrettable that the government explicitly prohibited all fishing vessels, and then, due to some "minor accidents" that occurred a year ago, many additional elements were added such as [no littering] [no supply of power to the lake], etc. Strange terms are to be expected.
Today, if you want to taste the delicious fish from Loch Lomond, all you have to do is to honestly hold the fishing rod and sit by the lake to fish. All other methods will be considered as fish theft.
However, Elena, who prides herself on being an experienced epicure, has always been very reluctant to fish.
She is different from ordinary people: the normal steps of fishing are bait, hook, and rod.
Elena usually still needs to pray for this hooked fish before harvesting it. It will not happen to be dozens, or even hundreds, of large and fat types prowling in Loch Lomond, the small and weak silver Lolita, which was dragged into the water in embarrassment by the hooked fish more than once.
The most miserable time, she was even "fished" in the water up to four times a day at most, so the last angry little Lolita directly turned into the stone workshop in the city overnight, using science to complete the revenge.
However, today is clearly her lucky day.
After leaving Benitez's cabin and arriving at the lake with fishing gear, Elena caught three salmon and a grayling in less than an hour. Although compared to professional fishermen, the quantity is not too much, but for the orphanage, it is more than enough.
Oh no, to be more precise, a little more.
Elena glanced at the small plastic bucket placed on the riverbank. After placing four large fish, it was really a bit narrow. Most importantly, she does not want to return to the orphanage so early. If she simply beats Benitez, her mood has not changed, and a sermon will definitely be inevitable.
"This fish looks so beautiful."
The girl crouched down and extended her finger into the cold bucket to gently play with the grayling, which looked different from the rest of its companions, with a faint glow on the outside, a greenish-brown back, and a white belly.
The fish's head and body's back, dorsal and pectoral fins have irregular black spots; the side, dorsal, and caudal fins have green, red, and black spots, the color is extremely bright and beautiful.
"It looks so lovely, if you put it next to the other three, they will definitely fight."
Elena twisted her head for a while, reached out, skillfully grabbed the tail of the fat fish, and released it on the ground.
Pia ~ Pia ~ Pia ~
The big fish fluttered symbolically on the ground a few times and felt a little tired, and fell asleep.
The grayling, also known as the water cat, Yadong salmon, is a very common edible fish in Scotland and Ireland. It has delicious, sweet, and warm flesh, and few bones. It can be harvested all year round. After fishing, the scales and bones are removed. It is cleaned and washed.
Whether fried, in soup or grilled, it can perfectly reflect its delicious taste.
If there is any inconvenience, then the Yadong salmon will be a little more troublesome to cook. If the fish glands are not cleaned, it is still easy to cause diarrhea.
Of course, this is not a big problem for Elena. After all, it is not the first time she has been in a situation where she is forced to cook ingredients in nature.
Elena stood up and found some stones by the river, forming a small pile of stones, and found some dry branches on the shore to light the fire with a lighter. Then she opened the fishing gear she had stored and took out the kitchen knife she had accidentally placed inside, and skillfully started removing the scales and entrails of the grayling.
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